Back in 2006, Aamir Khan’s Rang De Basanti was released and had spread its colors of new age patriotism.

Rang De Basanti was a ground-breaking script that reimagined and reinterpreted the conventional depiction of patriotism by injecting youth's zeal and emotion, as well as their impact, into the patriotic landscape of our country. Today it marks 17 years of its huge success at the box office and hence celebrating that, fans trended the film with the hashtag #17yearsofRDB.

Rang De Basanti is indeed a marvel coming from the house of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who directed this cinematic wonder and gave the world a gem. From its music to its national integrity provoking dialogues, the film touched the hearts of million. The eye opener message that film brought to the audience is still the same and holds immense strength to spark the fire of patriotism.

Moreover, even after so many years of its release, the film is living in the hearts of the masses with the same emotion. Read how fans celebrated Republic Day and the 17 years of Rang De Basanti’s impactful release.

Released in 2006, Rang De Basanti was directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars Aamir Khan, Siddharth, R. Madhavan, Atul Kulkarni, Soha Ali Khan, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman and British actress Alice Patten.

One of the best film for me and thanks for this one #17yearsofRDBpic.twitter.com/BhDXOr2LN8

— Kripal (@Kripal1_) January 26, 2023

Rang De Basanti best movie thi aur hamesha rahegi ❤️❤️#17yearsofRDB pic.twitter.com/kxKBum4VMf

— Sweety_IND 🇮🇳 📿 (@asksweety_IN) January 26, 2023

Yeh film hamesa Dil pe hi rahega thanks for this #17yearsofRDBpic.twitter.com/BINBSRXMks

— Rudra Pratap💫 (@_Rudra11) January 26, 2023