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.
Director
Ketan Mehta
Production
NH Studioz
Cast
Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens, Ameesha Patel, Om Puri, Kirron Kher, Ben Nealon, Habib Tanvir, Varsha Usgaonkar, Shrirang Godbole, Kenneth Cranham, Albert Welling, Tom Alter, Mukesh Tiwari, Shahbaz Khan, Deepraj Rana, Sanjay Swaraj, Murali Sharma, Lalit Tiwari, Anupam Shyam