Saw Mangal Pandey last friday...excellent. It was truly worth the three years wait.
Amir, Toby, Rani, Amisha and everybody else have acted so well. Even Om Puri's narration was great...his voice suited the story narration beautfully.
Wow, it really makes me feel so....to think that there was a Mangal in India. His was the first shot of Independence.
The songs are good too...the Mangal, Mangal song has good lyrics and I like the music of Tumhari Addao Pe Main Vaari Vaari...its been a while since I've heard Kavitha Krishnamoorthy's voice.
About, William Gordon...what a fustrating situation. You are burdened by your birth...he was British but he didn't agree with their ways...the right cause was against his own people and he was stuck!
Its a powerful story...no unnecessary songs and dialogues...too the point and 100% engaging.
Watch it...!
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i do not have such high regards for the movie. yes, most of the scenes were shot well. but it does not have that 'josh' to make you sit up and feel proud to be an indian. and tantia tope, jhansi rani etc. look like they are coming straight out of a comic book. there is no justification for the shots mangal fired on his own countrymen. i think mangal was just a caste obsessed guy, because it is for that issue that he rose. definitely not the three years worth wait. but the englishman shines!! amisha is moaning forever. no comments on rani mukherjee. and the drama in jail where he puts tilak on her was true 'bollywood' style.
I too think that the movie was not worth the wait and the hype.
mangal ho song is copied from Kamals apoorvasahodarangal
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