Overview
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.
Top billed cast
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Aamir Khan
Mangal Pandey
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Rani Mukerji
Heera
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Toby Stephens
Captain William Gordon
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Ameesha Patel
Jwala
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Om Puri
Narrator (uncredited)
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Kirron Kher
Lol Bibi
- Ben Nealon Captain Hewson
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Habib Tanvir
Bahadur Shah Zafar
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Varsha Usgaonkar
Rani Laxmibai
- Shrirang Godbole Nana Saheb
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Kenneth Cranham
Mr. Kent
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Albert Welling
Lord Charles Canning
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Tom Alter
Watson
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Mukesh Tiwari
Bakht Khan
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Shahbaz Khan
Azimullah Khan
Actresses in this database credited here
- Rani Mukerji as Heera
- Kirron Kher as Lol Bibi
- Ameesha Patel as Jwala