Inspired by the revolutionaries' story, Sue decides to self-fund a film project documenting their lives and travels to India, where she searches for actors with the help of her friend Sonia, an international studies student at the University of Delhi. James oversaw the capture and execution of five Indian freedom fighters - Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, Ashfaqulla Khan, and Ram Prasad Bismil - and has written in his diary about his admiration for their revolutionary spirit despite his loyalty to the British empire.

In London, film student Sue McKinley finds the diary of her grandfather James, who served as a colonel for the British Raj in the 1930s. 7.3 2007 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film submission.In India, Rang De Basanti won Best Movie at the Filmfare Awards. Rahman's soundtrack, which earned positive reviews, had two of its tracks considered for an Academy Award nomination. Rang De Basanti was chosen as India's official entry for the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, though it did not ultimately yield a nomination for either award. It received critical acclaim, winning the National Film Award for Best Popular Film, and being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2006 BAFTA Awards. Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in India, becoming the country's highest-grossing film in its opening weekend and holding the highest opening-day collections for a Bollywood film. The film was released globally on 26 January 2006, the Republic Day of India.

Made on a budget of ₹250 million (US$3.5 million), the film was shot primarily in New Delhi. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Soha Ali Khan, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, British actress Alice Patten, and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles. She befriends and casts five young men in the film, which inspires them to fight against the corruption of their own government. The film follows a British film student traveling to India to document the story of five freedom fighters in the Indian revolutionary movement.

Rang De Basanti ( transl. Give colour, spring ) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film written, produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and co-written by Rensil D'Silva.

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