Pukar (2000)

Original title

पुकार

Directed by

Rajkumar Santoshi

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 56m

Rated

16

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Indian Air Force pilot is framed for treason and must clear his name. The film follows his struggle against false accusations while dealing with personal relationships.

dramaticaction-packedemotionalintensepatrioticmelodramaticearnestserious

What happens

Pukar (lit. 'The Call') is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi with cinematography by Ashok Mehta, Santosh Sivan, Baba Azmi and Chota K. Naidu. It stars Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa, Shivaji Satam and Om Puri. The background score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. Pukar was released on 4 February 2000, received mixed reviews from critics, and was a below average grosser at the box office. At the 48th National Film Awards, Pukar won 2 National Film Awards – the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and Best Actor (Kapoor). At the 46th Filmfare Awards, Pukar received 2 nominations – Best Actor (Kapoor) and Best Actress (Dixit). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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