Based on the life and times of Mangal Pandey, 1857: The Rising is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.

Director: Ketan Mehta
Stars: Aamir Khan , Rani Mukherjee , Toby Stephens , Coral Beed , Amisha Patel , Kiron Kher , Om Puri , Ben Nealon , Habib Tanvir , Varsha Usgaonkar , Kenneth Cranham , Tom Alter