(un)Official review - Rang De Basanti

A nice concept, gone awry. It could have been treated much more effectively and with much greater subtlety. The youngsters acting in the documentary was only a part of the movie, and it could easily be inferred that the youngsters were acting out history in the present situation, and there was no need to show flashes from the documentary.

To show Bhagat Singh, and Chandrashekhar Azad, and Sukhdeo again was not required at all! What was the director thinking? Was he planning to make this movie for kids? Well, even kids could've understood without this display. And the dialogs were, to put it bluntly, poorly written. Nowhere could I relate to the movie in any way, and it seemed as if the group was 'acting', as opposed to movies like Dil Chahta Hai, where the conversations seemed more 'real'.

Very nice songs, and decent cinematography. Also, good acting by the actors, especially in the later parts of the movie. But could've been a much better movie.

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