Mirzya director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra changed Rang De Basanti's climax a week before release

In an interview with a leading daily tabloid, Mirzya director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra spoke about how he changed the climax of one of his more famous movies Rang De Basanti, a week before its theatrical release. The director said the original climax was supposed to show thousands of students thronging the streets in a funeral procession of the dead students.

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After a few test screenings suggested that the audience wasn't coming out with the happiest of emotions, Rakeysh Mehra was prompted to call up his friends at NDTV, and film student reactions across 7-8 cities which took about 4 days. And even though there wasn't time to watch it before release, Mehra relied on his instincts.

It became the climax of the movie and everyone came out with a burning passion for the country, along with a hint of sadness. However, it did give us that last frame of Sidharth and Aamir's character laughing when the commandos walk in and the screen freezes to black and white.

The climax still gives us goosebumps, and we have director Mehra to thank for that. Mirzya, written by Gulzar, directed by Mehra and starring Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher as the leads will hit the screens on October 7th.

Watch the epic climax here: