Sarkar (2005 film)

For the Tamil film, see Sarkar (2018 film).

Sarkar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Written byManish Gupta
Screenplay byRam Gopal Varma (based on The Godfather)
Produced byRam Gopal Varma
Parag Sanghvi
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Kay Kay Menon
Supriya Pathak
Katrina Kaif
Tanisha Mukherjee
Anupam Kher
Kota Srinivasa Rao
CinematographyAmit Roy
Edited byNitin Gupta
Amit Parmar
Music byScore:
Amar Mohile
Songs:
Bapi-Tutul
Prasanna Shekhar
Production
company
RGV Film Company
Distributed byK Sera Sera
Sahara One Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 1 July 2005 (2005-07-01)
Running time
123 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹140 million[1]
Box office₹393 million[1]

Sarkar (transl. Leader) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language political crime thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Katrina Kaif, Tanisha Mukherjee, Supriya Pathak, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Anupam Kher.[2] It is the first installment of the Sarkar film series.

Sarkar is an unofficial remake of The Godfather and spawned two sequels: Sarkar Raj, which was released on 6 June 2008, and Sarkar 3, which was released on 12 May 2017. Sarkar was premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival.[3] The film is preserved at the American Academy of Motion Pictures library.[4]

Plot

Subhash Nagre, who is known by his followers as Sarkar, lives in Mumbai. The opening scenes show a rape victim's father approaching Sarkar for justice (which the corrupt law and order system has failed to deliver), which Sarkar promptly establishes by having the rapist beaten up by his henchmen. His son Vishnu plays a sleazy producer who is more interested in the film actress Sapna than his wife Amrita. Sarkar's other, more upright son Shankar returns from the United States with his love Pooja after completing his education there. Pooja's doubts about Sarkar's image eventually cause Shankar, who firmly believes in his father's righteousness, to break up with her.

One day, a Dubai-based don, Rasheed, tries to strike a deal with Sarkar; he promptly refuses on moral grounds and also forbids him from doing it himself. Rasheed tries to eliminate Sarkar's supremacy with the help of Selvar Mani, Sarkar's former associate, MLA Vishram Bhagat, and Swami Virendra. Meanwhile, they trap Sarkar by assassinating a righteous, upright, Ahinsa political leader and an outspoken critic of Sarkar, Motilal Khurana, and frame Sarkar for the murder. Everyone, including Vishnu, believes that Sarkar is guilty, but Shankar has deep faith in his father. Sarkar is arrested and imprisoned. Shankar now takes over the position of Sarkar temporarily. On learning of a plot to murder his father in prison, he approaches the police commissioner and asks him to arrange stronger security for his father, only for the commissioner to mock Shankar and his father beside not providing protection. Shankar gets a feeling that the police commissioner wants Sarkar to get murdered. Shankar and Khansaab, one of Sarkar's men, try to ask Mani for help to prevent possible murder, but Mani ultimately betrays them when he reveals that he is in an alliance with Rasheed. Rasheed prepares to kill Shankar and Khansaab, but only Khansaab is killed when he decides to sacrifice himself for Shankar. By the time Shankar reaches the prison and appropriate action is taken, the attempt on Sarkar's life is already made. Sarkar is later acquitted. He remains bedridden as Shankar takes on Sarkar's enemies.

Meanwhile, Mani, Swami, Vishram, and Rasheed try to convince Vishnu to murder Sarkar. Vishnu was previously expelled from Sarkar's house because he had murdered the actor who was having an affair with Sapna. Vishnu returns home pretending to have repented. When he approaches Sarkar in the dark of the night with the intent of murdering him, Shankar foils his plan and later kills him. Shankar eliminates Rasheed, Vishram, and Selvar Mani. He also succeeds in making Swami his puppet. Shankar has also realised that Chief Minister Madan Rathod was really behind everything; Rasheed and everyone else were merely pawns. This results in legal action against Rathod. The closing scenes show a woman approaching Shankar for justice to a fake encounter of her husband by the police and calling Shankar the Sarkar, while Subhash is busy with family.

Cast

Production

Development

Sarkar's director Ram Gopal Varma was deeply influenced by the Francis Ford Coppola's Hollywood classic The Godfather (1972), which he mentions in the opening credits of the film. He changed the film's setting to modern-day Mumbai.[5][6]

Soundtrack

Sarkar
Soundtrack album by
Bapi-Tutul & Prasanna Shekhar
Released27 June 2005 (2005-June-27)[7]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length33:35
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series

The soundtrack of Sarkar consists of 10 songs composed by Bapi-Tutul & Prasanna Shekhar the lyrics of which were penned by Sandeep Nath.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Deen Bandhu"Sandeep NathReeta Ganguly4:36
2."Deen Bandhu Theme"  4:24
3."Govinda – Song"Sandeep NathAmitabh Bachchan, Kailash Kher, Bapi, Tutul2:59
4."Govinda – Trance"Sandeep NathBapi, Tutul, Janaki3:25
5."Jitni Oochaeeyan"Sandeep NathKrishna, Farhad3:27
6."Mujhe Jo Sahi Lagta Hai"Sandeep NathAmitabh Bachchan, Kailash Kher3:03
7."Sam Dam Bhed"Sandeep NathKailash Kher3:29
8."Shaher, Shaher Ke Hazaron Sawal"Sandeep NathKailash Kher3:54
9."The Govinda Omen"Sandeep NathChoir1:58
10."The Want For Power"Sandeep NathKrishna, Farhad, Prasana Shekhar2:04

Critical reception

Raja Sen of Rediff said that the film "had the potential to be great. It turns out to be passable."[8] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised the movie saying that, "Sarkar is without doubt an interesting film. The story, its execution, the performances, the drama… The outcome leaves you spellbound." but criticized the slow pacing of the film and gave it a rating of 3.5 out of 5.[9] William Thomas of Empire Online gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 saying that, "Constructed with flair and crackling with intelligence, this is one of the most edgiest and grittiest releases to come out of Bollywood in years."[10]

Abhishek Bachchan won multiple awards for his performance in the film, namely Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male, and IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Accolades

Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Bollywood Movie Awards 10 June 2006 Best Film Sarkar – Parag Sanghvi, Varun Sanghvi Nominated [11]
Best Director Ram Gopal Varma Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Abhishek Bachchan Nominated
Best Villain Kay Kay Menon Nominated
Zakir Hussain Nominated
Best Editing Nitin Gupta, Amit Parmar Nominated
Filmfare Awards 25 February 2006 Best Director Ram Gopal Varma Nominated [12]
[13]
Best Actor Amitabh Bachchan Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Abhishek Bachchan Won
Best Performance in a Negative Role Kay Kay Menon Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards 15–17 June 2006 Best Actor Amitabh Bachchan Nominated [14]
[15]
Best Supporting Actor Abhishek Bachchan Won
Producers Guild Film Awards 21 January 2006 Best Editing Nitin Gupta Won [16]
Screen Awards 11 January 2006 Best Director Ram Gopal Varma Nominated [17]
Best Supporting Actor Abhishek Bachchan Nominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role Kay Kay Menon Nominated
Best Background Music Amar Mohile Nominated
Best Editing Nitin Gupta, Amit Parmar Nominated
Best Sound Kunal Mehta, Parikshit Lalwani Nominated
Zee Cine Awards 4 March 2006 Best Film Sarkar – Ram Gopal Varma Nominated [18]
[19]
Best Director Ram Gopal Varma Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Abhishek Bachchan Won
Best Performance in a Negative Role Kay Kay Menon Nominated
Most Promising Debut – Female Katrina Kaif Nominated
Best Background Score Amar Mohile Nominated
Best Editing Nitin Gupta, Amit Parmar Nominated
Best Sound Kunal Mehta, Parikshit Lalwani Nominated

Remake

A Telugu remake, titled Rowdy, was made replacing the background of Marathi politics with that of Rayalaseema factionism. Veteran actor Mohan Babu reprised the role portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan, while his son, Vishnu Manchu, reprised the role played by Abhishek Bachchan. Rowdy released on 4 April 2014 to positive reviews from critics, but was a moderate commercial success, grossing approximately 8 crores in its full run.

Sequel

A sequel titled Sarkar Raj was released on 6 June 2008 with Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan (who reprise their roles from the original) and new entrant Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Supriya Pathak, Tanisha Mukherjee and Ravi Kale also reappeared in their respective roles from Sarkar. The film released on 6 June 2008, was both critically and commercially successful.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sarkar – Movie". Box Office India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ Raja Sen (30 June 2005). "Sarkar is just Godfather, dumbed-down". Rediff.com.
  3. ^ David (16 June 2006). "The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview". Cinema Strikes Back. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Sarkar Raj makes it to the Academy of Motion Pictures library". Bollywood Hungama. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Hindi Movies That Have Been Inspired, Remade Or Simply Lifted From Hollywood". Koimoi. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b Tiasa Bhowal (8 July 2021). "Is Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar a fitting tribute to The Godfather? On Throwback Thursday". India Today. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Sarkar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes Store. 27 June 2005.
  8. ^ "Sarkar is just Godfather, dumbed-down". Rediff.com.
  9. ^ "Sarkar Review by Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. July 2005.
  10. ^ "Sarkar Review – The Bollywood version of the Godfather". Empire Online. 11 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Nominees of Bollywood Movie Awards". Bollywood Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 3 November 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  12. ^ "The 51st Filmfare Awards 2006 Nominations". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Winners of the 51st Filmfare Awards". Zee News. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  14. ^ "IIFA 2006 Nominees". Bollywood Hungama. IndiaFM News Bureau. 6 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  15. ^ "'Black' bags major IIFA awards". The Tribune. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Press Trust of India. 18 June 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  16. ^ "2nd Apsara Producers Guild Awards Winners". Producers Guild Film Awards. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Nominations for 12th Annual Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. IndiaFM News Bureau. 3 January 2006. Archived from the original on 10 January 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2006 nominations". Bollywood Hungama. IndiaFM News Bureau. 27 January 2006. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Black dominates ZEE Cine Awards 2006". BizAsia. 4 March 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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