The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race.
Mangal Pandey
Heera
Captain William Gordon
Jwala
Narrator (uncredited)
Lol Bibi
Captain Hewson
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Rani Laxmibai
Nana Saheb
Mr. Kent
Lord Charles Canning
Watson
Bakht Khan
Azimullah Khan
Tatya Tope
Jemadar Ishwari Prasad
Shaikh Paltu
Dawar Ali
Officer Lockwood
General Anson
Yasmin
Parmanand Jha
Kamla Singh, wife of Vir Singh
Old woman, mother of Vir Singh
Kripashankar Singh
Bhujavan Shukla
Hassan Ali
Nainsukh
Mrs. Wheeler
Mendicant Musician
Mendicant Musician
Bangdu
Slave trader
Bearer
Brahmin Sepoy
Sepoy
British doctor
Ms. Lockwood
Barrackpore Sargeant
Collector
Champal
Mr. Quartermaster
Mrs. Quartermaster
Gordon Servant
Gordon servant 2
Pankhawala
Sati Priest
Relative Villager
Old Maharaja
Aid to Maharaja
Poppy Field Villager
British Priest
Peabody
Grant
Ghoshal Babu
Radhe Shyam
Mitchell
Baby
Gulab
First officer
Sepoy messenger
Emily's Coachman