Rangeela (1995) is a Hindi-language movie, a product of the Bollywood film industry. It was directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and starred Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar, and Jackie Shroff.
Rangeela was music director A. R. Rahman's first Hindi movie with an original score. The film features famous playback singer Asha Bhosle, who made something of a comeback singing Rahman's extremely popular music.
Rangeela is considered a landmark in Indian commercial cinema; it features breakthrough performances, a superlative music score and streetwise direction, despite a predictable and weak plot. The plot of the film was based on an old Telugu movie SeethaMalakshmi, released in 1978.
Rangeela showed off the talents of principal actors Aamir Khan and Urmila Matondkar. Aamir doffed his "sweet college kid" persona and did a well-researched street urchin; Urmila showed that she could act and dance. Her character was direct, frank, open, and sexy -- a modern girl, not the shy, sweet homebody favored by traditionalists and depicted in so many Bollywood films.
Mili is a beautiful Mumbai girl with a job as a dancer in Bollywood movies. She watches from the sidelines as spoiled Bollywood prima donnas preen and fuss, and dreams of being a movie star herself. The impossible comes true and she gets her big chance. Not only does she become a star, superstar Raj falls in love with her. But what about Munna, her downstairs neighbor, a handsome, feisty street kid? Can Mili leave her old life and her old friend behind?
Mili is a very poor Indian, and like many would like to be rich and famous one day. She wants to be an Indian actress. She is friendly with another poor man named Munna, who she knows from her childhood. One day while she is singing and dancing on the beach, she is approached by a rich and famous movie actor, Raj, who wants her to act in his next movie. Raj has actually fallen in love with Mili and wants to get married to her. Mili finds her dreams coming true when she gets very famous. Will Mili marry Raj and live a life full of wealth and fame forever? Written by Sumitra (corrected by Sonia)
This love triangle narrates the stories of three individuals: Mili hails from a middle-class family but dreams of making it big as an actress. Munna is a small time black marketeer and Mili's neighbourhood friend. Raj Kamal is a famous movie star who has become introverted after a personal tragedy. When Raj Kamal spots Mili on a beach he asks her to take a screen test for the female lead in his next movie. Mili passes the test and is signed for the role. This leaves Munna sad as he realizes he loves Mili. Written by Soumitra
Mili Joshi (Urmilla Matondkar) comes from a poor family, but has dreams of making it big on the silver screen. Encouraged by her childhood buddy, Munna (Aamir Khan), she works on this big dream, and gets a break when movie star Kamal (Jackie Shroff) watches her perform. He decides to be her mentor, and recommends her to Movie Director, Steven Kapoor (Gulshan Grover) for the lead role in the movie titled "Rangeela". In the process, Kamal and Mili get really close, and Kamal plans to ask her to marry him. Munna is left in the cold, away from the colorful and glamorous world of movies and actors, and how can he possibly compete with an established movie star as Kamal. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
