India Synopsis
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.
The 2004–2006 India Window
152 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mangal Pandey – The Rising sits at position #78.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mangal Pandey – The Rising. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mangal Pandey – The Rising premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 30m runtime, production spent $467K per minute on screen and earned $48K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,168 of 1,983 India films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Drama productions specifically: #748 of 1,132 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, English, Urdu |
| Runtime | 2h 30m |
| Release Date | August 12, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0346457 |