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Pukar is a film of genre Drama directed by Rajkumar Santoshi with Anil Kapoor
Pukar (2000)
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Add to a movie list'Pukar' (English: Call) is a Hindi drama filmdirected by Rajkumar Santoshi and starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa and Om Puri. The film was critically acclaimed but did only average at box office. 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 Anil Kapoor's performance.
Pukar was a considered a milestone for Indian cinema in action genre. Critics widely praised the movie's plot and action scenes, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit for their outstanding performances. However the movie entered tough competition against Vaastav: The Reality and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam which were also praised and dominated the boxoffice and awards. Critics also acclaimed A.R Rahman musical score. Pukar is also considered a neo-noir and political thriller movie. Many critics considered Pukar among or the best action movie in Indian cinema.
The score and soundtrack were composed by A.
Synopsis
Major Jaidev Rajvansh (Anil Kapoor) and his fellow officer 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 wants to make most of Jai's holiday and tries to get close to him and spend time with him as much as she can.Actors
Anil Kapoor
(Major Jaidev Rajvansh)
Madhuri Dixit
(Anjali)
Namrata Shirodkar
(Pooja Mallapa)
Danny Denzongpa
(Abhrush)
Om Puri
(Colonel Hussein)
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