RANG DE BASANTI
(Hindi with English subtitles)
Already a cultural phenomenon in India, this reformist melodrama by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra (Aks) uses razor-sharp technique and an eavesdropper's ear for dialogue to update the patriotic fervour of Bollywood's golden age.
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she’s making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.
Approx timing
7:00 - Doors Open
8:00 - Intro & Start Film
9:30 - Interval
9:45 - Re-start Film
11:00 - End
Event run by Cinema@3 St Peter’s