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{{short description|2005 film by Ketan Mehta}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mangal Pandey: The Rising
| image = Mangal Pandey movie poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ketan Mehta]]
| producer = Bobby Bedi Ketan Mehta [[Deepa Sahi]]
| story = Farrukh Dhondy
| screenplay = [[Farrukh Dhondy]] Ranjit Kapoor (Hindi Dialogues)
| narrator = [[Om Puri]]
| starring = [[Aamir Khan]] [[Rani Mukerji]] [[Ameesha Patel]] [[Toby Stephens]] [[Kirron Kher]]
| music = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cinematography = Himman Dhamija
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio =
| distributor = [[Kaleidoscope Entertainment]] Tfk Films [[INOX Leisure Limited]] [[Yash Raj Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2005|08|12|df=y}}
| runtime = 151 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget = {{INR}}34cr million<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346457/business</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}1527.78 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=391</ref>
}}

'''''Mangal Pandey: The Rising''''' (internationally known as '''''The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey''''') is a 2005 Indian [[Historical film|historical]] [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] based on the life of [[Mangal Pandey]], an [[Indian soldier]] known for helping to spark the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] (also known as ''[[India's First War of Independence (term)|The First War of Indian Independence]]'').

It is directed by [[Ketan Mehta]], produced by Bobby Bedi and with a screenplay by [[Farrukh Dhondy]]. The lead role is played by [[Aamir Khan]], marking his comeback after he had gone into hiatus after ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' (2001).

It premiered in the [[Marché du Film]] section of the [[2005 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/19/stories/2005051903572400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110131612/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/19/stories/2005051903572400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2016|title=Entertainment / Cinema : Indian films a 'nonentity' at Cannes| location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 May 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2005/05/20/stories/2005052004130400.htm |title=The Hindu : Entertainment Bangalore / Cinema : Cannes premier for Naina |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204184554/http://thehindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2005/05/20/stories/2005052004130400.htm |archive-date=4 February 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> It was the fourth highest-grossing film of 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=391|title=Mangal Pandey - The Rising|website=www.boxofficeindia.com|access-date=2016-08-17}}</ref>

==Plot==
{{Long plot|date=April 2021}}
It is the year 1857, a large part of the Indian subcontinent is under the control of the [[British East India Company]]. On 7 April, in [[Barrackpore]], [[Mangal Pandey]] ([[Aamir Khan]]), a [[sepoy]] (soldier of Indian origin) in the 34th [[Bengal Native Infantry]] of the company's army, is being led to his execution by [[hanging]] for fomenting [[mutiny]] against [[company rule in India|company rule]]. Witnessing the execution is Pandey's friend, Captain William Gordon ([[Toby Stephens]]), who is relieved when the execution is delayed due to the hangman's refusal to hang Pandey. The film then flashes back to four years earlier. While fighting in [[Afghanistan]], Pandey saves Gordon's life by dragging him to safety when the two were targeted by Afghan snipers. Afterwards, Gordon seeks out Pandey at a camp and offers him his pistol as a token of gratitude. Three years later during the New year's Eve at a ball at the Governor General's palace in [[Calcutta]], Pandey angers Captain Hewson ([[Ben Nealon]]) when he attempts to stop him from severely beating an Indian servant for inadvertantly touching the daughter of Mr. Graham Kent, an influential British businessman. Gordon witnesses the assault but does not stop it leading to tension with Pandey. However he apologizes to Pandey during a wrestling match and a friendship is formed between them transcending rank, colour and race.

The company then introduces a new weapon in January 1857 for its troops: the [[Pattern 1853 Enfield#The 1857 Indian Mutiny|Enfield rifled musket]]. Rumours spread among the sepoys that the [[paper cartridge]]s holding the powder and ball for the rifle are greased with either pig fat or beef tallow; the process of loading the rifle requires the soldier to bite down on the cartridge, and the soldiers believe that this would cause them to consume pork or beef — acts abhorrent to Muslim and Hindu soldiers for religious reasons.<ref name=chambers>{{cite book |title=Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People |author=W. and R. Chambers |page=719 |volume=8  |year=1891 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vUJMAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> A low-caste labourer named Nainsukh teases Pandey, a [[Brahmin]], that he has lost his caste by using such a gun, but Pandey dismisses Nainsukh's taunts. The sepoys, led by Pandey, express their concerns to General Hearsey ([[Jeremy Clyde]]), but he reassures them that no such cartridge exists. The sepoys remain concerned when they are asked to test-fire the new rifle at musketry drill, but Gordon, after talking to Hearsey, reiterates that no such cartridge exists and asks a sepoy to test-fire the rifle. Pandey volunteers, and his fellow sepoys chastise him afterward. However, demonstrating his trust in Gordon, he states his belief that the rumours are untrue.

Meanwhile, Gordon stops a [[sati (practice)|Sati]] ceremony from occurring and rescues a widow, Jwala ([[Ameesha Patel]]). He arranges for her to be treated, and the two gradually become closer, eventually having an affair. Also, Pandey further earns Captain Hewson's ire by stopping him from trying to rape a ''[[tawaif]]'' named Heera ([[Rani Mukerji]]), who was sold to a brothel run by Lal Bibi ([[Kirron Kher]]). He suffers a serious beating from Hewson and three other officers the next day, but Gordon intervenes and saves Pandey. Pandey meets Heera at the brothel afterwards, and they begin to fall in love with each other. Some time later, Nainsukh takes Pandey and some other sepoys to see the factory, owned by Mr. Kent, where the cartridge grease is made; indeed, the grease turns out to be pig fat and beef tallow. Pandey, believing Gordon lied to him, returns Gordon's pistol and ends their friendship.

Hearing of the 34th Regiment's refusal to use the rifles, the 19th Regiment at [[Baharampur|Berhampore]] also refuses to use them in a parade at the ground on 12 February 1857, and mutiny brews among the sepoys. Gordon unsuccessfully attempts to dissuade Pandey and the mutineers from rebelling, and is likewise unsuccessful at convincing Major General [[George Anson (British Army officer, born 1797)|George Anson]] ([[Christopher Adamson (actor)|Christopher Adamson]]), the [[Commander-in-Chief, India]], to abandon using the cartridges. The mutineers, meanwhile, meet with [[Tatya Tope]] ([[Deepraj Rana]]) and his messenger Azimullah ([[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]]) and they all agree to unite under the leadership of the elderly [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]] ([[Habib Tanvir]]) and rise in rebellion. Anson decides to send the Queen's Regiment from [[Rangoon]] to intercept and subdue the rebels; it is scheduled to arrive in Berhampore on 1 April. Heera informs Pandey of this plan, having spent the previous night with Hewson. The rebels revise their timetable to march on 30 March, but the wife of one of the rebels, angry at her husband after an argument in which he tells her of the impending revolt, informs her British employer woman of the plans. As the employer woman is having an affair with Hewson at the time, he overhears the conversation and later tortures the rebel into revealing the date of the march.

On 29 March, the mutineers are informed of the Rangoon Regiment's arrival. Pandey attempts to rally them into fending off the attack, and when the officers, including Gordon, inquire as to what they are doing, the rebels turn on them. With the regiment's arrival, the mutineers want to throw down their weapons; Pandey, however, fires at the opposing forces, killing two and injuring four, then attempts to shoot himself when the regiment surrounds him. Captured alive, he is [[court-martial]]ed, and Gordon testifies on his behalf, passionately defending his actions and warning of bloody rebellion if he is hanged. Despite Gordon's warning, the court-martial imposes a death sentence on Pandey. The night before Pandey's execution, Heera visits him in his jail cell and has him place [[sindoor]] on her forehead, marking their marriage.

The next day (on 8 April), in front of Gordon, the British officers, his fellow sepoys, and the townspeople, Pandey is hanged. Inspired by his execution, the spectators break out in revolt. The film ends with drawings of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], and footage of the later [[Indian independence movement]].

==Cast==
[[File:Aamir Khan From The NDTV Greenathon at Yash Raj Studios (11).jpg|160px|thumb|The film marked the comeback of actor [[Aamir Khan]] who went into a hiatus after ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' which was released in 2001.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor/Actress !! Role
|-
| [[Aamir Khan]] || [[Mangal Pandey|Sepoy Mangal Pandey]]
|-
| [[Rani Mukerji]] || Heera
|-
| [[Ameesha Patel]] || Jwala
|-
| [[Toby Stephens]] || Captain William Gordon
|-
| Coral Beed || Emily Kent
|-
| [[Kirron Kher]] || Lal Bibi
|-
| [[Om Puri]] || Narrator
|-
| [[Ben Nealon]] || Captain Hewson
|-
| [[Habib Tanveer]] || [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]]
|-
| [[Varsha Usgaonkar]] || [[Rani Laxmibai]]
|-
|[[Shrirang Godbole]] || [[Nana Saheb]]
|-
| [[Kenneth Cranham]] || Mr. Kent
|-
| [[Tom Alter]] || Watson
|-
| [[Mukesh Tiwari]] || [[Bakht Khan]]
|-
| [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]] || Azimullah
|-
| [[Deepraj Rana]] || [[Tatya Tope]]
|-
| Sanjay Sharma || Shivram
|-
| Amin Hajee || Vir Singh
|-
| Sohrab Ardeshir || Sohrabjee, [[Parsi]] [[Merchant|trader]]
|-
| Steven Rimkus || Colonel William Mitchell
|-
| [[Sanjay Swaraj]] || Jemadar Ishwari Prasad (hanged 21 April 1857)
|-
| [[Murli Sharma]] || Shiekh Paltu
|-
| [[Lalit Mohan Tiwari]]|| Dawar Ali
|-
| [[Anupam Shyam]] ||
|-
| [[Simon Chandler]] || Officer Lockwood
|-
| [[Christopher Adamson (actor)|Christopher Adamson]] || General Anson
|-
| [[Disha Vakani]] || Yasmin
|-
| [[Subrat Dutta]]
| Parmanand Jha
|-
| Amit Waghere || Supporting Actor
|-
| [[Mona Ambegaonkar]] || Kamla Singh, wife of Vir Singh
|-
| [[Sulabha Arya]] || Old woman, mother of Vir Singh
|-
| [[Ian Jackson]] || Extra
|-
| [[Dibyendu Bhattacharya]]|| Kripashankar Singh
|-
| [[Chirag Vohra]] || Bhujavan Shukla
|-
| [[Sophiya Haque]] || Special appearance in "Rasiya" song
|-
| [[Ravi Jhankal]] || Sufi Singer Singing song of Al Madad Maula
|-
| [[Kailash Kher]] || Sufi Singer Singing song of Al Madad Maula
|-
| [[Vivek Mishra]] || cameo
|}

==Release==

===Box office===
''Mangal Pandey: The Rising'' had a great start at the box office but was declared average by [[Box Office India]]. It grossed {{INRConvert|1145.0|m}} at the Indian box office and {{INRConvert|1852.58|m}} worldwide.<ref name=worldwide>{{cite web|title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|publisher=boxofficeindia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021202725/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|archive-date=21 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia.com">https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=391</ref>

The film topped the Chennai box office on its opening weekend.<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=plupkUdiefcbh Mangal Pandey opens at No.1 in Chennai]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
Upon its release, ''Mangal Pandey'' received positive reviews. It received a 91% rating from noted critics and was rated "fresh" at ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10005643-rising/ |title=Mangal Pandey – The Rising (2005) Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=12 August 2005 |access-date=2012-01-03}}</ref> Film critic [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[IndiaFM]]'' gave four stars out of five saying it is "A genuine attempt at bringing alive a great hero on celluloid, the film will only bring pride and prestige in the domestic market as well as on the international platform."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/7350/index.html |title=Mangal Pandey – The Rising (2005) | Movie Review, Trailers, Music Videos, Songs, Wallpapers |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=12 August 2005 |access-date=2012-03-01}}</ref>

[[Raja Sen]] of ''[[Rediff]]'' panned the film as being about "cleavage and cliche".<ref>{{Cite web | title = Mangal Pandey: Just cleavage and cliche | last = Sen | first = Raja | work = rediff.com | date = 26 August 2005 | access-date = 2016-05-14 | url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/26raja.htm }}</ref>

Derek Elley of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' commented, "This is the classic structure of all the best historical epics, and though the film employs recognizable Bollywood trademarks, helmer Mehta's approach is more "Western" in its rhythms, pacing and avoidance of Asian melodrama. Musical set pieces are more integrated into the action, and the focus is kept tightly on the Gordon-Pandey relationship."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927824.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 | work=Variety | title=The Rising: Ballad Of Mangal Pandey Movie Review | first=Derek | last=Elley | date=4 August 2005}}</ref>

Film scholar Omer Mozaffar of [[RogerEbert.com]] commented that this film is a study in imperialism and sensitivity, comparing the issue of the rifle grease to the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]] and the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy]]. The inciting event that leads to the Rising could have been avoided or quickly rectified. However, in the context of the situation, it was a larger issue of unrest due to negligent power brokers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/foreignc/2010/02/we-are-all-untouchables-a-bollywood-ballad.html |work=Chicago Sun-Times |first=Uploaded |last=By |title=We are all Untouchables: A Bollywood Ballad:Discussed by Omer Mozaffar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216133929/http://blogs.suntimes.com/foreignc/2010/02/we-are-all-untouchables-a-bollywood-ballad.html |archive-date=16 February 2010 }}</ref>

===Controversy===
In India, the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] demanded a ban on the film, accusing it of showing falsehood and indulging in character assassination of [[Mangal Pandey]]. As an example, the BJP spokesman stated that the film shows Mangal Pandey visiting the house of a prostitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=52577|title=BJP demands ban on Mangal Pandey|date=11 August 2005|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=2007-11-29}}</ref> The [[Samajwadi Party]] leader Uday Pratap Singh called in the [[Rajya Sabha]] for the movie to be banned for its "inaccurate portrayal" of Pandey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/bul1/205/18082005.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023556/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/bul1/205/18082005.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Bulletin, Part I, 205th session, Special Mentions (2-02 p.m.)|date=18 August 2005|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=2007-11-29}}</ref> The [[Uttar Pradesh]] government criticised the film for "distortion" of historical facts, and considered banning it.<ref name="up_ban">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/14mangal.htm|title=UP govt to consider ban on 'Mangal Pandey'|date=11 August 2005|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=2007-11-29}}</ref> Protestors in [[Ballia district]], where Pandey had been a native, damaged a shop selling cassettes and CDs of the film, stalled a goods train on its way to Chapra (Bihar), and staged a sit-in on the Ballia-Barriya highway.<ref name="up_ban"/>

A recently (2014) published analysis of the opening stages of the Great Indian Rebellion is critical of the lack of historical evidence supporting the events of 1857, as portrayed in Mangal Pandey: The Rising.<ref>{{cite book|first=Kim A.|last=Wagner|page=245|title=The Great Fear of 1857. Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising|year=2014|isbn=978-93-81406-34-2}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Mangal Pandey: The Rising
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cover =
| released = 15 July 2005 (India)
| recorded =
| studio = [[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios]]
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = <div style="white-space: nowrap;"> [[Yash Raj Films|YRF Music]]</div>
| producer = Bobby Bedi
| prev_title = [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero|Bose]]
| prev_year = 2005
| year = 2005
| next_title = [[Anbe Aaruyire (2005 film)|Anbe Aaruyire]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
The music was scored by [[A. R. Rahman]] with lyrics penned by [[Javed Akhtar]].

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| extra1 = Kailash Kher
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| title8 = Mangal Mangal – Aatma
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==See also==
* [[List of Asian historical drama films]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050808001929/http://mangal-pandey.com/ Official website]
* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=10005643-rising/?critic=all}}
* {{AllMovie movie|332834}}
* {{mojo title|id=mangalpandey}}
* {{IMDb title|0346457}}

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