| Grade & Score (?) |
A- (74%)
Avg Rating: 3.71/5 (74%) from 27 Reviews |
| Reviews (?) |
27 Reviews Counted: 24 Good / 2 Average / 1 Bad
|
| Cast |
Aamir Khan, Soha Khan, Waheeda Rehman, Om Puri and Kirron Kher |
| Director |
Rakesh Mehra |
| Release Date |
January 26, 2006 |
| Box Office Status |
Super Hit |
Synopsis
A film by Rakesh Mehra starring Aamir Khan, Soha Khan, Waheeda Rehman, Om Puri and Kirron Kher.
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Reviews
| Good Reviews | Average Reviews | Bad Reviews |
| 5.0 |
"the movie scores high in all departments. But, finally, it is the story that glues you to the seat."
- Jam |
| 5.0 |
"I doubt if I’ll see a better movie this year, and this is just January!"
- Naach Gaana |
| 5.0 |
"It is rare that such a well-crafted and beautifully told story is seen in Hindi cinema."
- ApunKaChoice |
| 5.0 |
"Accomplished and universally appealing, this is the way Bollywood films should be made."
- BBC Films |
| 4.5 |
"After Black, it’s Basanti."
- Telegraph India |
| 4.5 |
"It’s a class act."
- South Africa Sunday Times |
| 4.5 |
"This is truly a crazy piece of mainstream art."
- Planet Bollywood |
| 4.5 |
"There may be better films. But there will never be another one quite like this one. "
- Glamsham |
| 4.0 |
"A thought-provoking, soul-stirring wake up call to the youth of India."
- IndiaGlitz |
| 4.0 |
"is really worth a dekko!"
- B4U |
| 4.0 |
"Go watch it. You will not come back complaining."
- Deccan Herald |
| 4.0 |
"Definitely worth a watch!"
- MTV India |
| 4.0 |
"is a film that caters to the thinking audience and is a winner in every sense of the word."
- NDTV |
| 4.0 |
"This film is a must watch by every cinema goer."
- BBC |
| 4.0 |
"Mehra and Khan are riding full gallop and canter upto the winning posts - the hearts of the viewers - spelling the beginning of New Cinema."
- Screen India |
| 3.8 |
"is great cinema but not effective as mass communication or politically correct."
- The Hindu |
| 3.5 |
"somewhat drags towards the end. Small loopholes those, if you are game to watch a film that’s hatke from the league and yet entertains."
- Hindustan Times |
| 3.5 |
"Even if Rang De Basanti won’t awaken the spirit it wants in you, it will definitely not put you to sleep."
- Movie Talkies |
| 3.5 |
"everything is beautifully woven together, giving a contemporary feel to the youth’s awakening."
- RadioSargam |
| 3.5 |
"When you leave the theater you will at least be intellectually satisfied, even if not emotionally stirred"
- Full Hyderabad |
| 3.0 |
"With long silences and longer scenes showing the past, the audience gets restive, more so towards the end."
- Teen Station |
| 3.0 |
"Is it a patriotic film? Yes and no. Is it a coming of age film? Yes and no. Is it a fun film? Yes and no. Is it a serious film? Yes and no. Does it have a neat ending? Yes and no."
- Rediff |
| 3.0 |
"a largely successful attempt to push the Bollywood envelope."
- Variety |
| 3.0 |
"Good"
- IBN Live |
| 2.5 |
"A well-made film, it caters more to the elite and the thinking viewer than the aam junta or the masses."
- IndiaFM |
| 2.5 |
"the idea of the film is brilliant but just badly executed."
- Bollyvista |
| 2.0 |
"Is ‘Rang De Basanti’ good enough to spend three hours in cinema halls? First thing first. The answer is a big no."
- Mag 4 You |
