Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Action Drama Romance |
| Release date | 15 June 2001 |
| Running time | 184 minutes (Theatrical version) 182 minutes (Remastered version) |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Ameesha Patel Amrish Puri Lillete Dubey Vivek Shauq Narrated by Om Puri |
| Directed by | Anil Sharma |
| Written by | Shaktimaan Talwar |
| Produced by | Nittin Keni Bhanwar Singh Bhaumik Gondaliya |
| Cinematography by | Najeeb Khan |
| Edited by | A. D. Dhanashekharan Keshav Naidu Arun V. Narvekar |
| Music by | Uttam Singh |
| Production Company | Zee Telefilms |
| Distributor | Zee Telefilms |
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Movie Cast & Characters:
- Sunny Deol as Tara Singh
- Ameesha Patel as Sakeena “Sakku” Ali Singh, Tara Singh’s wife
- Amrish Puri as Mayor Ashraf Ali, Sakeena’s father and Tara Singh’s father-in-law
- Lillete Dubey as Shabana Ali, Sakeena’s mother and Tara Singh’s mother-in-law
- Vivek Shauq as Darmiyaan Singh, Tara Singh’s best friend
- Utkarsh Sharma as Charanjeet “Jeete” Singh, Tara Singh and Sakeena’s son
- Suresh Oberoi as Taya Kulwant Singh, Tara Singh’s elder uncle
- Madhu Malti as Gurjeet Singh, Tara Singh’s elder aunt
- Pramod Moutho as Gurdeep Singh, Tara Singh’s father
- Kanika Shivpuri as Parmeet Kaur, Tara Singh’s mother
- Mushtaq Khan as Gul Khan
- Dolly Bindra as Samira Khan
- Madhumalti Kapoor as Tara Singh’s Tayee
- Arjun Dwivedi as Pakistani jailor
- Ahsaan Khan as Abdul Ali
- Tony Mirchandani as Sarfaraz Ali
- Samar Jai Singh as Salim Ali
- Gyan Prakash as Wali Mohammed
- Vikrant Chaturvedi as Karim
- Rakesh Bedi as Vaid Kimtilal
- Vishwajeet Pradhan as Daroga Suleiman
- Ishrat Ali as Qazi of the Ali family
- Mithilesh Chaturvedi as Idris, Editor of Jung daily newspaper.
- B.N. Sharma as Iqbal, Officer of Pakistan 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’s friend, girls Boarding Hostel
- Om Puri as the narrator
- Malavika Shivpuri as Tara Singh’s sister #1
- Preeti Bhutani as Tara Singh’s sister #2
- Gulshan Mazdiasni as the Opera singer at the Annual Function
Storyline:
The story revolves around the partition of India. Tara Singh falls in love with a Muslim girl, saves her life from fellow Sikhs, and eventually, marries her. They live happily until Sakina’s father enters their life and hatches a plan to separate the two. Sakina moves to Pakistan while Tara struggles to reunite with his love.
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | ₹18.5 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹133 crore |
About Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Movie:
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is the second most-watched Hindi film in India since the 1990s, recording more than 50 million footfalls in India.
Director Anil Sharma’s son Utkarsh as a child artist plays Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel’s son.
The film was also shot in the city of Lucknow & Rudauli, Uttar Pradesh where the city was depicted as Lahore, Pakistan, and parts were shot at La Martiniere Boys School, Lucknow. Some parts were shot at Irshad Manzil Palace, Rudauli, Uttar Pradesh. A significant part was shot in Pathankot, Sarna, and Amritsar to depict the division-torn country.
It is a world record that 10 crore tickets of Gadar were sold as compared to any other film in the world.
The story of the film is loosely based on the real-life story of Boota Singh.
Gadar collected 143 crores after 18 weeks. Inflation-adjusted in 2013 equals 475 crores. The film was released on 350 screens across India.
Kajol was offered the role of Sakeena, but she turned it down as she did not feel the movie was her type of film.
Govinda was the first choice for Sunny Deol’s role. But after Maharaja flopped, Anil Sharma changed his mind
During the scene where Amisha Patil misses the train comedian Kapil Sharma was among the crowd. Kapil Sharma then a teenager managed to be part of the shoot as his father a cop was posted on duty on the shoot site for that particular day.
This is the only collaboration between Ameesha Patel and Amrish Puri.
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha was released on 15 June 2001 by Zee Telefilms. The film was re-released in theaters on 9 June 2023, for a limited period. It was remastered in 4K and Dolby Atmos, along with being an extended uncut version of the film.
A sequel titled Gadar 2, was announced on 15 October 2021 with the release of a motion poster. The film was released on 11 August 2023.
