rebels. The Chittagong superintendent of police (SP) cracks down on the rebels and begins a manhunt for Master Da. Although he escapes, other members are arrested, killed, or shoot themselves to death to avoid police torture. Several months later, during an army football match, the young rebel Haripada assassinates the SP who led the crackdown. Master Da is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death by hanging; Surya Sen happily accepts the verdict. Before the sentence is carried out, however, his British executioners break his teeth, limbs, and joints with a hammer. Unconscious, he is dragged to the scaffold and hanged. Cast Abhishek Bachchan as Surya Sen / Masterda Deepika Padukone as Kalpana Datta Sikander Kher as Nirmal Sen Vishakha Singh as Pritilata Waddedar Maninder Singh as Ananta Singh Shreyas Pandit as Ambika Chakraborty Samrat Mukerji as Ganesh Ghosh Feroz Wahid Khan as Loknath Bal Vikramjeet Virk as Asanullah Khan Jan Bostock as Captain Taitte. Monty Munford as Major J.R. Johnson Amin Gazi as Haripada Bhattacharjee Ram Sethi as Rehman Chacha Nitin Prabhat as Harigopal Bal (Tegra) Shubham Patekar as Naresh Roy Parth Mandal as Fakir Sen Smith Seth as Jiban Ghoshal (Makhan) Palash Muchhal as Subodh Roy (Jhunku) Mohsin Khan as Himangshu Sen Suhasini Mulay as Tegra and Lokenath Bal's mother (Guest Appearance) Ram Sethi as Amjad Chacha (Guest Appearance) Rajesh Vivek as Seraj-Ul-Haq (Guest Appearance) Daya Shankar Pandey as Radio Announcer Voice (Guest Appearance) Rohan Painter as Ananda Gupta Abbas Khandwawala as Bidhubhusan Bhattacharya Narendra Bindra as Rajat Sen Critical reception Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey opened to generally-positive reviews. Critics appreciated the film, although some said that (at almost three hours) it was excessively long. According to Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India, the filmmaker was able to "combine high-octane drama with a high degree of restraint ... The film unfolds like a relentless thriller with loads of action involving the band of revolutionaries as they go about their bloody business." An NDTV reviewer rated the film 2.5 out of 5: "Ashutosh Gowariker is Bollywood's most earnest historian and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is a noble attempt at restoring glory to long-forgotten heroes". Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film four out of five, calling the bygone era's recreation "demanding, laborious and strenuous. It's a challenge to present the era convincingly. Besides extensive detailing to lend authenticity, the director carries the responsibility of making the