Pukar (2000 film)

Pukar
File:Pukar DVD cover.jpg DVD cover
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 dates	4 February 2000
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Pukar (English: Call) is a Hindi action drama film co written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and 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.

Plot

Major Jaidev 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.

Anjali manages to steal certain important secret documents detailing plans for Abrush's movement from prison to prison. The following events lead to Jai being court martialed and he is declared a traitor to the country. Pooja leaves him alone due to family pressure. Jai, determined to prove his innocence and redeem himself, decides to pursue Abrush alone. Ultimately Anjali comes to her senses and realises her mistake. To atone for it, she single-handedly tries to thwart Abhrush's plans and help Jai prove his innocence. Jai overpowers Abhrush. Finally Jai expresses his love for Anjali and forgives her and both unite.

Cast

• Anil Kapoor as Major Jaidev Rajvansh
• Madhuri Dixit as Anjali
• Sudhir Joshi as Anjali's Father
• Namrata Shirodkar as Pooja Mallapa
• Om Puri as Colonel Hussein
• Danny Denzongpa as Abhrush
• Kulbhushan Kharbanda
• Shivaji Satam as Col. Rana
• Farida Jalal as Gayetri Rajvansh
• Rohini Hattangadi as Mrs. Mallapa (Pooja's Mother)
• Girish Karnad as Mr. Rajvansh
• Govind Namdeo as Mr. Mishra
• Anjan Srivastava as Tiwari (Mishra's Assistant)
• Mukesh Rishi as Bakshi, Abhrush Assistant
• Yashpal Sharma as Major Katar Singh
• K.D Chandran
• Viju Khote as Dayanand Awasthi
• Neeraj Vora
• Prabhu Deva as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"
• Lata Mangeshkar as Herself in song, "Ek Tu Hi Bharosa"

Soundtrack

Pukar
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released	1999 (India)
Recorded	Panchathan Record Inn
Genre	Film Soundtrack
Label	Venus
Producer	A.R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Taj Mahal (1999)Taj Mahal1999 Pukar (2000) Alaipayuthey (2000)Alaipayuthey2000

The music is given by A.R.Rahman while the lyrics are written by Majrooh, Javed Akhtar.

• The song "Kay Sera Sera", was a remake of Rahman's own song "Kadhal Nayagara" from a Tamil movie En Swasa Kaatre. The lyrics of that song and the title is from Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) sung by actress Doris Day for the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film, The Man Who Knew Too Much.
• Rahman reused the song "Oh Bosnia" as "Ek Tu Hi Bharosa". The song was composed and performed by Rahman in his Malaysian concert in 1996 that was in aid of Bosnian victims. The piano was played by Rahman himself.
• Hai Jaana has two parts within' the film version and soundtrack version.
• The song "Sunta Hai Mera Khuda" was shot at Arches National Park in Utah, USA.

Track list

Track #	Song	Artist(s)	Picturised on	Length
1	"Que Sera Sera"	Shankar Mahadevan & Kavita Krishnamurthy; Chorus: Swarnalatha	Prabhu Deva & Madhuri Dixit	06:51
2	"Sunta Hai Mera Khuda"	Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy & Swarnalatha	Anil Kapoor, Namrata Shirodkar & Madhuri Dixit	06:36
3	"Humrahi Jab Ho Mastana"	Udit Narayan & Hema Sardesai	Anil Kapoor & Namrata Shirodkar	04:26
4	"Hai Jaana - 1"	Sujatha	Madhuri Dixit	04:18
5	"Kismat Se Tum"	Sonu Nigam & Anuradha Paudwal	Anil Kapoor & Madhuri Dixit	06:20
6	"Ek Tu Hi Bharosa"	Lata Mangeshkar	Lata Mangeshkar (herself)	06:29

Awards

Pukar received many awards and nominations, the most important being Anil Kapoor who won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance.

Filmfare Awards Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Anil Kapoor Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Madhuri Dixit IIFA Awards Nominated: Best Actor Award - Anil Kapoor Best Actress Award - Madhuri Dixit Best Supporting Actress Award - Namrata Shirodkar National Film Awards National Film Award for Best Actor - Anil Kapoor Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration - Rajkumar Santoshi

Star Screen Awards Nominated: Star Screen Award for Best Actor - Anil Kapoor Star Screen Award for Best Actress - Madhuri Dixit Star Screen Award for Best Comedian - Rohini Hattangadi Star Screen Award for Best Female Playback - Kavita Krishnamurthy for "Kay Sera Sera" Star Screen Award for Best Choreography - Prabhu Deva for "Kay Sera Sera" Won: Star Screen Award for Best Publicity Design — Himanshu Nanda and Rahul Nanda

External links

• Pukar at IMDb