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3. Rang De Basanti

December 12, 2006
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Starring: Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, Alice Patten, Soha Ali Khan

Talk about groundbreaking. Rakeysh broke the rules, moulding Aamir Khan into just one actor in an ensemble, mixing freedom fighters with graffiti, and legitimising anarchy. The result? A film that incensed the MTV generation out of their apathy and made them take a stand, waking up to issues and taking them to the streets. While some misconstrued the film as an endorsement of violence, it wasn't a justification but a war cry. Voice dissent, voice assent, but just have a bloody voice.

The film is crafted with extraordinary polish. Rakeysh's band of brothers are great individual characters, each helping today's generation connect and relate. The film smartly shuffled through past and present, going from drinking beer at India Gate to Sukhdev's plans of rebellion. Particular applause must also go to Aamir, who bravely relinquished superstar status to be one of the guys -- the one playing to the galleries, by the way -- and walking over to let another lad raise the flag at the climax. A powerful message, packaged with genius.

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