Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Anil Sharma

Writer:

Shaktimaan (written by)

Release Date:

15 June 2001 (India)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A saga of love during the Indo-Pak partition.

Plot:

Amongst the communal riots that erupt in the city, Tara shelters a wayward Sakina from a crazed mob and a bond that blossoms into love is created...

Plot Keywords:

Pakistan | Love | India | Religious Intolerance | Religious Persecution

Awards:

6 wins & 33 nominations

Cast

Sunny Deol	...	Tara Singh
Amisha Patel	...	Sakeena
Amrish Puri	...	Mayor (Sakina's dad)
Lillete Dubey
Vivek Shaq	...	Dharamayan Singh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ishrat Ali
Usha Bachani
Rakesh Bedi	...	Hotelier
Abhay Bhargav
Dolly Bindra
Mithilesh Chaturvedi
Amit Ghanshyam
Santosh Gupta
Kaushal Kapoor
Pratima Kazmi
Ahsaan Khan
Mushtaq Khan
Amita Khopkar
Madhumati	...	Dancer / Singer at Wedding
Tony Mirchandani
Pramod Muthu
Suresh Oberoi
Vishwajeet Pradhan
Gyan Prakash
Om Puri	...	Narrator
Naresh Sharma
Kanika Shivpuri
Samar Jai Singh

Also Known As:

Gadar (India: Hindi title) (short title)
Mutiny: A Love Story (International: English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

Australia:170 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | Punjabi

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | India:UA

Filming Locations:

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Company:

Zee Telefilms

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In a scene Amisha and her aunt are shown singing the song ‘Que Sera Sera’. The event was set before independence of India in 1947. But this song was actually released in 1956 and was featured in Hitchcock's ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Guru (2002)

One of the Best Indian (Hindi) movies

If there is one movie that I would pick as the overallone of the best movies that the Indian Film Industry has produced, it has to be "Gadar-Ek Prem Katha." It is very sweeping statement to make, but I make it with conviction. The best movies are either fiction (Shawshank Redemption)or a portrayal of an event that left indellible scars and memories that is left for generations to cope with. There were two people who put this masterpiece of a movie together, Anil Sharma and Nitin Keni, not necessarily popular names like Satyajit Ray and Raj Kapoor, but the sheer brilliance of the production, the reconstruction of the authenticity of the period,reminds me of David Lean production. It is difficult to relive a part of the history that should be long forgotten,but to recreate this history is the genius of the director, in this case Anil Sharma. Sunny Deol as the (Tara Singh) is a performance of a life time for this actor whose talent been underestimated. No one in Indian Cinema could portray the raw emotions and bring a certain velocity to the character and the screen.He is matched by another thespian Amrish Puri, who is a Volcano of talent. A new comer by the name of Amisha Patel, who gives a soulful, sobbing, stellar performance. She has subtlety and depth to her gaze and a feminity of emotion that she brings to this character. Overall this is a masterpiece that will be tough to be outdone. Movies like Devdas, Laggan, Monsoon Wedding, are mere appetisers in the menu of Indian Cinema but "Gadar Ek Prem katha' is the Main course or the Gourmet of Indian Cinema.