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The Rising (12A cert, 150 min) Most Bollywood films I've seen throw up an exhausting avalanche of drippy kitsch. But Ketan Mehta's epic, a reconstruction of the 1857 mutiny against British colonial rule in India, is a class apart: strong, stirring stuff, rarely flagging, and boasting terrifically charismatic performances. Aamir Khan is Mangal Pandey, a sepoy-turned- freedom-fighter who martyred himself rebelling against the faithlessness and contempt of the East India Co. Toby Stephens, who's rarely been better, plays a well-meaning Scottish officer who gets caught in the middle. Mehta directs with striking verve, and AR Rahman makes the musical interludes diverting. It really is excellent. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h7am0oq/M=362335.6886442.7839733.3022183/D=grplch/S=1705331874:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124281432/A=2894366/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOO&cmpgn=GRP&RTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/";>What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
