Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra took almost five long years after his debut film Aks. And I think that he has made a mark. He has brilliantly created a medium paced drama which is patriotic as well as have a commercial values....

The story begins with the young British filmmaker Sue (Alice Patten) stalking off her budget-hit job to India to make a film on the young revolutionaries who so impressed her grandfather, an angrezon ke zamaane ke jailor, with their calm in the face of imminent death. In Delhi, aided by Sonia (Soha Ali Khan), she runs into DJ (Aamir Khan), Karan (Siddharth), Sukhi (Sharman Joshi), Aslam (Kunal Kapoor). With them and the saffron-hued Laxman Pandey (Atul Kulkarni) who joins them later, she hopes to realize her dream of a making a film on Bhagat Singh, Chandrasekhar Azad, Rajguru etc.

But, contrary to Sue's expectations, the youth have no feelings for their country. India is a no-hoper where corruption is rampant, and nothing can be done to salvage the situation, they believe. They even poke fun at Sue's attempts to make a film, till they come around. As they play the historical characters, their perspective about the present, and their own role in it, changes forever. Which, in a nutshell, is what the movie is about???

Madhavan, as Sonia's IAF pilot fiancé, is the voice of conscience who rouses these five into action....

Audiences familiar with recent films like The Legend of Bhagat Singh will undoubtedly have a sense of deja vu as a major portion of Bhagat Singh's history is recreated in the making of the documentary in this film. But the beauty of the script lies in the way in which writer Rensil D'Silva draws a parallel between the past and the present. The screenplay in the second half is essentially and intentionally inspired from pages of history. Like Madhavan's MIG airplane crash is shown analogous to the death of Lala Lajput Rai, the killing of the defense minister is equivalent to assassination of Saunders by Bhagat Singh and finally the group accepting its crime without any guilt in the climax set in a radio station is akin to Bhagat Singh surrendering to the British in the parliament. The under current of the film is what Bhagat Singh would have done if he was alive today....

Rahman's music is very situational. Although in the second half the songs creates some breaks in the story but the very beauty lies in the fact that the music precisely captures both, the enthusiasm of the youth and the flavor of patriotism. Khalbali and Paathsaala rocks....
The interesting part of Rang De Basanti is that despite being an Aamir Khan movie, it doesn't end up being 'just' an Aamir Khan film. Aamir's presence doesn't dominate or overshadow other members of the cast (like is the case with usual Aamir movies). Every character in the film is well-defined and their screen presence is justified. You as much like the charm of Sharman Joshi as much as the intensity of Siddharth. Kunal Kapoor's sincerity is as much appealing as much as the fire in Atul Kulkarni. British actress Alice Patten is poised and never appears to be fake even while mouthing Hindi dialogues. Needless to add Aamir Khan is superlative. From getting the Punjabi accent correct to transforming into a responsible citizen from a flippant ex-college student, Aamir gets all the nuances of his character perfect. See him bursting into tears in the pre-climax and you will notice one of the most natural cries of a male performer onscreen. personally i think that Siddharth has given a fabulous performance. With sutta in his hand throughout the movie and carefully careless attitude he has dominated the screen. His eyes has spoken. Soha is learning. She has exceeded the expectations....

What more I can say??? Just a great come back of Mehra and Aamir Khan after their previous flops ( Aks n Mangal Pandey)

"Bahaar duniyaa main acche acche DJjj piss gaye, lakhon ki bheed main...."