Hindi Movie Review Rang Rasiya - Cast & Crew

Discerning observers of Deepa Sahi’s film career would always be in a dilemma as to whether she has been a better director or a more talented actress. Perhaps she herself was also caught in between this duality of thought about which of her two prominent qualities she should give more priority. Whatever that may be, she has always displayed an independent trait in herself, right from the time she decided to stay back in India when all the rest of her family shifted to Canada. She proved her mettle in studies as well, being a gold medalist from the Delhi University, before attempting to hone her skills in the realm of theatre. The dichotomy that later surfaced in her versatile career, cropped up in her very first foray into theater. While she had joined the National School of Drama with the aim of becoming a director, she was swarmed with more acting offers, leaving her little option but to pursue acting. 

Moving over from drama to the world of films, she was fortunate to have the company of the noted director Govind Nihalani, who cast her in the 1984 film, “Party” whose cast was almost a complete collection of actors and actresses of the parallel cinema, and basically from the world of drama. For one of her tastes and preferences it could not have been a better beginning. The film, produced by the National Film Development Corporation, participated in several Film Festivals and received rave reviews. Her next film “Aghaat”, again by Nihalani, a year later, was also well received and got the Filmfare Critics award that year, featuring once again the leading lights of parallel cinema. 

The next phase of her cinematic career, however, got interlinked with her husband Ketan Mehta, himself a director of parallel cinema. Although she acted in several of his films, the one that stood out for its bold overtones and much discussed adult scenes, was the 1992 production “Maya Memsaab”, opposite the up and coming Shah Rukh Khan. Although her roles in various movies have drawn critical appreciation, the one performance most lauded was in the 1988 Doordarshan tele serial “Tamas”, in the backdrop of the partition of India. Her role as the straight talking, unabashed backward class woman from interior Punjab was on the lips of connoisseurs for long. As a director her first venture was the romantic comedy “Tere Mere Phere” in 2011, but it met with only moderate commercial success, while “Mangal Pandey: The Rising”, co produced with her husband earlier in 2005, fared better.

The strong macho image of Randeep Hooda graces the Indian Film Industry. He started off at a young age and has now become a main presence in the Indian Film Industry. He has recently played numerous worthy characters for which, he has received much critical and public acclaim. Hooda hails from a town named Rohtak in Haryana and belongs to an illustrious background. His father is a surgeon and mother, a social worker. He started off studying at a boarding school in Sonepat, Haryana. However, just as he was about to establish himself as a theater director in the school, his parents transferred him to DPS RK Puram, as they wanted him to be a doctor. He was said that, he developed the attitude of anger from there, as he was at a difficult phase being an unknown from a place where he was much loved.

Hooda started off with, playing a role in Deepa Nair’s Monsoon Wedding. However, his major break came from Ramgopal Verma’s movie Dawood Ibrahim named ‘D’. He emerged as a star in the making, and signed of meeti roles and became quite a star.

He has quite a love for horses and says, he missed riding for seventeen long years, from his days at school. He also shares a love for writing and started off by writing a column that depicted what the Indian boys faced in Australia.

Randeep Hooda married Lin Laishram in Imphal on 29th November 2023. 

The Padma Shri award winner who shot to fame with his role in the 1986 blockbuster film ‘Naam’, which told the story of a poor family that struggled to make ends meet, was born on 30th May 1950 in Mumbai. He completed his graduation from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. Rawal made his debut in the film industry through the movie ‘Holi’ in the year 1984 but it was his next film, ‘Naam’, which brought him all the fame and attention as an actor. Success followed him, and he acted in over hundred films during 1980s and 1990s. Such was his versatility, that he has done roles from lead actor to Main villain. He did the role of main villain in most of his movies and he was considered as a character actor during those days. 

The 1994 hits ‘Woh Chokri’ and ‘Sir’ won him the national award for best supporting actor and ‘Sir’ won him the Filmfare award for best comedian. He received nationwide recognition as villain through his negative roles in Telugu blockbusters like ‘Kshana Kshanam’, ‘Money’ etc. He was considered as a character actor until his role in the 2000 hit ‘Hera Pheri’ which gave a turn in Paresh Rawal’s career. ‘Hera Pheri’ told the story of a witty Marathi landlord who rents his apartment out to bachelors. He started taking either lead or the main protagonist roles in many of the mainstream Bollywood films that followed. Rawal received wide recognition and appreciation for his role in ‘Hera Pheri’, and his acting in the film was considered as the major contributing factor to the movie’s success. Many comedy numbers followed and Paresh Rawal’s roles in all those movies got the best feedback. 

 He is also a renowned actor in Gujarati drama industry, and his latest play ‘Dear Father’ was a hit. He has also produced several successful TV soaps including ‘Teen Bahuraniyaan’ of ‘Zee TV’. Paresh Rawal is also into politics and won the parliament election from Ahmedabad East constituency to become the Member of Parliament for BJP in 2014. He is married to the 1979 Miss India and actress Swaroop Sampat and has two sons, Aditya and Aniruddh.

Actor Sachin Khedekar is very much known to Indian audience for portraying the role of national leader Subhas Chandra Bose in a biopic directed by Shyam Benegal. Bengal chose this actor because he had so much resemblance in look and personality that Khedeker tried to get into the mind and heart of viewers with his versatile acting. 

Debatably one of the most reputed names in the TV-world, Anand Mahendroo’s work is identified by its graphical flair, social relevance, technical refinement and sheer entertainment value. He is a prominent Writer, Director and Producer who shot to fame with his hit Television show Dekh Bhai Dekh. With Jaya Bachchan as the Producer under the label of Saraswati Audio Visuals Pvt Ltd (now known as ABC aka Amitabh Bachchan Corporation), Dekh Bhai Dekh became a sensation in 1993, airing on the Doordarshan Metro Channel. Mahendroo was involved in the Direction, Writing, Production, Editing and Visual Effects of the sitcom.

Anand is also known for his other mega successes like Idhar Udhar, Isi Bahane, Indradhanush, Aan, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Daddy Samjha Karo which have set standards, benchmarked excellence and started trends. Moreover, all of these works got him an abundant amount of critical acclaim turning him into an enormous brand with a fond recall.