Mangal Pandey - The Rising
The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race.
Top Billed Cast
Aamir Khan
Mangal Pandey
Rani Mukerji
Heera
Toby Stephens
Captain William Gordon
Ameesha Patel
Jwala
Om Puri
Narrator (uncredited)
Featured Crew
Farrukh Dhondy
Screenplay
Ketan Mehta
Director
Arjun Mathur
Third Assistant Director
Ketan Mehta
Producer
A.R. Rahman
Original Music Composer
Bobby Bedi
Producer
Deepa Sahi
Producer
Himman Dhamija
Director of Photography
Sreekar Prasad
Editor
Farrukh Dhondy
Story
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Production Design
Lovleen Bains
Costume Design
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