Starring: Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Siddharth, Madhavan, Alice Patten
Rang De Basanti (Color It Yellow) proposes to bring the voice of India's youth to the international spotlight. RDB's characters are Hindu and Muslim, rich and poor, liberal and conservative, light-skinned and fair-skinned - yet together they represent an India tired of corruption, fighting, and deception by society's ad antiquitatem rhetoric. Furthermore, director Rakeysh Mehra (of Aks and Delhi-6 fame), creates a haunting parallel between the state of today's Indian youth and the eternal freedom fighters of India's Independence movement. This film is preachy to an extent and has an unconventional ending which may not appeal to all viewers. Yet, Rang De Basanti was one of the most critically-acclaimed films of 2006 and it fully merited its Filmfare Award for Best Director and BAFTA nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. For those politically-minded or wishing to view an antithesis to the stereotypical Bollywood film - I strongly suggest Rang De Basanti.
A.R. Rahman's soundtrack, for which Rahman won the 2007 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, once again deserves a very special mention.
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