Mangal Pandey - The Rising
movie

Released August 12, 2005
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
as
Mangal Pandey

Rani Mukerji
as
Heera

Toby Stephens
as
Captain William Gordon

Ameesha Patel
as
Jwala

Om Puri
as
Narrator (uncredited)

Kirron Kher
as
Lol Bibi
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Ben Nealon
as
Captain Hewson

Habib Tanvir
as
Bahadur Shah Zafar

Varsha Usgaonkar
as
Rani Laxmibai
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Shrirang Godbole
as
Nana Saheb

Kenneth Cranham
as
Mr. Kent

Albert Welling
as
Lord Charles Canning
Crew

Ketan Mehta
as
Director
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Farrukh Dhondy
as
Screenplay

Arjun Mathur
as
Third Assistant Director
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Bobby Bedi
as
Producer

Ketan Mehta
as
Producer

A.R. Rahman
as
Original Music Composer

Deepa Sahi
as
Producer

Sreekar Prasad
as
Editor
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Himman Dhamija
as
Director of Photography
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Farrukh Dhondy
as
Story

Nitin Chandrakant Desai
as
Production Design
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Lovleen Bains
as
Costume Design