Rang De Basanti will become tax-free from Saturday, 11 February 2006 (hopefully). It will become possible through efforts of Aamir Khan and Rakeysh Mehra who went to Delhi to seek tax - exemption for the film.

In just four days RDB is reported to have collected a huge Rs 22.8 crore worldwide and Rs 14.8 crore in all-India gross. From the time RDB became huge hit, Mehra had only one thing on his mind - to make it tax free.

He said, "We've made enough money, people from the lower income groups also should get to see it," he says. It's obvious that he's overwhelmed by the response that he got from his seven-year project. He has been able to reflect what he wanted to say in the right way, still entertaining the viewers. The cast of RDB is being applauded for their performances but the real effort for making it successful was putted by those behind the camera. They had to go through many complexities to make a complex story joyful yet inspirational at the same time.

They made possible the idea of mixing personality traits of revolutionaries with patriotism. Group discussions and surveys were held to know about today's youth state of mind regarding revolutionaries and how would they react to a period film. They contemporaries patriotism with an issue that is relevant in today's world - like the MIG issue.

At last they ended up doing 22 drafts for the screenplay, careful to make it a youth movie, run a parallel story and yet not make it preachy or theatrical. RDB's screenplay took three-and-a-half years to complete even if the shooting was completed between February and July last year. They rendered it with songs that were progressive and that retained the feeling of our beliefs. A. R. Rahman and cinematographer Binod Pradhan left their projects in middle to be part of the project.

After putting so much sweat and blood to a project they has been able to come up with a film that evoke appreciation along with criticism which gives scope for thoughts, opinion and discussion. This is the real worth of a sincere effort and not just the commercial success. RDB becoming tax-free in Delhi is a step toward getting that status in other parts of India. Hopefully we hear it soon.