Pukar (2000 film)
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Pukar (lit. 'The Call') is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and Cinematography by Ashok Mehta, Santosh Sivan, Baba Azmi and Chota K. Naidu. It stars Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa, Shivaji Satam and Om Puri. The score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman.[2][3][4]
Pukar | |
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Directed by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
Written by | Dialogues: Rajkumar Santoshi Anjum Rajabali K.K. Raina |
Screenplay by | Rajkumar Santoshi Anjum Rajabali |
Story by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
Produced by | Surinder Kapoor Boney Kapoor Bharat Shah |
Starring | Anil Kapoor Madhuri Dixit Namrata Shirodkar Danny Denzongpa Om Puri |
Cinematography | Ashok Mehta Santosh Sivan Baba Azmi Chota K. Naidu |
Edited by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Eros International Shemaroo Entertainment |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | $4.9 million[1] |
Pukar released on 4 February 2000, and received critical acclaim, but did average business at the box office.[5]
At the 48th National Film Awards, Pukar won 2 National Film Awards – Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and Best Actor (Kapoor). At the 46th Filmfare Awards, Pukar received 2 nominations – Best Actor (Kapoor) and Best Actress (Dixit).