During the Partition of India in 1947, Tara Singh, a Sikh truck driver, saves Sakina, a Muslim woman he knew in her college days, from a mob. They fall in love and marry. Then Sakina is taken back to Pakistan by her family, and Tara sets out to cross the new border to find her.
Movies / Hindi
Classic
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
2001 · Period drama · Action · Romance
- Release
- 15 June 2001
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 184 minutes
- Director
- Anil Sharma
- Writer
- Shaktimaan Talwar
- Producer
- Nitin Keni
- Music
- Uttam Singh, lyrics by Anand Bakshi
- Budget
- about ₹19 crore
- Status
- Released
All-time blockbusters
Why it was a blockbuster
It grossed over ₹1.33 billion worldwide and became the highest-grossing Hindi film of its time, overtaking Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!. It sold over 50 million tickets in India, the second most-watched Indian film since the 1980s after Baahubali 2. Box Office India put its adjusted domestic gross at ₹4.86 billion as of 2017.
It was loosely inspired by the real story of Boota Singh, and released on the same day as Lagaan. The soundtrack by Uttam Singh, with lyrics by Anand Bakshi, was one of the year's most successful. Its sequel, Gadar 2, followed in 2023 and is also on this guide. Principal photography took place across North India, with cinematography by Najeeb Khan and production design by Nitin Desai. Critics praised its dramatic intensity, action and performances, particularly those of Deol, Patel and Amrish Puri, though some found it melodramatic.
Awards
- 47th Filmfare Awards: nine nominations, including Best Film; Filmfare Special Performance Award for Ameesha Patel.
Box office
As of 2017.
- Worldwide gross: over ₹133 crore (initial run).
- Over 50 million footfalls in India.
- Adjusted domestic gross (Box Office India, 2017): ₹486 crore.
Source: Wikipedia: Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (article revision of 20 August 2026, checked 22 October 2026)
Cast
- Sunny DeolTara Singh
- Ameesha PatelSakina
- Amrish Puri
- Vivek Shauq
- Lillete Dubey
- Utkarsh Sharma
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Sources
Last checked 22 October 2026.