7 Interesting Facts About ‘Gadar’ Movie You Won’t Believe

If you are a Bollywood lover, you must be aware of the blockbuster movie Gadar: Ek Prem Katha starring well-known actors like Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Lilette Dubey, Amrish Puri, Vivek Shauq, Utkarsh Sharma, and many others. The movie was released in 2001. 22 years have passed since the superhit movie hit the big screens but Gadar still has a special place in every movie lover’s heart.

Directed by Anil Sharma, and written by Shaktiman Talwar, Gadar is an iconic movie that is considered one of the best movies Bollywood has made. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha broke all the box-office records by doing a business of Rs. 140 crores whereas the budget of the film was just Rs. 18 crores. Later, after 22 years since its initial release the movie was re-released, and its adjusted gross was reportedly Rs. 500 crores.

Now, Gadar 2 has hit the theatres and people are excited to watch the power couple Tara Singh (Sunny Deol) and Sakeena (Ameesha Patel) once again. The recently released film, Gadar 2 beautifully captured the spirit of love and patriotism.

However, there are a lot of interesting and unknown facts about Gadar: Ek Prem Katha facts that everyone needs to know. Here we have listed some of them for you:

1. The director of Gadar: Ek Prem Katha approached Govinda to play the character of ‘Tara Singh’

Did you know that Sunny Deol was not the first choice to play the character of Tara Singh in Gadar? The director of the film, Anil Sharma reportedly approached Govinda for the lead role. After the film Maharaja starring Govinda was a flop at the box office, the director changed his mind and cast Sunny Deol as the lead.

And we support his decision as Sunny Deol did play the role of Tara Singh flawlessly and did the utmost justice to the lead character in the film, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha.

2. Anil Sharma’s first choice for the role of ‘Sakeena’ in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha was Kajol

The well-known actress Kajol was one of the choices of the director for the cast as the lead actress. But Kajol could not be a part of Gadar because of date issues, she couldn’t be a part of the film. After that 500 girls were auditioned by the filmmaker. Out of which Ameesha Patel grabbed the female lead role in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha.

3. Gadar is the third most-watched Hindi film in the country

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha has been the third most-watched film in India with more than 50 million footfalls. Only the iconic films, Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Baahubali 2 surpassed Gadar.

4. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha was influenced by the life of the Ex-soldier of the British Army, Boota Singh

Most people are unaware of the fact that Gadar: Ek Prem Katha was inspired by the life and love story of the ex-soldier of the British Army, Boota Singh. Boota Singh rescued some people during the communal riots, among them he found his lady love. The soldier fell in love with a Muslim girl named, Zainab. They eventually got married and had beautiful kids.

However, their love life didn’t have a happy ending, as after the partition of India-Pakistan was officially announced, Zainab was sent to Pakistan. Boota Singh had to convert to Islam and go to Pakistan to take her back. But, due to her family’s pressure, Zainab was not allowed to be with him and was forced to marry someone of her family’s choice. Boota Singh was only allowed to take their daughter back from Pakistan. But the ex-soldier couldn’t take it anymore and committed suicide. He jumped in front of a moving train with his daughter. Fortunately, his daughter survived.

5. The character who plays the son of ‘Tara Singh’ and ‘Sakeena’ in Gadar is director Anil Sharma’s son, Utkarsh Sharma

The film’s director, Anil Sharma cast his son as ‘Jeete Singh’, the son of Tara Singh and Sakeena in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. It was played by Utkarsh Sharma. He will also be seen as Charanjeet “Jeete” Singh in the latest release Gadar 2.

6. The movie Gadar: Ek Prem Katha set a world record

According to reports, Gadar is the only film that set a world record in history to have sold 10 crore tickets. The movie was screened in theatres from 6 am to the last show at midnight due to the increasing demands from the audience.

7. The scenes in the movie depicting Lahore were originally shot in Lucknow, India

All of the sequences in the film depicting Lahore were shot in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The famous confrontation scene of the movie was filmed at the La Martiniere Boys School in Lucknow. Lucknow’s Iqbal Manzil Palace was also among the places where the movie was shot.