Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (transl. Revolt: A Love Story) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language period romantic action drama film directed by Anil Sharma and set during the Partition of India in 1947.[4] Loosely based on the life of Boota Singh, the film stars Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel in lead roles alongside Amrish Puri and Lillete Dubey.[2]
| Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anil Sharma |
| Produced by | Nittin Keni |
| Written by | Shaktiman Talwar |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Ameesha Patel Amrish Puri Lilette Dubey |
| Narrated by | Om Puri |
| Music by | Uttam Singh |
| Cinematography | Najeeb Khan |
| Edited by | A. D. Dhanashekharan Keshav Naidu Arun V. Narvekar |
| Distributed by | Zee Telefilms |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹190 million[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹1.33 billion[2][3] |
This film had a global cinema release on 15 June 2001, opposite Ashutosh Gowariker's sports drama Lagaan starring Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh.[5] This film was a blockbuster and was the highest-grossing Indian film of all time.[6] Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is the second most-watched Hindi film in India since the 1990s.[7]
Cast
- Sunny Deol as Tara Singh
- Ameesha Patel as Sakeena "Sakku" Tara Singh (Nee Ali)
- Amrish Puri as Mayor Ashraf Ali
- Lillete Dubey as Shabana Ali
- Vivek Shauq as Darmiyaan Singh
- Utkarsh Sharma as Charanjeet "Jeete" Tara Singh
- Suresh Oberoi as Taya
- Madhu Malti as Tayee
- Pramod Moutho as Gurdeep Singh
- Kanika Shivpuri as Mrs. Gurdeep Singh
- Mushtaq Khan as Gul Khan
- Dolly Bindra as Mrs. Khan
- Ahsaan Khan as Abdul Ali
- Tony Mirchandani as Sarfaraz Ali
- Samar Jai Singh as Salim Ali
- Gyan Prakash as Wali Mohammed
- Vikrant Chaturvedi as Kalim
- Rakesh Bedi as Vaidya
- Vishwajeet Pradhan as Daroga Suleiman
- Ishrat Ali as Qazi of Ali family
- Mithilesh Chaturvedi as Idris, Editor of Jung, daily newspaper
- B.N. Sharma as Iqbal, Officer of Pakistan High Consulate in Delhi
- Pratima Kazmi as Greedy Woman
- Amita Khopkar as Bano
- Santosh Gupta as Chanta
- Abhay Bhargava as Indian Army Officer
- Shweta Shinde as Sakina Friend, girls Boarding Hostel
- Om Puri as Narrator
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Media
Sunny Deol and Anil Sharma filming Gadar Ek Prem Katha
References
- ↑ Shubhra Gupta. Blockbuster bucks trend. The Hindu Business Line. http://www.blonnet.com/2001/08/20/stories/102044a2.htm. Retrieved 20 August 2001.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gadar - Ek Prem Katha - Movie - Box Office India". 17 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016.
- ↑ Anupama Chopra (31 December 2001). "Historic break - Society & The Arts News - Issue Date: Dec 31, 2001". India Today. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Shubhra Gupta. Blockbuster bucks trend. The Hindu Business Line. http://www.blonnet.com/2001/08/20/stories/102044a2.htm. Retrieved 20 August 2001.
- ↑ "Gadar - Ek Prem Katha - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.
- ↑ "The Biggest Blockbusters Ever In Hindi Cinema". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ "Bahubali 2 Is The Biggest Hindi Blockbuster This Century - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com.