Rangeela (1995)

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Rangeela is one of the best Hindi films. Everything worked perfect for this film. Story, acting, direction, dialogues, music - all perfect. The film has a simple story about a girl and her dreams to make it big in the film industry. But, the way it has been executed by RGV is exceptional. Urmilla delivered great performance and looked her best. The comedy by Aamir Khan is incredible and makes you laugh even today. Hats off to the dialogues by Sanjay Chell. Jackie Shroff does a great job in his role. Special mention to the music - It is one of Rahman's best. Ever green songs which still sounds fresh. Rahman could never reproduce this kind of music ever again or he never got the opportunity. RGV made a different film than his usual genre and it worked out so well that this is easily one of his best works. This film has some supporting characters which people will never forget like pakkya and the waiter at hotel

This film was sorely in need of a ruthless editor, not unlike most Bollywood movies, and ran far too long. The musical numbers were too many and largely uninspired or, like the desert scene, made no sense. Additionally, Urmilla Matondkar, the star, is not a very good dancer. Rangeela was also sloppily made; in my copy, one scene was clipped before Jackie Shroff had finished speaking. While the three principal characters were sympathetically portrayed, the supporting cast, especially Mili's father and brother, was largely dreadful. For this American viewer, who has seen some powerful Indian dramas and some delightful musicals, Rangeela proved a great disappointment.

It's a shame no-one has yet written about this movie. So, I am giving it a shot. Needless to say, the songs in the movie are great, and the movie was a big part of what I think was Urmila's short-lived comeback. Jackie Shroff is adequate is his role as the unhappy-in-real-life mega star. Anyone without a bias would easily agree the star of the show, in more ways than one, is Aamir Khan. This comment comes in a significant few years after the actual movie, but Aamir Khan has proved himself (AGAIN!) that he is, in my opinion, the best actor in the Hindi film industry, past and present. The chocolate-boy from Qayamat Se Qayamt Tak, has long-shed his image as such, and defies logic by playing roles that, at first glance, seem impossible for someone with his looks to accomplish. If you think his performances in Sarfarosh and Lagaan were great, I think the clincher is this movie, simply because the role is so different. The seemingly happy-go-lucky character with no worry in the world, could not have been played better, be it by the so-called superstar Shahrukh Khan, or by the great Amitabh Bachchan. The only person who could have pulled off this role convincingly is the aging South Indian star Kamalhasan. The movie by itself is a simple love story about the aspirations of a wannabe actress, played by the resurgent Urmila Matondkar, who with the assistance of an unknown mega star (played by Jackie Shroff) and an unselfish, unassuming poor friend (played by Aamir Khan), makes it big in Bollywood. Needless to say, the love triangle surfaces, and one of the two guys plays a martyr in this sacred triangle. Music by AR Rahman is sensational and the direction is simply superb. The movie is a great mix of comedy and drama, and is simply three hours of fun.My recommendation - WATCH IT if you haven't already. On behalf of the millions who have watched it, I think it is safe to say, you will go back to it again when you want to feel good.

Rangeela is a great musical hindi movie. It is stylishly edited and directed by Ram Gopal Verma which helps quicken the pace between the seven or so songs throughout the movie.But it is definitely Aamir Khan who steals the show in the movie as an uneducated but street wise slacker. Aamir always chooses challenging roles that are different from the mainstream hindi cinema. He has great talent a great range as an actor and this movie along with Akele Hum Akele Tum are some of his best.The story is kind of light and predictable, but the songs and urmila will keep you happy.