When Rang De Basanti opened on January 26 ... Then there was Aamir Khan’s disaster Mangal Pandey. So any sign of patriotism in an Aamir Khan starrer read as a danger sign.

Rang De Basanti's audition scene had many aspiring actors from then Delhi theatre circuit​​ who eventually entered the industry. Some of them were Abhishek Banerjee, Tushar Pandey, Chandan Roy Sanyal ...