Sarfarosh

Sarfarosh
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Matthew Matthan
Produced by	John Matthew Matthan
Written by	John Matthew Matthan
Starring	Naseeruddin Shah Aamir Khan Sonali Bendre Shri Vallabh Vyas Mukesh Rishi Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Music by	Songs: Jatin-Lalit Background Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury
Cinematography	Vikas Sivaraman
Edited by	Jethu Mundul
Production company	Cinematt Pictures
Distributed by	Eros Entertainment
Release date	30 April 1999 (1999-04-30)
Running time	174 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹8 crore (equivalent to ₹24 crore or US$3.6 million in 2016)
Box office	₹30.3 crore (equivalent to ₹91 crore or US$14 million in 2016)

Sarfarosh (English: Fervour) is a 1999 Bollywood crime thriller film produced, written and directed by John Matthew Matthan; starring Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre and Aamir Khan. John started working on Sarfarosh in 1992. Seven years were spent on the research, pre-production and production till it finally released in 1999. The film deals with an Indian police officer's quest towards cross-border terrorism.

The film was released at the time of the Kargil conflict when tensions between India and Pakistan were high. The film was critically praised and was commercially successful at the box office. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film, and was screened at the International Film Festival of India. The film was remade in Kannada as Sathyameva Jayathe with Devaraj and in Telugu as Astram (2006) with Vishnu Manchu and Anushka Shetty.

Arms trafficking is taking place in India. An arsenal enters Indian territory via the state of Rajasthan, which makes its way to interior of India with help of many middlemen. Bala Thakur, a gun handler in Chandrapur, provides the arms to Veeran, a forest dwelling brigand. Later, Veeran and his gang attack a wedding bus, mercilessly gunning down every person in it which includes women and children. The government appoints a Special Action Team in Mumbai to trace the roots behind the attack. The team learns about Bala Thakur, but thanks to his informants, Thakur flees before he can be apprehended.