Mangal Pandey - The Rising (movie)
- User score: 6.1
- Production country: India
- Producer: Ketan Mehta
- Genre: Drama, History
- Budget: $70,000,000
- Revenue: $7,250,000
- Release date: 8/12/2005
- Run time: 150 min.
Movie description
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.