Rang De Basanti is a coming-of-age film of a bunch of seemingly carefree, and privileged (except perhaps Aslam) men and women in their 20s. The dialogue that had a huge impact; “Zindagi jeene ke do hi tarike hote hai ... ek jo ho raha hai hone do, bardaasht karte jao ... ya phir zimmedari uthao usse badalne ki” was not conceptualised by the writer but by the editor of the film.

While it had a great impace on the society, the media dubbed it as 'the movie that became a moment'. Support our journalism by becoming a TNM Member - Click here. However, they have had a major role to play in the past decade, especially the past couple of years in voicing dissent. With every generations, comes a new definition of patriotism. Re-watching Rang De Basanti felt like déjà vu – not because of the nostalgia it brought on, but because this 14-year-old film is so reflective of recent times. And the shots where people from different cities talk about the issues in the nation? In stark contrast, one of the most poignant aspects of Rang De Basanti was the friendship between Lakshman Pandey (Atul Kulkarni), a young leader of a right-wing unnamed political outfit, and Aslam, which blossoms despite their polar opposite views. 4. The scene where the same bomb blast kills them both is both heartbreaking and evocative. We have seen similar things happening in the past – whether it was the protests following the Nirbhaya gangrape in Delhi in 2012, the Lok Pal Bill protests of 2011, the Disha gangrape protests in Hyderabad in 2019, more recently, the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens. Remember the scene where all the boys own up to Defence Minister’s assassination? Rang De Basanti also portrays something that we are seeing among everyday people. It wasn’t until two hours of narration that the actor finally said yes. It definitely takes more than a few heads to make a film this good! Aamir Khan told the director that ‘while he was narrating the script; every bone in Aamir’s body was shouting a NO’. One aspect of Rang De Basanti worth critiquing is that it is somewhat premised in white gaze – it all begins with a white woman coming to India, wanting to make a film on Indian revolutionaries, and at some points, lecturing the Indian characters on their own country. Watching Karan (played by Siddharth) and Aslam (Kunal Kapoor) have disagreements with their fathers was comforting, because it felt less lonely knowing that no matter what juncture of time we are in, there will always be disagreement and strife with loved ones. And painful, because it feels like we are at that point in history where diverging political views are fracturing interpersonal relationships. He became the face of a movement that he didn’t live to see, and didn’t set out to become.


Drawing the characters from his close friends and a part of it (happy-go-lucky and escapist) from himself, he thus gave a life to the lead roles. Lakshman and Aslam’s friendship is a reminder that such relationships are possible, especially today when Hindu-Muslim relationships are marred by real life and fictional tropes. People like you and me, led by the students and the youth, marched on to the streets, unarmed, unprepared, with no organisation other than the time and place, demanding accountability and action from those in power. (Inputs from Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's book 'Rang De Basanti: The Shooting Script'), Find His Humour Little Condescending: Karanvir Bohra on Salman Khan Hosting Bigg Boss, RRR Teaser: Jr NTR is Intense as Bheem, Will Leave You Excited for the Movie, Amazon Fire TV Stick Review: Still As Fantastic As Before And Time Hasn’t Blunted Its Edge, Meghana Raj Blessed with Baby Boy, See Pics as Proud Uncle Dhruva Sarja Poses with Newborn, 'I Find Virat Kohli Style of Playing Very Pure': Ritu Phogat Finds Virat Kohli Inspiring, This Picture of Nick Jonas Smooching Wife Priyanka is Breaking the Internet, Gauahar Khan is Dating Ismail Darbar's Son Zaid, Might Get Married in November. 8. Revisiting the film all these years later was oddly comforting and painful at the same time.
From ‘Ahuti’ to ‘The Young Guns of India’ to ‘Rang De Basanti’; the title wasn’t just so easily picked … 3. There are similar real-life stories too – for instance, Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide at Hyderabad University sparked nationwide protests. Lakshman begins as an embodiment of present day moral policing squads. From ‘Ahuti’ to ‘The Young Guns of India’ to ‘Rang De Basanti’; the title wasn’t just so easily picked up.


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