Ahead of the Chetak Screen Awards, set to take place on April 5 in Mumbai, we look back at a memorable moment from Screen Awards 2007, when Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra won the Best Director award for his acclaimed film Rang De Basanti.
During an exclusive interview with SCREEN, veteran actor Waheeda Rehman opened up about shooting her iconic film Rang De Basanti with Aamir Khan, as the film clocks 20 years of its release today.
In an exclusive interview with SCREEN as Rang De Basanti turns 20, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra reflects on the legacy of the film, and the creative decisions that defined it
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra recounted that he had to mortgage his house to keep the pre-production of Rang De Basanti running and how the Aamir Khan starrer faced censorship struggles, like Vijay's Jana Nayagan today.
Actor R Madhavan spoke about the concept of residuals being entirely absent in Bollywood, and explained that Hollywood stars continue to earn from their films for years and years.
Soha Ali Khan recalled her memories of shooting Rang De Basanti with the entire ensemble cast, who at the time were a tightly knit group, but now, she says, they haven’t spoken to each other in what feels like a lifetime.
Kamlesh Pandey who was one of the screenwriters for Rang De Basanti recently revealed that Manoj Bajpayee was initially supposed to play Aamir Khan's iconic character of DJ.
Kunal Kapoor recalled Aamir Khan's generosity during the filming of Rang De Basanti's climax as he chose Siddharth over himself to speak at the end of the movie.
In an interview, Aamir Khan spoke about the original ending of Rang De Basanti, and described it as 'the first film' that clearly declared that violence is not the solution to a nation's problems.
Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti has completed a decade. Aamir, along with Siddharth and Sharman Joshi were present at the launch of a documentary. Waheeda Rehman, Ganesh Acharya, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra were also in attendance.
Aamir Khan brought a revolution in Hindi cinema with his film 'Rang De Basanti', which not only inculcate patriotism among the viewers, but its songs also made the country drool over them. The movie has completed a decade, but the essence is as fresh as it was back then.
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