Movie Poster of the "The Rising"

Mangal Pandey, the sepoy who rebelled against the British East India Company, comes to life in Ketan Mehta's fictional historical film.
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Aamir Khan as Mangal Pandey

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan plays the lead role of the legendary sepoy - Mangal Pandey, who is now universally believed to have pioneered India's long struggle to liberty from the British Raj...
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Rani Mukherjias Heera - Pandey's paramour

Rani Mukherji plays Heera, a prostitute in love with Mangal Pandey.
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Ameesha Patel as Jwala

Amisha Patel plays a young widow who is ?protected? by the British officer Gordon, who rescues her from being burnt alive during the barbaric 'sati' ritual.
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Mangal Pandey & the Untouchable

The film touches upon various prevailing social stigmas of the age, such as untouchability, sati and other superstitions that are now extinct.
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Heera - the Nautch Girl in a Red Dress

Rani Mukerji in a traditional dress performs with aplomb in a traditional 'mujra' dance in a brothel.
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The Sword of Mangal Pandey

Aamir Khan has given one of his best performances in this movie, where he appears after a long hiatus of four years from Bollywood films.
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The Elephant Ride

As the most expensive Bollywood film ever made, "The Rising" is lavish on old fashioned melodrama, local culture and traditions...
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The introduction of a new gun cartridge ignites a rebellion amonst the Hindu and Muslim soldiers. Greased with cow and pig fat, it's deeply offensive to both religions, and a small standoff develops into a full-scale revolt against the British rule.
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Mangal Pandey waits to be hung for mutiny in Barrackpore jail. When it's discovered that the hangman has run away in fear, his execution is delayed that allows for the flashback which occupies a major part of the plot.
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