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Rangoon

Rangoon

Love. War. Deceit

20176.12h 47m

Overview

Julia travels to the Indo-Burma border to perform for the troops during the World War II, on the insistence of Billimoria, her lover. She finds herself in love with Jemadar Malik, a soldier there.

Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj
Written by Lekha Washington, Matthew Robbins, Sabrina Dhawan
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Vishal Bhardwaj
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0M0

Top Cast

Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor

Nawab Malik

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut

Miss Julia

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan

Rustom Rusi Billimoria

Richard McCabe

Richard McCabe

Major General Harding

Alex Avery

Alex Avery

Major Williams

Amruta Khanvilkar

Amruta Khanvilkar

Rjaji's Wife

Surendra Pal

Surendra Pal

Rajaji

Gajraj Rao

Gajraj Rao

Ahuja

L

Lin Laishram

Mema

Themes & Keywords

love triangleworld war ii

About Rangoon

Rangoon is a war, history, drama, romance film released in 2017 exploring themes of love triangle, world war ii. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, it stars Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan. Julia travels to the Indo-Burma border to perform for the troops during the World War II, on the insistence of Billimoria, her lover. She finds herself in love with Jemadar Malik, a soldier there.

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