# Mangal Pandey - The Rising (2005)

Hindi · Released 2005-08-12

Mangal Pandey - The Rising is a 2005 Hindi film. Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Ameesha Patel, Om Puri and Varsha Usgaonkar appear in it, alongside 8 more credited names.

Cast: Aamir Khan as Mangal Pandey, Rani Mukerji as Heera, Ameesha Patel as Jwala, Om Puri as Narrator (uncredited), Varsha Usgaonkar as Rani Laxmibai, Mukesh Tiwari as Bakht Khan, Shahbaz Khan as Azimullah Khan, Deepraj Rana as Tatya Tope, Murali Sharma as Shaikh Paltu, Lalit Tiwari as Dawar Ali, Subrat Dutta as Parmanand Jha, Ravi Jhankal, Kailash Kher

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was Mangal Pandey - The Rising released?
Mangal Pandey - The Rising was released on 12 August 2005.

### Who stars in Mangal Pandey - The Rising?
Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Ameesha Patel and Om Puri star in Mangal Pandey - The Rising.

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