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June 20, 2025 is at 09:48
Rang de Basanti changed his life for the first time since almost 2 decades, can you imagine that Aamir Khan is not a part of the film?
Can you imagine Rang de Basanti (2006) without Aamir Khan?
Well this was the original vision, before Aamir heard in making the film and included himself in the project. The same was revealed by Kamlesh Pandey, one of the film’s screenwriters during a chat with Ravya Sarda for his YouTube show. Rang de Basanti was initially considered a “short film”, and Manoj Bajpayee was already signed for the role of DJ/Chandrashekhar Azad.
Kamlesh recalled, “We were roaming around with the script of the film for 6 years, and no one was ready to make the film. We had signed Manoj for the role that Aamir finally played. We thought we would make a small film. We did not have a big budget. We had the past, we said yes”
The main issue on the film is constantly being bypassed until he caught Aamir’s eye, it was that no one was willing to spend time to understand the script and the message of the film. Kamlesh said, “The producers thought that it was a Sholay remake from Basanti’s point of view. He used to make fun of it and asked who was going to play him, and I used to tell him with a straight face that we were thinking about casting Esha Deol. They used to take it so seriously or do not know whether they sight or see them”.
While Manoj would have done a great job of playing DJ in Rang de Basanti, looking at his acting, the legacy of the film and the kind of cement effect on the audience – in about 2 decades – is now difficult to imagine someone but Aamir is leading the film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-bttcgmk
If reading about this swicheru you have made you feel indifferent, then the rang de Basanti is available for streaming on OTT.
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