Pukar (पुकार) 24 years old

Pukar

Major Jaidev Rajvansh (Anil Kapoor) and his fellow officer Hussein (Om Puri) 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 is determined to make sure she and Jai stay together 24/7. At a party, he meets Miss India, Pooja Mallapa (Namrata Shirodkar). As they spend more time together, he begins to love her and she too begins to love him. In the mean time, Jai's parents are arranging his marriage to Anjali but when they find out about Jai's love for Pooja, they realise that they have to tell Anjali everything.

Credits

Pukar Cast

Name Character
Mukesh Rishi He was 43, now 68 years old as Bakshi, Abhrush Assistant
Danny Denzongpa He was 51, now 76 years old as Abhrush
Anil Kapoor He was 40, now 64 years old as Major Jaidev Rajvansh
Govind Namdeo as Mr. Mishra
Girish Karnad He was 61, 81 years old when he died as Mr. Rajvansh
Rohini Hattangadi She was 44, now 69 years old as Mrs. Mallapa (Pooja's Mother)
Farida Jalal She was 50, now 75 years old as Gayetri Rajvansh
Aanjjan Srivastav He was 51, now 76 years old as Tiwari (Mishra's Assistant)
Om Puri He was 49, 66 years old when he died as Colonel Hussein
Namrata Shirodkar She was 28, now 52 years old as Pooja Mallapa
Neeraj Vora He was 37, 54 years old when he died
Madhuri Dixit She was 32, now 57 years old as Anjali
Prabhu Deva He was 26, now 51 years old as as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"
Kulbhushan Kharbanda He was 55, now 80 years old
Shivaji Satham He was 49, now 74 years old as Col. Rana
Viju Khote He was 54, 73 years old when he died as Dayanand Awasthi
Sudhir Joshi He was 52, 57 years old when he died as Anjali's Father
Yashpal Sharma He was 45, now 70 years old as Major Katar Singh
K.D. Chandran
Lata Mangeshkar She was 70, now 95 years old as as Herself in song, "Ek Tu Hi Bharosa"

Pukar Crew

Name Department
Rajkumar Santoshi as Director. He was 44 (now 68) years old Directing
Rajkumar Santoshi as Dialogue. He was 44 (now 68) years old Writing
Rajkumar Santoshi as Screenplay. He was 44 (now 68) years old Writing
Rajkumar Santoshi as Story. He was 44 (now 68) years old Writing
Ashok Mehta as Director of Photography. He was 53 (65) years old when He died Camera
Boney Kapoor as Producer. He was 46 (now 71) years old Production
Anjum Rajabali as Dialogue. He was 41 (now 66) years old Writing
Anjum Rajabali as Screenplay. He was 41 (now 66) years old Writing
V. N. Mayekar as Editor. Editing
Bharat Shah as Producer. He was 55 (now 80) years old Production
K.K. Raina as Dialogue. He was 47 (now 72) years old Writing
Surinder Kapoor as Producer. He was 74 (85) years old when He died Production
Chota K. Naidu as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 62) years old Camera
Pukar poster
Pukar (24 years)

  • Release day: Friday, February 04, 2000
  • Runtime: 165 minutes