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Mangal Pandey: The Rising (Indian title) or The Ballad of Mangal Pandey (international title) (released in India on August 12, 2005) is an Indian movie based on the life of Mangal Pandey, an Indian soldier who is known for his role in the Indian rebellion of 1857. It is directed by Ketan Mehta, produced by Bobby Bedi, and with a screenplay by Farrukh Dhondy.
Aamir Khan, a leading Bollywood actor, plays the lead role of Mangal Pandey. Pandey was a Sepoy whose actions helped spark the Indian rebellion of 1857. The rebellion is known as "The Indian Mutiny", "The Sepoy Mutiny" or "The Sepoy Rebellion" by most of the English-speaking world. Indians refer to it as the "First War of Independence".
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The music of the movie was scored by A R Rahman.
Al Maddath Maula -Kadar Ghulam Mustafa, Kailash Kher, Murtaza Ghulam Mustafa, Rahman A R
Holi Re -Aamir Khan, Chinmayee, Madhushree, Srinivas, Udit Narayan
Main Vari Vari -Kavita Krishnamurthy, Reena Bharadwaj
Mangal (Aatma) -Kailash Kher, Sukhwinder Singh
Mangal Mangal -Kailash Kher
Mangal Mangal (Agni) -Kailash Kher
Rasiya -Bonnie Chakraborty, Richa Sharma
Takey Takey -Kailash Kher, Karthik Das Baul, Sukhwinder Singh
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