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Pukar
Directed by	Rajkumar Santoshi
Produced by	Boney Kapoor, Surinder Kapoor
Written by	Rajkumar Santoshi
Starring	Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa, Om Puri
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Santosh Sivan
Editing by	V.N. Mayekar
Release date(s)	11 February 2000
Country	India
Language	Hindi English

Pukar (English: Call) is a Bollywood film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa and Om Puri. The film was critically acclaimed and a moderate success at the box office.[1] 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 Kapoor's performance.

Synopsis

Major Jaidev Rajvansh (Anil Kapoor) and his fellow officer Hussein (Om Puri) 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 is determined to make sure she and Jai stay together 24/7.

At a party, he meets Miss India, Pooja Mallapa (Namrata Shirodkar). 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. 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 some important secret documents regarding plans' for Abrush's movement from prison to prison. The events following lead to Jai being court martialed and he is declared a traitor to the country. Jai, determined to prove his innocence and redeem himself, decides to pursue Abrush alone.

Cast

• Anil Kapoor - Major Jaidev Rajvansh
• Madhuri Dixit - Anjali
• Namrata Shirodkar - Pooja Mallapa
• Rohini Hattangadi - Mrs. Mallapa (Pooja's Mother)
• Danny Dezongpa - Abrush
• Om Puri - Hussein
• Prabhu Deva- Special Appearance in song Kay Sera Sera

Soundtrack

Pukar
Soundtrack by A. R. Rahman
Released	1999 (India)
Recorded	Panchathan Record Inn A.M. Studios
Genre	Film soundtrack
Label	Venus
Producer	A.R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Kadhalar Dhinam 1999 Pukar 1999 Sangamam 1999

Lyrics: Majrooh, Javed Akhtar Music : A.R.Rahman

• The song Kay Sera Sera, was a remake from a Tamil movie En Swasa Kaatre, from the song Kadhal Nayagara.

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.

External links

• Official website
• Pukar at the Internet Movie Database