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Pukar is a 2000 Indian action drama film co-written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and Cinematography by Ashok Mehta, Santosh Sivan ASC, ISC, Baba Azmi and Chota K. Naidu, ISC. It stars Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa, Shivaji Satam and Om Puri. The film was critically acclaimed but did average business at the 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 as Major Jaidev Rajvansh. The score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman.
Original Release
02/04/2000
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anil Kapoor | Major Jaidev Rajvansh |
| Madhuri Dixit | Anjali |
| Namrata Shirodkar | Pooja Mallapa |
| Om Puri | Colonel Hussein |
| Rohini Hattangadi | Mrs. Mallapa (Pooja's mother) |
| Farida Jalal | Gayetri Rajvansh |
| Shivaji Satam | Col. Rana |
| Danny Denzongpa | Abhrush |
| Suhas Bhalekar | |
| K.D. Chandran |
Directors
Writers
Rajkumar Santoshi, Vijay Deveshwar, K.K. Raina, Anjum Rajabali
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anil Kapoor | Major Jaidev Rajvansh |
| Madhuri Dixit | Anjali |
| Namrata Shirodkar | Pooja Mallapa |
| Om Puri | Colonel Hussein |
| Rohini Hattangadi | Mrs. Mallapa (Pooja's mother) |
| Farida Jalal | Gayetri Rajvansh |
| Shivaji Satam | Col. Rana |
| Danny Denzongpa | Abhrush |
| Suhas Bhalekar | |
| K.D. Chandran | |
| Prabhu Deva | Self / as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera" |
| Sudhir Joshi | Anjali's Father |
| Girish Karnad | Mr. Rajvansh |
| Abdul Qayyoom Khan | Advertising Executive |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Military General Indian Army |
| Viju Khote | Dayanand Hawasti / Dayanand Awasthi |
| Dhananjay Mandrekar | Inspector |
| Lata Mangeshkar | Self / as Herself in song, "Ek Tu Hi Bharosa" |
| Govind Namdeo | Mr. Mishra |
| Mukesh Rishi | Bakshi - Abrus assistant / Bakshi, Abhrush Assistant |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Boney Kapoor | Executive Producer |
| Mohammed Asif | Producer |
| Mark Burton | Producer |
| Surinder Kapoor | Producer |
| Ravi Sarin | Producer |
| Beena Shah | Producer |
| Bharat S. Shah | Producer |
| Rajesh Shah | Producer |
| Vikram Singh | Producer |
| Boney Kapoor | Producer |
