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Kunal Kapoor recalls Rang De Basanti’s message of responsibility
Actor Kunal Kapoor has revisited Rang De Basanti as India marks its 80th Independence Day. Kapoor, who played Aslam Khan and freedom fighter Ashfaqulla Khan in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s 2006 film, said…
The Story in Brief
Actor Kunal Kapoor has revisited Rang De Basanti as India marks its 80th Independence Day. Kapoor, who played Aslam Khan and freedom fighter Ashfaqulla Khan in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s 2006 film, said the shoot felt like friends making a story they believed in. He said he did not expect the film to resonate nearly two decades later.
Kapoor said the film’s lasting idea was not rebellion, but responsibility towards the country. He described independence as living by one’s convictions, even when unsure how others will respond. He plans to attend a flag hoisting with family before returning to work. Kapoor will next play Lord Indra in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana: Part 1, alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash.
The Indian Opinion
The easy reading of Rang De Basanti is that it was simply a patriotic youth film. The opposite claim, that its message belongs only to an earlier political moment, is just as lazy. Kapoor’s recollection points to a harder idea: citizenship involves choices and responsibility, not only anger or ceremony. That thought can be tested in ordinary conduct, from public work to accountability. The useful question is whether its audience acts on that message beyond Independence Day events.
Source: bollywoodhungama.com
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