Pukar
2000 · Movie · 176 min. · India
Major Jai Rajvansh and his fellow officer Hussein manage to rescue a leading politician as well as capture his kidnapper, Abhrush. The terrorist has been searched 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 who has always harboured love for Jai. Anjali is determined to make sure she and Jai stay together. At a party, he meets Miss India, Pooja Mallapa. As they spend more time together, he begins to love her and she too begins to love him. 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 swears revenge on Jai for rejecting her.
Direction Rajkumar Santoshi
Cast Anil Kapoor · Madhuri Dixit · Namrata Shirodkar · Om Puri · Rohini Hattangadi · Farida Jalal · Shivaji Satam · Danny Denzongpa · Girish Karnad · Kulbhushan Kharbanda · Neeraj Vora
Soundtrack A.R. Rahman
Screenplay Vijay Deveshwar · K.K. Raina · Anjum Rajabali · Rajkumar Santoshi
Cinematography Baba Azmi · Ashok Mehta · Santosh Sivan
Original title Pukar
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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