Rangeela (1995 film)
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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Written by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Dialogues by | Neeraj Vora Sanjay Chhel |
| Produced by | Jhamu Sughand Ram Gopal Varma |
| Starring | Aamir Khan Urmila Matondkar Jackie Shroff |
| Cinematography | W. B. Rao |
| Edited by | Eeshwar Nivas |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | Varma Creations |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹4.5 crore |
| Box office | ₹33.4 crore |
Rangeela (transl. Colourful) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar and Jackie Shroff. The film was A. R. Rahman's first Hindi film with an original score and soundtrack, as his previous Hindi releases were dubbed versions of his Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.
Rangeela released on 8 September 1995 and proved to be a major box office success. The film received critical acclaim upon release, with particular praise directed towards the film's soundtrack and Matondkar's performance, thus proving to be a breakthrough for her. It was screened at the mainstream section of the International Film Festival of India.
At the 41st Filmfare Awards, Rangeela received a leading 14 nominations – Best Film, Best Director (Varma), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Actress (Matondkar), and won 7 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Shroff), Best Music Director (Rahman) and Special Jury Award (Asha Bhosle for "Tanha Tanha").