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| Aug 16, 2005IndiaGlitz
His flawless performance coupled by Ketan Mehta's well executed drama has been widely appreciated and though there are handful of senior journalists and newspapers who have called the movie as an average fare
Mangal Pandey opens to great reviews in India too
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| Aug 16, 2005IndiaGlitz
According to this source, "Mangal Pandey" disappointed the foreign audience at Locarno on several counts.
Not everyone among the audience at Locarno who watched Ketan Mehta's "Mangal Pandey - The Rising" liked the historical film at its screening there last week.
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| Aug 12, 2005Comingsoon.net
During a fierce battle in the Afghan wars of the mid-century, Mangal Pandey
"Mangal Pandey - The Rising" is an epic tale of friendship, love, loss and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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| Aug 11, 2005IndiaGlitz
The best part of the movie is....An extremely well told story of India's first cry of rebellion, 'Mangal Pandey.... ... Full Review
| Aug 10, 2005Variety
Bollywood cracks the epic code with "The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey," a gorgeously lensed, well-structured audience-pleaser that harks back to classic Hollywood blockbusters of the '50s and '60s.
Thanks to good perfs by leads Aamir Khan ("Lagaan") and Toby Stephens, the personal conflict -- which, in true epic style, mirrors the wider drama -- is socked over at a human level that's finally very moving.
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Glamsham.com
But I am very proud that I have written songs for 'Mangal Pandey' .
The music is fresh and melodious and I have performed on some tracks as I play a prostitute in this movie.
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Smash Hits, India
His portrayal of Mangal Pandey is very befitting; the players will surely get many awards for their talent.
On the whole, 'Mangal Pandey: The Rising' is a sure winner at box office and its success is going to give jitters to the forthcoming films.
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Ahmedabad Newsline, India
Mehtas refusal to exploit his wonderful material does Mangal PandeyThe Rising in.
Played by Aamir Khan, esplendent in his pointed mooch and wavy hair, Mangal Pandey is a reluctant but risible krantikaari, whose action of taking on the British by the skin of his teeth in the summer of 1857 presaged freedom in the autumn of 1947.
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