A young English film-maker by the name of Sue comes to India with the intention of making a movie about famous Indian revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad.

But when the BBC refuses to fund her project she decides to recruit students from Delhi University to act in her documentary.

These young chaps include DJ (Aamir Khan), who has always believed that there is not much to look forward to in the real world. So he hides in his studies.

Then, there is Karan (Siddharth), the son of a rich businessman. He does not get on with his father but still manages to suck money out of him.

Aslam (Kunal Kapoor), is a middleclass boy, who lives near Jama Masjid. He is a poet, philosopher and guide to his friends.

Sukhi (Sharman Joshi), the youngest of the group is innocent, vulnerable, but a real flirt when it comes to women.

There is also Laxman Pandey (Atul Kulkarni) who is the fundamentalist in the group. He believes that politics can make the world a better place.

Last but not the least we have Sonia (Soha Ali Khan), the only female in the group. A tomboy and vivacious by nature, Sonia is engaged to Ajay (Madhavan), an airline pilot.

So as the documentary gathers momentum in its filming, each of the above stars plays two roles - one that belongs to the here-and-now, while the other belongs in the 1920s.

The film sends a thought-provoking message to the youth of today. Being self centred and materialistic, it seems lads of today do not believe in patriotism. Most of them think that making a change belongs strictly to the history books.

The twist in this tale comes when DJ and his friends become so involved with the documentary that they begin to recognise what these revolutionaries achieved.

The film stars Aamir Khan who recently gave an impressive performance in The Rising while popular British stage actress, Alice Patten makes her feature film debut with Rang De Basanti.

The film is being released in UK cinemas by UTV in January 2006.