Rangeela (1995)

Original title

रंगीला

Directed by

Ram Gopal Varma

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy

Country

India

Runtime

2h 22m

Rated

U

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A carefree young man is in love with his childhood friend, a woman who dreams of becoming a famous actress. When she gets a chance to work with a charismatic movie star, a love triangle forms.

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What happens

Rangeela (transl. Colourful) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written, directed and co-produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Jackie Shroff, Aamir Khan and Urmila Matondkar. The film was A. R. Rahman's first Hindi film with an original score and soundtrack, as his previous Hindi releases were dubbed versions of his Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Rangeela released on 8 September 1995 and proved to be a major box office success. The film received critical acclaim upon release, with particular praise directed towards the film's soundtrack and Matondkar's performance, thus proving to be a breakthrough for her. It was screened at the mainstream section of the International Film Festival of India. At the 41st Filmfare Awards, Rangeela received 14 nominations – Best Film, Best Director (Varma), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Actress (Matondkar), and won 7 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Shroff), Best Music Director (Rahman) and Special Jury Award (Asha Bhosle for "Tanha Tanha"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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