Pukar (2000 film)

Pukar
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Directed by	Rajkumar Santoshi
Produced by	Surinder Kapoor Boney Kapoor Bharat Shah
Written by	Dialogue: Rajkumar Santoshi Anjum Rajabali K.K. Raina
Screenplay by	Rajkumar Santoshi Anjum Rajabali
Story by	Rajkumar Santoshi
Starring	Anil Kapoor Madhuri Dixit Namrata Shirodkar Danny Denzongpa Om Puri
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Ashok Mehta Santosh Sivan Baba Azmi Chota K. Naidu
Edited by	V. N. Mayekar
Production company	S K Film Enterprises
Distributed by	Eros International Shemaroo Entertainment
Release date	4 February 2000
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Pukar (English: Call) is a Hindi drama film co-written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa and Om Puri. The film was critically acclaimed but did average business at the box office. It won two National Film Awards, including the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and the National Film Award for Best Actor for Anil Kapoor's performance. The score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman.

Major Jaidev "Jai" Rajvansh (Anil Kapoor) and his fellow officer manage to rescue a leading politician as well as capture his kidnapper, Abhrush (Danny Denzongpa). The terrorist has been wanted for years and he is finally captured by the two officers. Jai returns to a joyous welcome and is declared a national hero. He takes a break from the army and returns to his hometown. There he meets his childhood friend Anjali (Madhuri Dixit) who has always harboured love for Jai. Anjali wants to make most of Jai's holiday and tries to get close to him and spend time with him as much as she can.

At a party, he meets the then Miss India, Pooja Mallapa (Namrata Shirodkar). As they spend more time together, they begin to fall in love. In the mean time, Jai's parents are arranging his marriage to Anjali but when they find out about Jai's love for Pooja, they realise that they have to tell Anjali everything. Anjali, heartbroken and jealous wants revenge as Jai rejected her. Realising her frustration with Jai, Abrush takes advantage (via the said "kidnapped" politician who is hand in glove with Abrush) and together they plot to destroy Jai's reputation and life.