Gadar (film)
| Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | |
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| Hindi | ग़दर: एक प्रेम कथा |
| Directed by | Anil Sharma |
| Produced by | Nitin Keni |
| Written by | Shaktiman Talwar |
| Starring |
Sunny Deol Amisha Patel Amrish Puri Lilette Dubey |
| Narrated by | Om Puri |
| Music by | Uttam Singh |
| Cinematography | Naj |
| Edited by | A.D. Dhanashekharan Keshav Naidu Arun V. Narvekar |
| Distributed by |
Zee Telefilms T-Series |
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Running time
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186 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language |
Hindi Urdu |
| Budget | ₹185millions |
| Box office | ₹786millions |
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| Studio album by Uttam Singh | ||||
| Released | 2001 (India) | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label |
T-Series
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| Producer | Uttam Singh | |||
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Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (Translation: Revolt: A Love Story) is a 2001 Indian period action drama film, starring Sunny Deol, Amisha Patel, and Amrish Puri, set in the time of the Partition of India in 1947. Made for ₹185 million (US$2.9 million), Gadar has made more than Rs. 78.6 crores during its initial theatrical run with a distributor share of 54.6 crores and after its theatrical run, was commercially one of the most successful movies in India when it was released. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is the second most watched Hindi language film in India as it recorded 5.05 crore footfalls in India. The shy role of Sunny Deol was admired and led to the Filmfare nomination for the best actor. According to Box office India, its adjusted gross is 468 crores in 2017 ticket sales. The story of this film is loosely based on the life of Boota Singh.
During the Partition of India, the film tells the story of a truck driver, Tara Singh (Sunny Deol), a Sikh, who falls in love with a Muslim girl, Sakina (Amisha Patel), belonging to an aristocratic family.
The story begins with Sikhs and Hindus being attacked by Muslims in Pakistan when trying to migrate to India by train from the railway station in west Punjab. In response, Sikhs and Hindus react by killing Muslims migrating to Pakistan from India. During the Hindu-Muslim riots that erupted soon after the Partition, Tara recognizes Sakina from the little Taj Mahal antique in her hands. He then saves and protects her from a murderous mob chasing her because she failed to get onto the train with her family members after being lost in the crowd. As the mob attempts to brutally rape and murder her, Tara Singh defends Sakina and disguises her as a Sikh to protect her.
While driving back to Tara's house, the story has a major flashback showing the relationship between Tara and Sakina during her college days, but the real ambition of Tara is to become a singer. Some girls in college who are friends of Sakina, fool Tara into thinking that they have got him a spot on a music show in return for a favor. Tara performs badly in front of the musyed by Sakina (Amisha Patel). His friend then gives him tablets that help him prove his singing skills. Soon after it is shown that Sakina is not the real music teacher, which saddens him. When performing on the music show Sakina announces that she will not do her act, instead giving Tara a chance to sing despite being against the will of the seniors at the college. Tara impresses everybody with his talent. While returning home after completing the final year, Sakina is given a goodbye present by Tara.
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