Rangeela

1995 2h 55m HI

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 72

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A poor young woman, who dreams of Bollywood fame, is caught in a love triangle between her childhood friend and a famous actor.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Urmila Matondkar
Mili Joshi
Aamir Khan
Munna
Jackie Shroff
Raj Kamal
Gulshan Grover
Steven Kapoor
Avtar Gill
P.C.
Reema Lagoo
Mrs. Joshi
Achyut Potdar
Mr. Joshi
Rajesh Joshi
Pakya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Writers: Ram Gopal Varma, Ram Gopal Varma
Languages: Hindi, Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Tamil.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by W. B. Rao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Eeshwar Nivas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ram Gopal Varma directs. W. B. Rao behind the camera. A.R. Rahman scores. Eeshwar Nivas cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Tamil.

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1Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $2.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
431 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Tamil.
6Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by W. B. Rao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Eeshwar Nivas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Urmila Matondkar and Aamir Khan and Jackie Shroff carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt0114234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.