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.
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 2004–2006 India Window
Mangal Pandey – The Rising holds position #78 of 152 India films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mangal Pandey – The Rising premiered alongside 57 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 30m runtime, production spent $467K per minute on screen and earned $48K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 57 other India films in 2005.
The 506th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
56 audience reviews — more than 83% of India films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (59th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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 |