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	The narrative flashes back to pre-Partition [[Lahore]], where Tara delivers supplies to a college attended by Sakina. Although initially mocked by Sakina’s friends for his [[Working class\|working-class]] background, Tara wins them over with his singing talent. Sakina is moved by his sincerity and advocates for him to perform at a college function. A bond develops between the two, and as a parting gesture on her [[graduation]], Tara gifts Sakina a miniature [[Taj Mahal]].		The narrative flashes back to pre-Partition [[Lahore]], where Tara delivers supplies to a college attended by Sakina. Although initially mocked by Sakina’s friends for his [[Working class\|working-class]] background, Tara wins them over with his singing talent. Sakina is moved by his sincerity and advocates for him to perform at a college function. A bond develops between the two, and as a parting gesture on her [[graduation]], Tara gifts Sakina a miniature [[Taj Mahal]].

	Following the Partition, Tara's family attempts to migrate to India, but is killed in a retaliatory attack by a Muslim mob. Devastated, Tara joins violent reprisals against Muslims.		Following the Partition, Tara's family attempts to migrate to India, but is killed by his furious suddenly Tara, in a retaliatory attack by a Muslim mob. Devastated, Tara joins violent reprisals against Muslims.

	Returning to the present timeline, he shelters Sakina, who believes her family has perished. As they grow closer, Sakina decides to leave for a [[refugee camp]] to avoid burdening Tara. However, realizing her feelings for him, she returns, and the two marry and have a son named Charanjeet (fondly called "Jeete").		Returning to the present timeline, he shelters Sakina, who believes her family has perished. As they grow closer, Sakina decides to leave for a [[refugee camp]] to avoid burdening Tara. However, realizing her feelings for him, she returns, and the two marry and have a son named Charanjeet (fondly called "Jeete").
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	Determined to bring her back, Tara crosses the border illegally with Jeete and his friend Darmiyaan. They locate Sakina and disrupt her forced marriage. To avoid public backlash, Ashraf Ali agrees to their reunion on the condition that Tara converts to [[Islam]] and settles in Pakistan. During a public gathering, Tara accepts the terms but refuses to denounce India, leading to a violent confrontation.		Determined to bring her back, Tara crosses the border illegally with Jeete and his friend Darmiyaan. They locate Sakina and disrupt her forced marriage. To avoid public backlash, Ashraf Ali agrees to their reunion on the condition that Tara converts to [[Islam]] and settles in Pakistan. During a public gathering, Tara accepts the terms but refuses to denounce India, leading to a violent confrontation.

	The family escapes and takes refuge in a cottage near the border. When their location is betrayed, Ashraf Ali and his ~~men~~ pursue them. Tara, Sakina, Charanjeet, and Darmiyaan board a train to India, but are intercepted. In the clash, Sakina is accidentally shot by her father and falls into a coma. Upon recovering, she reunites with Tara and Charanjeet. Witnessing their love and devotion, Ashraf Ali has a change of heart and accepts Tara as his son-in-law. The family returns to India, reunited.		The family escapes and takes refuge in a cottage near the border. When their location is betrayed, Ashraf Ali and his henchmen pursue them. Tara, Sakina, Charanjeet, and Darmiyaan board a train to India, but are intercepted. In the clash, Sakina is accidentally shot by her father and falls into a coma. Upon recovering, she reunites with Tara and Charanjeet. Witnessing their love and devotion, Ashraf Ali has a change of heart and accepts Tara as his son-in-law. The family returns to India, reunited.

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{{short description
|2001 Hindi film by Anil Sharma}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
| image = Gadar - Ek Prem Katha (movie poster).jpg
| caption = Poster
| image_size =
| director = [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]
| producer = Nittin Keni Bhanwar Singh Bhaumik Gondaliya
| writer = Shaktiman Talwar
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Sunny Deol]] [[Ameesha Patel]] [[Amrish Puri]] [[Lilette Dubey]]
| narrator = [[Om Puri]]
| music = [[Uttam Singh]]
| cinematography = Najeeb Khan
| editing = A. D. Dhanashekharan Keshav Naidu Arun V. Narvekar
| studio = [[Zee Studios|Zee Telefilms]]
| distributor = Zee Telefilms
| released = {{Film date|2001|06|15|''''=y}}
| runtime = 170 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi<ref>{{cite web |title=Gadar Ek Prem Katha (15) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/gadar-ek-prem-katha-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zndiynju |website=[[BBFC]] |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref>
| budget = ₹190 million<ref name="Shubhra Gupta">{{cite news |url=http://www.blonnet.com/2001/08/20/stories/102044a2.htm |author=Shubhra Gupta |title=Blockbuster bucks trend |publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=20 August 2001}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} ₹1.33 billion<ref name="BOI
Gadar">{{Cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=657|title=Gadar - Ek Prem Katha - Movie - Box Office India|date=17 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717214421/http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=657|archive-date=17 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20011231-success-of-lagaan-and-gadar-shook-up-bollywood-stagnating-with-feel-good-formulas-774755-2001-12-31|title=Historic break - Society & The Arts News - Issue Date: Dec 31, 2001|website=India Today|date=31 December 2001|author=Anupama Chopra|access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref>
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'''''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha''''' ({{translation|''Rebellion: A Love Story''}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[period film|period]] [[action drama film]] directed by [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]] and set during the [[Partition of India]] in 1947.<ref name="Shubhra Gupta">{{cite news |url=http://www.blonnet.com/2001/08/20/stories/102044a2.htm |author=Shubhra Gupta |title=Blockbuster bucks trend |publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=20 August 2001}}</ref> Loosely based on the life of [[Boota Singh]], the film stars [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Amisha Patel]] in lead roles alongside [[Amrish Puri]] and [[Lillete Dubey]].<ref name="BOI Gadar">{{Cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=657|title=Gadar - Ek Prem Katha - Movie - Box Office India|date=17 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717214421/http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=657|archive-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> Sharma's son [[Utkarsh Sharma|Utkarsh]] as a child artist plays Deol and Patel's son, before his first film as an adult, another Sharma directorial ''[[Genius (2018 film)|Genius]]'' (2018).<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20011231-success-of-lagaan-and-gadar-shook-up-bollywood-stagnating-with-feel-good-formulas-774755-2001-12-31|title=Historic break - Society & The Arts News - Issue Date: Dec 31, 2001|website=India Today|date=31 December 2001|author=Anupama Chopra|access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref> Patel bagged Sakeena's role out of 500 girls who auditioned for the role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/controversy/story/20010709-religious-protests-against-period-film-gadar-put-free-speech-on-the-boil-773738-2001-07-09|title=Religious protests against period film Gadar put free speech on the boil|website=India Today}}</ref>

Budgeted at approximately {{INRConvert|190|m|year=2001|mode=historical}}, ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' had a global cinema release on 15 June 2001, opposite [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]'s sports drama ''[[Lagaan]]''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=657|title=Gadar - Ek Prem Katha - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> Despite receiving mixed reviews,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-19|title=Industry And Critics Like 'Gadar' And Called It Greatest: Ek Prem Katha, Reveals The Team!|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/sunny-deol-says-industry-and-critics-hated-his-film-gadar-ek-prem-katha-551961.html|access-date=2021-10-26|website=IndiaTimes|language=en-IN}}</ref> it grossed over {{INRConvert|768.8|m|year=2001|mode=historical}} [[List of highest domestic net collection of Hindi films|net in India]] and {{INRConvert|1.33|b|year=2001|mode=historical}} worldwide with a distributor share of {{INRConvert|546|m|year=2001|mode=historical}}, and went on to emerge as the [[List of highest-grossing Hindi films|highest-grossing Hindi film]] since ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]'' (1994).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=350&catName=QmlnZ2VzdCBCbG9ja2J1c3RlcnMgRXZlcg== |title=The Biggest Blockbusters Ever In Hindi Cinema |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=4 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185350/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=350&catName=QmlnZ2VzdCBCbG9ja2J1c3RlcnMgRXZlcg%3D%3D |archive-date=21 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' is the second most-watched [[Hindi language|Hindi]] film in India since the 1990s, recording more than 50 million footfalls in India.<ref name="baahubalifootfall">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2988|title=Bahubali 2 Is The Biggest Hindi Blockbuster This Century - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> According to ''[[Box Office India]]'', its adjusted gross in India is {{INRConvert|4.86|b|year=2001|mode=historical}} as per 2017 ticket sales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php|title=Top Hits All Time - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> The shy role of Deol was praised, earning him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] nomination at the ceremony of [[47th Filmfare Awards]], while Patel garnered the [[Filmfare Special Award]] as well as a nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] in the same function.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/india-footfalls.php |title=Top India Footfalls All Time |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815202747/http://boxofficeindia.com/Collections/footfalls?fm=1 |archive-date=15 August 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> As of 2014, it has been one of the must-watch Bollywood films on the [[Partition of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-5-must-watch-bollywood-films-on-the-partition-2010793 |title=5 must-watch Bollywood films on the Partition|access-date=14 August 2014 }}</ref>

== Plot ==
During the [[Partition of India]], the film tells the story of a truck driver, Tara Singh ([[Sunny Deol]]), a [[Sikh]], who falls in love with a [[Muslim]] girl, Sakina <nowiki>'' Sakku''</nowiki> Ali ([[Amisha Patel|Ameesha Patel]]), belonging to an aristocratic family.

The story begins with Sikhs and Hindus being attacked by Muslims in Pakistan when migrating to India by train from the railway station in [[West Punjab]], Pakistan. In response, Sikhs and Hindus reply by killing Muslims migrating to Pakistan from [[East Punjab]], India. During the Hindu-Muslim riots that erupted soon after the Partition, Tara also plans to kill Muslims. Still, he stops after recognising Sakina at the railway station, from the little Taj Mahal antique in her hands. He saves and protects her from a murderous mob chasing her because she failed to get onto the train with her family members after being lost in the crowd. As the mob attempts to rape and murder her brutally, Tara Singh defends Sakina by applying blood (implying sindoor) to her forehead to make her his Sikh Wife.

While driving back to Tara's house, the story has a major flashback showing Tara and Sakina's relationship during her college days. Still, the real ambition of Tara is to become a singer. Some girls in college who are friends of Sakina fool Tara to think that they have got him a spot on a music show in return for a favour. Tara performs badly in front of the music teacher, portrayed by Sakina. His friend then gives him tablets that help him prove his singing skills. Soon after, it is shown 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, instead giving Tara a chance 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 goodbye present, the little [[Tajmahal|Taj Mahal]] antique by Tara.

Later, Tara's parents, Jaideep Singh, and two sisters are seen weeping in Pakistan as they did not return to [[Amritsar]] before the partition. Tara's Muslim friend meets the family and requests them to stay with him as parents love both friends equally (like sons). But Tara's parents and sisters disagree. They reluctantly decide to leave. While leaving for the station, Tara's father and mother give their daughters two paper pouches. The bewildered twins ask them what that is. Father says that the sisters should not hesitate to give up their lives lest any Muslim attacks and shatters them and their dignity. Then the family reaches the station and boards the train. After some time, a large Muslim mob attacks the whole train consisting of Hindu and Sikh refugees. People run to save themselves, but they are killed gruesomely. Tara's sister hastily tries to eat the poison, but two men throw it from their hands and kill them after cruel physical abuse. The train, which was full of dead bodies of Hindus and Sikhs, has just arrived at Amritsar station, East Punjab. Tara, along with other Hindus and Sikhs waiting to pick up their relatives at the station, saw that their relatives were slaughtered inside the train. By seeing it, the Hindus and Sikhs formed a strong squad in East Punjab and retaliated in the same manner along with Tara Singh and massacred every Muslim in Amritsar station trying to flee to Pakistan.

Subsequently, and back in the present, they reach Tara's house. He explains his applying sindoor doesn't mean anything as he did this only to save her life, and she is safe there at his house. Also, he explains that he understands there is a huge difference between them as she is stunning and rich. After learning from the local railway station about her parents' demise, Sakina starts living in Tara's house. After overhearing Tara's aunt's comments about how society is reacting towards Tara's family that he is keeping a Muslim (outcast according to them), she insists Tara take her to a Muslim refugee camp as she doesn't want to overburden him anymore. Before Tara and Sakina head out towards Lahore, Sakina insists that she had learned about Tara's love for her by reading his secret diary but doesn't say anything. After reaching the border and realizing her love for him, she proposes to him for marriage. They get married and become parents of a baby boy named Jeete. Their life seems like a bed of roses until Sakina sees an old newspaper during [[Holi]] festival that has a photograph of her father, Ashraf Ali ([[Amrish Puri]]) indicating that her parents are alive.

Her father is now the mayor of [[Lahore]]. When Sakina calls him from the Pakistani Embassy in Delhi, he arranges to fly her to Lahore. However, Tara and their son, who is supposed to accompany her to Lahore, are told at the last minute that their visa formalities have not been completed, which compels them to stay in India. Sakina leaves with a heavy heart. She meets her whole clan back in Lahore. Everyone is thrilled to see her. Later, when she wants to return to India, her mom tells her that she was about to be disowned as people were babbling about her staying with an Indian [[Jat people|Jat]]. Her father, too, relates all of their hardships during the journey from India to Pakistan. Sakina is hurt and heart-broken. But she starts protesting when her parents' friends start using her post-marriage life as a publicity stunt and depict her in-laws badly to extract more sympathy and votes from the Pakistani population. Later she is introduced to a very handsome guy who hails from a very influential rich family. She is told that she would be marrying him. But Sakina refuses and even asks the Qazi Saheb to leave her alone, saying second marriage during the husband's lifetime is a sin. Her parents and Mamaji are irate about that. They forcibly lock her up in a room inside the palace.

After learning they will not get a visa, Tara and his son, accompanied by a friend, enter Pakistan illegally at the border. Tara tries to take shelter in his old friend's house but hearing his wife fight about that. He leaves the place with his son Jeet and his assistant. There they find out that Sakina is getting married and reach her before the marriage takes place. Mother and son reunite happily. A fight is about to break out when the priest stops them, as this can end up harming Sakina's father's career in politics. Ashraf Ali agrees to their marriage under two conditions: they should live in Pakistan, and Tara should convert to Islam. These conditions are accepted by Tara in public the next day, which was against Ashraf Ali's plans. He makes Tara insult his country to prove that he is a true Pakistani, which enrages him, and this makes him kill some member of the large mob that Ashraf hired to kill him. Tara, Sakina, their son, and a friend manage to escape. Tara and Sakina escape from the city and hide in a poor couple's cottage near the border forest. But the man's wife is a greedy woman who wants all of Sakina's ornaments for herself. She refuses to listen to her husband and tries to throw Sakina out of the house when she does not get more jewelry.

But after Sakina leaves with Jeet and Tara, Ashraf Ali reaches the cottage and relocates his daughter. After a long period of turmoil, they catch a cotton mill train bound for India. Ashraf Ali finds out, and he takes some men to stop them. In the ensuing fight, Sakina gets shot by her own father. In the hospital, Sakina has lapsed into a coma. She gains consciousness after having a nightmare. The movie ends with Ashraf Ali accepting Tara as his son-in-law, and they return to India.

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Sunny Deol]] as Tara Singh
*[[Ameesha Patel]] as Sakeena "Sakku" Ali Singh, Tara Singh's wife
*[[Amrish Puri]] as Mayor Ashraf Ali, Sakeena's father and Tara Singh's father-in-law
*[[Lillete Dubey]] as Shabana Ali, Sakeena's mother and Tara Singh's mother-in-law
*[[Vivek Shauq]] as Darmiyaan Singh, Tara Singh's best friend
*[[Utkarsh Sharma]] as Charanjeet "Jeete" Singh, Tara Singh and Sakeena's son
*[[Suresh Oberoi]] as Taya, Kulwant Singh, Tara Singh's elder uncle
*[[Madhu Malti]] as Gurjeet Singh, Tara Singh's elder aunt
*[[Pramod Moutho]] as Sandeep Singh, Tara Singh's father
*[[Kanika Shivpuri]] as Parmeet Singh, Tara Singh's mother
*[[Mushtaq Khan]] as Gulraaz Khan
*[[Dolly Bindra]] as Samira Khan
*Ahsaan Khan as Abdul Ali
*Tony Mirchandani as Sarfaraz Ali
*[[Samar Jai Singh]] as Salim Ali
*[[Gyan Prakash]] as Wali Mohammed
*[[Vikrant Chaturvedi]] as Kalim
*[[Rakesh Bedi]] as Chandrakant Vaidya
*[[Vishwajeet Pradhan]] as Daroga Suleiman
*[[Ishrat Ali]] as Qazi of Ali family
*[[Mithilesh Chaturvedi]] as Idris, Editor of Jung daily newspaper.
*[[B.N. Sharma]] as Iqbal, Officer of Pakistan High Consulate in Delhi
*[[Pratima Kazmi]] as Greedy Woman
*[[Amita Khopkar]] as Bano
*[[Santosh Gupta]] as Chanta
*Abhay Bhargava as Indian Army Officer
*[[Shweta Shinde]] as Sakina Friend, girls Boarding Hostel
*[[Om Puri]] as the narrator
{{Colend}}

== Production ==
A part of ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' was shot at Bishop Cotton School, [[Shimla]] and at other several locations in Shimla. A part of it was also shot in Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, [[Dalhousie, India|Dalhousie]]. Although the film was set in 1947, it features the music of "[[Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)|Que sera sera]]" which was first published in 1956.

The movie was also shot in the city of [[Lucknow]] & [[Rudauli]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] where the city was depicted as Lahore, Pakistan, and parts were shot at [[La Martiniere Lucknow|La Martiniere Boys School, Lucknow]]. Some parts were shot at Irshad Manzil Palace, [[Rudauli]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. A significant part was shot in [[Pathankot]], [[Sarnath|Sarna]] and [[Amritsar]] to depict the division-torn country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pcdacc.gov.in/home_lucknow.html|title=Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Central Command)|website=pcdacc.gov.in}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Ruchi Sharma of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' said that "''Gadar - Ek Prem Katha'' comes close to being fantastic, even though it is overheated in bits. Not to miss, this".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jun/15gadar.htm|title=Review: Gadar - Ek Prema Katha|last=Sharma|first=Ruchi|date=15 June 2001|work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Film critic [[Taran Adarsh]] opined that "On the whole, ''GADAR'' is worth the watch for its brilliant dramatic and confrontation sequences, splendid performances and touching moments that overpower the two flaws in the film ? the excessive length (the narrative needs to be trimmed by at least 15 minutes in the second half!) and a weak musical score".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/gadar-ek-prem-katha/critic-review/gadar-ek-prem-katha-movie-review/|title=Gadar – Ek Prem Katha Movie Review: Gadar – Ek Prem Katha Movie|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|author-link=Taran Adarsh|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=12 June 2001}}</ref>

==Box office==
''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' collected {{INRConvert|1.33|b}}<ref name="auto"/> in its initial theatrical run and its adjusted gross is {{INRConvert|4.86|b}} as per 2017 ticket sales. It was declared an ''All-Time Blockbuster'' by ''[[Box Office India]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php|title=Top Hits All Time Blockbuster - - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref> ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' ranks among the top 3 Indian films in all-time highest footfalls since 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/india-footfalls.php|title=Top India Footfalls All Time|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' grossed around £280,000.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chopra|first1=Anupama|author-link1=Anupama Chopra|title=Location impacts power of stars|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/global/location-impacts-power-of-stars-1117932353/|access-date=21 August 2017|work=Variety|date=4 November 2005}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Uttam Singh]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2001 (India)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] (2001-2013) [[Zee Music Company]] (2014 present)
| producer = [[Uttam Singh]]
| prev_title = [[Farz (2001 film)|Farz]]
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = [[Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai]]
| next_year = 2002
}}

The music of ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' was composed by Uttam Singh. Lyrics (all songs) were written by [[Anand Bakshi]].

According to the Indian trade website ''[[Box Office India]]'', the soundtrack sold approximately 2.5 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
|"Udja Kale Kawan - Folk"
| [[Udit Narayan]]
|-
|"Musafir Jaane Wale"
| [[Udit Narayan]], Preeti Uttam
|-
| "Main Nikla Gaddi Leke"
| [[Udit Narayan]]
|-
|"Udja Kale Kawan - Marriage"
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
|"Hum Juda Ho Gaye"
| [[Udit Narayan]], Preeti Uttam
|-
| "Udja Kale Kawan - Search"
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]], Nihar S.
|-
|"Aan Milo Sajna"
| [[Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty]], [[Parveen Sultana]]
|-
| "Traditional Shaadi"
|<nowiki>--</nowiki>
|}

== Awards ==
Winner:
*[[Filmfare Special Performance Award]] - [[Amisha Patel|Ameesha Patel]]
*[[Filmfare Best Action Award]] - Tinnu Verma
*[[Zee Cine Special Award for Outstanding Performance - Male]] - [[Sunny Deol]]
*[[Star Screen Award Best Actor|Star Screen Award for Best Actor]] - [[Sunny Deol]]
*Sansui Best Actor Award - [[Sunny Deol]]
*Sansui Best Actress Award - [[Amisha Patel|Ameesha Patel]]
*Annual Filmgoers Awards - Best Actress - [[Amisha Patel|Ameesha Patel]]

Nominated:
*[[Filmfare Best Film Award]] - Nitin Keni
*[[Filmfare Best Director Award]] - [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]
*[[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] - [[Sunny Deol]]
*[[Filmfare Best Actress Award]] - [[Amisha Patel|Ameesha Patel]]
*[[Filmfare Best Music Director Award]] - [[Uttam Singh]]
*[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] - [[Anand Bakshi]]
*[[Filmfare Best Male Playback Award]] - [[Udit Narayan]]
*[[Filmfare Best Villain Award]] - [[Amrish Puri]]
*[[IIFA Best Movie Award]] - Nitin Keni
*[[IIFA Best Director Award]] - [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]
*[[IIFA Best Actor Award]] - [[Sunny Deol]]
*[[IIFA Best Actress Award]] - [[Amisha Patel|Ameesha Patel]]
*[[Screen Award for Best Film|Star Screen Best Film Award]] - Nitin Keni
*[[Screen Award for Best Director|Star Screen Best Director Award]] - [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]
*[[Screen Award for Best Actress|Star Screen Best Actress Award]] - [[Amisha Patel|Ameesha Patel]]
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Film]] - Nitin Keni
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Director]] - [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Male]] - [[Sunny Deol]]
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female]] - [[Amisha Patel|Ameesha Patel]]
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]] - [[Amrish Puri]]

== Sequel ==
{{Main|Gadar 2}}
A sequel titled ''[[Gadar 2|Gadar 2: The Katha Continues]]'', was announced on 15 October 2021 with the release of a motion poster starring [[Sunny Deol]], [[Ameesha Patel]] and [[Utkarsh Sharma]] in the lead roles. [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]] will direct the film sequel with [[Zee Studios]] producing the film. The film is slated to release in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gadar-2-sunny-deol-confirms-sequel-dussehra-ameesha-patel-7572856/|title=Gadar 2: Sunny Deol confirms sequel on Dussehra, says ‘the katha continues’|publisher=Indian Express}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films]]
* ''[[Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh]]'', 1999 Indian Punjabi-language film

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/gadar-ek-prem-katha/ Gadar: Ek Prem Katha] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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