Sarkar (2005)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Ram Gopal Varma

Writer:

Manish Gupta (writer)

Release Date:

1 July 2005 (India)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

'There are no Rights and Wrongs. Only Power' - Sarkar

Plot:

The Indian version of The Godfather, with the focus on SARKAR, an Indian politician.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Power | Prison | Squash | Conspiracy

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan	...	Subhash Nagre 'Sarkar'
Abhishek Bachchan	...	Shankar Nagre
Kay Kay Menon	...	Vishnu Nagre
Supriya Pathak	...	Mrs. Pushpa Subhash Nagre
Rukhsar	...	Mrs. Amrita Vishnu Nagre
Katrina Kaif	...	Pooja
Tanisha	...	Avantika
Anupam Kher	...	Motilal Khurana
Srinivasa Rao Kota	...	Selva Mani
Zakir Hussain	...	Rashid
Ravi Kale	...	Chander
Raju Mavani	...	Vishram Bhagat
Jeeva	...	Swami Virendra
Ishrat Ali	...	Khan
Veerendra Saxena	...	Rape Victim's Father

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | Marathi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

School For the Blind, Jogeshwari, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

K Sera Sera

Trivia:

'Ram Gopal Verma' had signed Amitabh Bachchan for another movie "Ek", he decided to scrap that script and decided to cast both father and son together for the first time in this movie.

Quotes:

Selva Mani: I, Selva Mani... Style South, operation complete North...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pyare Mohan (2006)

RAM GOPAL VARMA - A mature magician

SARKAR is a creation of a life time from Ramu, it will remain as a highlight in all the artists careers, a great movie...it sucks you into it and throws you out. I watched the movie and before i could realise it started...it finished. When someone says slow narration...they are just ignorant of what cinema making is all about. Amitabh is excellent...on par with him is his son playing hi son in the movie, Abhishek. He is the one actor out of the young genre who will stand tall for a long time. The music of the movie is first rate, it plays a very important role in keeping us glued to what happens on screen.

I read a post saying "a bad adaptation of godfather" lets get this one clear that this is not Godfather. We get that impression because Ramu says he is inspired by the Hollywood movie, very kind of him. I have seen the movie and can confirm that approx 5% meets with what we have seen in Godfather.

Talking about direction, i could write a couple of pages about it, but i prefer to say it is exceptional. Its a pity our movies do not get as much exposure as international cinema, but having watched movies from all other languages, Indian cinema coming from unorthodox directors like Ramu are far better.

Watch the movie or you will miss out on something special.