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