Mangal Pandey - The Rising (2005)

• Drama
• History

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.

Rating

6 / 10 (76 votes)

Release date

August 12, 2005

Runtime

2h 30m

Language

Hindi

Director

Ketan Mehta

Status

Released