'Rangeela Re' was easily the most popular track of 1995. It marked the arrival of A.R. Rahman in Bollywood. The movie not only did good business, it established Urmila as an actress and Ram Gopal Varma as a Director. His acumen was never doubted, his ability in popular cinema was subject to speculations. Rangeela brought him in mainstream cinema's big league.
Munna, a tapori, loves his childhood friend Mili. Mili wants to be an actress and is infatuated with persona of Raj, a superstar. She gets a movie with him and Munna realises that differences between him and her have grown beyond repair. He decides to let his love go because he doesn’t know if she loves him the way he does and he believes that Raj can offer her a better future. Characters are very simple. In Munna one can see the influence of Anil Kapoor's mannerism. Mili is a dreamer and varies from spontaneous to shy. She is a little tomboyish adding to the effect. Raj is very suave. In short, it’s a clichéd story with clichéd characterization which works due to smart dialogues, good performances and music by Mozart of Madras.
Performances are good. Jackie and Urmila played their characters very well. However, Aamir playing Munna steals the show. His screen presence is awesome. Camera work is pretty decent. Editing is crisp. Scenes don’t drag unnecessarily. Direction is good. Nothing extraordinary still with a fresh feel. RGV's approach to direction and storytelling in Rangeela was short of movies he made later, though way better than some of the contemporary money spinners.
Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
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