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Sarfarosh

  • 19991999
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 54m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
26K
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Sonali Bendre and Aamir Khan in Sarfarosh (1999)
After his brother is killed and father severely injured by terrorists, a young med student quits his studies to join the Indian Police Service to wipe out the terrorists.
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After his brother is killed and father severely injured by terrorists, a young med student quits his studies to join the Indian Police Service to wipe out the terrorists.After his brother is killed and father severely injured by terrorists, a young med student quits his studies to join the Indian Police Service to wipe out the terrorists.After his brother is killed and father severely injured by terrorists, a young med student quits his studies to join the Indian Police Service to wipe out the terrorists.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
26K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
40,708
12,466
  • Director
    • John Mathew Matthan
  • Writers
    • Hriday Lani(dialogue)
    • John Mathew Matthan(screenplay)
    • Pathik Vats(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Naseeruddin Shah
    • Sonali Bendre
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Mathew Matthan
  • Writers
    • Hriday Lani(dialogue)
    • John Mathew Matthan(screenplay)
    • Pathik Vats(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Naseeruddin Shah
    • Sonali Bendre
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 12 nominations

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    Aamir Khan in Sarfarosh (1999)
    Sonali Bendre and Aamir Khan in Sarfarosh (1999)
    Naseeruddin Shah in Sarfarosh (1999)
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    Aamir Khan in Sarfarosh (1999)
    Naseeruddin Shah in Sarfarosh (1999)
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    Sonali Bendre and Aamir Khan in Sarfarosh (1999)

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    Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    • A.C.P. Ajay Singh Rathod
    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Gulfam Hassan
    Sonali Bendre
    Sonali Bendre
    • Seema
    Mukesh Rishi
    Mukesh Rishi
    • Inspector Salim
    Akash Khurana
    Akash Khurana
    • Ajay's Father
    Smita Jaykar
    Smita Jaykar
    • Ajay's Mother
    Sukanya Kulkarni
    Sukanya Kulkarni
    • Babhi
    Ahmed Khan
    Ahmed Khan
    • Haji
    Pradeep Singh Rawat
    Pradeep Singh Rawat
    • Sultan
    Makrand Deshpande
    Makrand Deshpande
    • Shiva
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    • Major Baig
    • (as Shrivallabh Vyas)
    Rajesh Joshi
    Rajesh Joshi
    • Thakur
    Ali Khan
    Ali Khan
    • Shafi
    Upasna Singh
    Upasna Singh
    • Mala
    • (as Upasana Singh)
    Salim Shah
    • INSP. Yadav
    Manoj Joshi
    Manoj Joshi
    • S.I. Bajju
    Ramesh Goyal
    Ramesh Goyal
    • Hawaldar Kadam
    Khodus Wadia
    • I.S.I. General
    • Director
      • John Mathew Matthan
    • Writers
      • Hriday Lani(dialogue)
      • John Mathew Matthan(screenplay) (story)
      • Pathik Vats(dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In 1998, a right-wing political party in India had prevented famous Pakistani Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali from performing in Mumbai. Ghulam Ali is much loved on both sides of the border, and continues to have concerts in many cities of India. In a twisted echo of this incident, Naseeruddin Shah plays a Pakistani Ghazal singer who turns out to be a terrorist in this movie.
    • Goofs
      The scene where Pakistan general id talking to his agents, the map on the wall is Indian map with Kashmir as its part. It would not had been same assuming Pakistan shows POK as a separate state.
    • Quotes

      Ajay Singh Rathod: Kya Thakur tu aata nahi hai?

    • Connections
      Featured in Indian Idol: Greatest Finale Ever (2021)

    User reviews34

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    10/10
    Best Directorial Debut
    John Matthan directs a fantastic film in his directorial debut. With so many characters popping in one after the other it would have been very difficult to maintain the flow of the film which John Matthan has done very successfuly. Aamir Khan as usual has given an excellent performance as A.C.P Rathore who is set to end the flow of Arms and ammunition from Pakistan to India. Aamir, the dedicated actor that he is, had studied all about the police force, the IPS people, talked with many police officers and stayed with some of them to study the role of ACP rathore.Nasserudin Shah has only 6 to 7 scenes but he dominates the movie. He has the role which was similarly played by Jack Nicholson in 'A Few Good Men'. Sonali Bendre is wasted in what turns out to be a fine performance by her. The surprise factor of the film is the acting of Mukesh Rishi which has got lots of critical acclaim from the critics and the general audience. Do not be surprised if he wins all the awards for "The Best Supporting Actor". Although the film is very predictible,the climax is the best part of the scene. This is the one of the best climax ever used in an hindi movie. Its hard to believe that this is John's directorial/writing debut.
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    • Jun 12, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 1999 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Fervour
    • Filming locations
      • Maharashtra, India
    • Production company
      • Cinematt Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $288,733
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $150,429
      • May 2, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $288,733
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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