Mangal Pandey - The Rising (2005)

Mangal Pandey - The Rising (2005)

2005-08-12 India 150 Min. PG-13
6 67 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Aamir Khan is Mangal Pandey
Mangal Pandey
Toby Stephens is Captain William Gordon
Captain William Gordon
Om Puri is Narrator (uncredited)
Narrator (uncredited)
Kirron Kher is Lol Bibi
Lol Bibi
Ben Nealon is Captain Hewson
Captain Hewson
Habib Tanvir is Bahadur Shah Zafar
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Varsha Usgaonkar is Rani Laxmibai
Rani Laxmibai
Shrirang Godbole is Nana Saheb
Kenneth Cranham is Mr. Kent
Albert Welling is Lord Charles Canning
Lord Charles Canning