Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001)

Set during the Partition of India in 1947, a Sikh truck driver falls in love with a Muslim girl belonging to an aristocratic family.

Director:

Anil Sharma

Writer:

Shaktimaan Talwar (as Shaktimaan)

Stars:

Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Amrish Puri

8 wins & 33 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sunny Deol	...	Tara Singh
Ameesha Patel	...	Sakeena (as Amisha Patel)
Amrish Puri	...	Ashraf Ali
Lillete Dubey	...	Shabana
Vivek Shauq	...	Darmiyaan Singh
Utkarsh Sharma	...	Charanjeet
Suresh Oberoi	...	Taya
Madhumalti Kapoor	...	Tayee
Tony Mirrcandani	...	Gurdeep
Mushtaq Khan	...	Gul Khan
Samar Jai Singh	...	Saleem (Sarfaraaz's Son)
Pramod Moutho	...	Gurdeep (Tara's Father) (as Pramod Muthu)
Kanika Shivpuri	...	Tara's Mother
Malvika Shivpuri	...	Tara's Sister
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ishrat Ali	...	Qazi

Storyline

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. The two eventually get married and have a son. The happy family, now living in Amritsar, gets the shock of their lives when Sakina learns that her father (Amrish Puri), whom she previously believed died in the riots back in Amritsar, is still alive after seeing his picture in a tattered, old newspaper. Upon contacting him, Sakina's father, now the mayor of Lahore in Pakistan, arranges for his daughter to arrive in Lahore to see him. Sakina leaves for Lahore minus Tara and her son, and upon reaching the city, learns of her father's plans for her - plans that include forcing Sakina to forget about her family and start life anew in Pakistan. Then begins an extraordinary journey which will lead Tara to cross the border into Pakistan to find his love Sakina.

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Plot Keywords:

muslim | year 1947 | sikh | lahore pakistan | hand pump | 

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Taglines:

A saga of love during the Indo-Pak partition.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Gadar collected 143 crores after 18 weeks. Inflation adjusted in 2013 equals 475 crores.

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Goofs

The film shows various members of Sakeena's family singing Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) during pre-partition India (pre-1947). However, this song was first published in 1956.

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Connections

Spoofed in Dhoondte Reh Jaoge (2009)

User Reviews

Great film

A warm film and essentially a love story.

Great music, comedy, acting, classic Sunny D action, cinematography, and an engaging story - what more can you ask for. It's one of the few Hindi movies that isn't ripping off a Hollywood film. Consistently holds up to repeated viewings.

Look for yet another superb performance by the late great Amrish Puri, look for sexy, buxom Amisha Patel, and Punjab's own Sunny Deol. This film really put him on another level, unfortunately films like Jo Bole or Hero are higher budget, but much lesser in content. This film though is one of the greatest films I've ever seen from Hindi cinema.

Details

Official Sites:

Vidio [Indonesia] Zee Network

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Punjabi

Release Date:

15 June 2001 (India)

Also Known As:

Gadar

Filming Locations:

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR185,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nittin Keni Creations, Zee Telefilms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min 170 min (original)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) Color