Rang de basanti released today coinciding with India's republic day, the 26th January. Touted as a 'coming-of-age' film it matches the hopes and aspirations of a bunch of youngsters against the depressing social and political realities of current day India.

Abhishek Bandekar reviews Rang de basanti on NaachGaana.Com:

If Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi was a eulogy to the youth of the 70’s, Rang De Basanti is a preface to the fortunes of this generation- one that is driven by the addiction of ambition, one that is letting life slip by.