Prince Charles who is visiting India, gave the muhurat clap for the Bobby Bedi produced and Ketan Mehta directed ´The Rising´. Present on the occasion were director Yash Chopra, Javed Akhtar, Ketan Mehta and off course Aamir Khan as ´Mangal Pandey´, in his now famous moustache and long hair.

Later on the prince had a brief chat with Aamir and other members of the crew.