Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romantic period action drama film directed by Anil Sharma from a story written by Shaktimaan Talwar and was set during the Partition of India in 1947. Loosely based on the life of Boota Singh, the film stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma in lead roles, alongside Amrish Puri, Lillete Dubey and Vivek Shauq in supporting roles. Budgeted at approximately , had a global cinema release on 15 June 2001, opposite Ashutosh Gowariker's sports drama Lagaan. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film grossed over net in India and worldwide with a distributor share of , and went on to emerge as the highest-grossing Hindi film since Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994). is the second most-watched Hindi film in India since the 1990s, recording more than 50 million footfalls in India. According to Box Office India, its adjusted gross in India is as per 2017 ticket sales. The shy role of Deol was praised, earning him the Best Actor nomination at the ceremony of 47th Filmfare Awards, while Patel garnered the Filmfare Special Award as well as a nomination for Best Actress in the same function. A sequel titled Gadar 2 was released on 11 August 2023 with Deol, Patel and Sharma reprising their roles. Plot During the Partition of India, Muslims are attacked by radical Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan when migrating from India by train to the railway station at West Punjab in Pakistan. At the same time, some radical Muslims are killing Sikhs and Hindus migrating from Pakistan towards East Punjab in India. During the Hindu-Muslim riots that erupted soon after the partition, a truck driver named Tara Singh also plans to kill Muslims, but stops after recognizing his college friend Sakina Ali from the little Taj Mahal antique in her hands. Tara saves and protects her from the mob chasing her as she cannot get onto the train with her family members after being lost in the crowd. Tara Singh defends Sakina by applying blood (implying Sindoor) to her forehead to make her as his Sikh wife. While driving back to their house, Tara and Sakina remember their college days. Pre-1947: Tara's real ambition is to become a singer, where Sakina's friends fool Tara to think that they have got him a spot on their college’s music show in return for a favour. Tara performs badly in front of the music teacher (portrayed by Sakina). His friend gives him tablets that help him to prove his singing skills. Later, Tara finds that Sakina is not the real music teacher, which saddens him. When performing on the music show, Sakina announces that she will not do her act and instead gives a chance for Tara to sing despite being against the seniors' will at the college. Tara impresses everybody with his talent. While returning home after completing the final year, Sakina is given a Taj Mahal antique by Tara as a farewell present. Later, Tara's parents Jaideep Singh, Parmeet Kaur