Mangal Pandey - The Rising(2005)

movie - first aired/released 2005-08-12 - 150 min - audience 6.0

Drama, History

Directed by Ketan Mehta

The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race.