Some movies create history at the box office. Many movies in Bollywood have achieved this feat so far. Something similar happened in the year 2001. The movie ran in theaters for 25 weeks and made a big record by earning a lot and also bagged many prestigious accolades for its strong and power-packed presentation.
The All Time Blockbuster: Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Here we are talking about ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’, featuring Sunny Deol and Amisha Patel in lead roles, which was released in 2001. Apart from them, stars like Amrish Puri, Utkarsh Sharma, Mushtaq Khan, Ishrat Ali and Vivek Bedi were also a part of the film. The story of the film Gadar is based on a love story during the partition of India and Pakistan. Sunny Deol played the role of Tara Singh in it. Amisha Patel was seen in the role of Sakina. Tara saves Sakina’s life during the riots and then both of them get married.
The Plot Of Gadar
The story takes a huge turn when Sakina learns that her parents are alive and live in Pakistan. She decides to go to Pakistan, but is imprisoned there. Tara Singh then goes to Pakistan to bring his wife back to India. The strong story, dialogues and songs of the film Gadar touched the hearts of the audience and this was the reason why it proved to be a huge success at the box office. Sunny Deol’s ‘Gadar’ ran in theatres for 25 weeks and made a silver jubilee record.
The Box Office Reception
According to the report of Sacnilk, Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel’s ‘Gadar’ was made at a cost of Rs 18 crores. This movie did a tremendous business of Rs 76.65 crores in India. The film was a hit all over the world. Its total earnings were Rs 132.60 crores. In this way, the film ‘Gadar’ earned 633 percent profit at the box office. It emerged as the highest grossing film of the year 2001 and was called an all-time blockbuster. The film was directed by Anil Sharma and the story was written by Shaktiman Talwar.
In the year 2023, the action-packed sequel of ‘Gadar’, ‘Gadar 2’ was released. In this, Sunny Deol once again became famous as Tara Singh. ‘Gadar 2’, directed by Anil Sharma, proved to be a blockbuster. Sunny Deol’s film did a business of Rs 691 crore worldwide.