Sarkar (film series)
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Directed by | K Sera Sera Sahara One (Sarkar) Showman Pictures Balaji Motion Pictures (Sarkar Raj) Eros International (Sarkar 3) |
Release dates | 1: 1 July 2005 2: 6 June 2008 3: 12 May 2017 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹41 crore (US$5.1 million) (Two films) |
Box office | ₹100 crore (US$13 million) (Two films) |
Sarkar is a series of Indian
Overview
Sarkar (2005)
Subhash Nagre (
One day, a Dubai-based don, Rasheed (Zakir Hussain) 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 (Kota Srinivasa Rao), Sarkar's former associate, Vishram Bhagat and Swami Virendra (Jeeva). Meanwhile, they trap Sarkar by assassinating a righteous, upright, Ahimsa political leader and an outspoken critic of Sarkar, Motilal Khurana (Anupam Kher). Everyone, including Vishnu believe that Sarkar is guilty but Shankar has deep faith in his father. Sarkar gets arrested. 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 (Anant Jog) who mocks him and his father besides not providing protection. By the time he 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, Selvar Mani, Swami, Vishram and Rasheed try to convince Vishnu to murder Sarkar. Vishnu was previously thrown out of 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 (establishing justice by the way of his father). Shankar eliminates Rasheed, Vishram and Selvar Mani. He also succeeds in making Swami his puppet. Shankar has also realised that Chief Minister Madan Rathore (Deepak Shirke) also has a part in the attempt to end Sarkar and his rule. This results in legal action against the Chief Minister. The closing scenes show people approaching Shankar for justice and his father apparently retired.
Sarkar Raj (2008)
The sequel is chronologically set two years after the first film. Anita Rajan (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), CEO of an international electrical power firm based in London, holds a meeting with Mike Rajan (Victor Banerjee), her father and boss and Hassan Qazi, as a seemingly shady adviser and facilitator; regarding an ambitious proposal to set up a multimillion-dollar power plant in rural parts of the state of Maharashtra in India.
Qazi states that this project will be impossible due to possible political entanglements. When Anita asks him for a solution, Qazi states that enlisting the support of Subhash Nagre (Amitabh Bachchan) (commonly referred to by his title of Sarkar), who he describes as a criminal in the garb of a popular and influential political leader, might help their cause. The resulting socio-political drama forms the crux of the story.
Sarkar 3 (2017)
In 2009 Ram Gopal Verma stated that he had no plans finalised for the third instalment in the series and shelved Sarkar 3.
In August, 2016 director Ram Gopal Varma confirmed Sarkar 3.[11] He told on his Twitter that Abhishek and Aishwarya will not be a part of the third installment.[7]
Cast and characters
Character | Film | |||
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Sarkar (2005) |
Sarkar Raj (2008) |
Sarkar 3 (2017) | ||
Subhash Nagre Sarkar |
Amitabh Bachchan | |||
Pushpa Nagre | Supriya Pathak | |||
Shankar Nagre | Abhishek Bachchan | Abhishek Bachchan (Archived footage) | ||
Avantika | Tanisha Mukherjee
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Chander | Ravi Kale | |||
Vishnu Nagre | Kay Kay Menon | Kay Kay Menon (Archived footage) |
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Pooja | Katrina Kaif | |||
Motilal Khuana | Anupam Kher | |||
Amrita | Rukhsaar Rehman
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Khan Saab | Ishrat Ali
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Vishram Bhagat | Raju Mavani | |||
Rashid | Zakir Hussain | |||
Selver Mani | Kota Srinivasa Rao | |||
Girl's father | Virendra Saxena
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Police Commissioner | Anant Jog | |||
Chief Minister Madan Rathod
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Deepak Shirke | |||
Hero in Vishnu's film | Carran Kapoor | |||
Heroine in Vishnu's film | Nisha Kothari
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Virendra Swami | Jeeva | |||
Shobha | Mangal Kenkre | |||
Pooja's father | Saurabh Dubey | |||
Anita Rajan | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | |||
Hassan Qazi | Govind Namdeo
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Mike Rajan | Victor Banerjee | |||
Karunesh Kaanga | Sayaji Shinde | |||
Rao Saab | Dilip Prabhavalkar | |||
Bala | Sumeet Nijhawan
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Kantilal Vora | Upendra Limaye | |||
Sanjay Somji | Rajesh Sringarpure | |||
Chief Minister Sunil Shinde | Shishir Sharma | |||
Negi (the mystery man) |
Javed Ansari | |||
Shivaji "Cheeku" Nagre | Chintan Atul Shah | Amit Sadh | ||
Annu Karkare | Yami Gautam | |||
Govind Deshpande | Manoj Bajpayee | |||
Gokul Satam | Ronit Roy | |||
Michael Vallya (Sir) | Jackie Shroff | |||
Raman Guru | Parag Tyagi | |||
Gorakh Rampur | Bharat Dhabolkar | |||
Rukku Bai Devi | Rohini Hattangadi |
Crew
Occupation | Film | ||
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Sarkar (2005) |
Sarkar Raj (2008) |
Sarkar 3 (2017) | |
Director | Ram Gopal Varma | ||
Producer(s) | Ram Gopal Varma Parag Sanghvi |
Ram Gopal Varma Praveen Nischol |
Rahul Mittra Anand Pandit Gopal Shivram Dalvi Krishan Choudhary WeOne |
Screenplay | Manish Gupta Ram Gopal Varma |
Prashant Pandey Ram Gopal Varma |
Ram Gopal Varma P. Jaya Kumar |
Story | Manish Gupta Ram Gopal Varma |
Prashant Pandey Ram Gopal Varma |
Nilesh Girkar Ram Gopal Varma |
Composer(s) | Bapi-Tutul
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Ravi Shankar | |
Cinematography | Amit Roy | Amol Rathod | |
Editor | Amit Parmar Nitin Gupta |
Amit Parmar Nipun Ashok Gupta |
Anwar Ali |
Production
The first film, Sarkar (2005), is often said to be a remake of The Godfather (1972).
Debutante Rajesh Shringarpore's character of Sanjay Somji in its sequel Sarkar Raj (2008) was also reportedly based on
Release and revenue
Film | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue |
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Sarkar | 1 July 2005 | ₹130 million (US$1.6 million)[13] | ₹400 million (US$5.0 million)[13] |
Sarkar Raj | 6 June 2008 | ₹280 million (US$3.5 million) | ₹594.6 million (US$7.4 million)[14] |
Total | ₹410 million (US$5.1 million) Two films |
₹994.6 million (US$12 million) Two films |
Awards and nominations
Sarkar
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Abhishek Bachchan
- Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Male for Abhishek Bachchan
- IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for Abhishek Bachchan
Sarkar Raj
Star Screen Awards
Nominated
- Screen Award for Best Film (2009)
- Screen Award for Best Director (2009)- Ram Gopal Varma
- Screen Award for Best Actor (2009)- Amitabh Bachchan
- Screen Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (2009)- Abhishek Bachchan
- Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male/Female) (2009)- Dilip Prabhawalkar
- Screen Award for Best Background Music (2009)- Amar Mohile
Stardust Awards
Nominated
- Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male (2009)- Amitabh Bachchan
- Stardust Award for The New Menace (2009)- Rajesh Shringapure
- Stardust Award for Best Director (2009)- Ram Gopal Varma
- Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male (2009)- Abhishek Bachchan
- Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Female (2009)- Aishwarya Rai
Filmfare Awards
Nominated
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Supporting Role (2009)- Abhishek Bachchan
IIFA Awards
Nominated
- IIFA Award for Best Actor in Supporting Role (2009)- Abhishek Bachchan
Games
A promotional
Remake
The Telugu sequel, titled Rowdy, in the backdrop of south Indian factionism, was released on 4 April 2014. Rowdy had also received equally positive reviews from critics but was a moderate commercial success, grossing approximately ₹8 crores in its full run.
References
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- ^ "BBC - Shropshire - Entertainment - Sarkar Raj unveiled at Cannes".
- ^ "Bollywood biggies bet big on Cannes". dna. 13 May 2008.
- ^ "Sarkar 3 Review {3/5}: Abhishek Bachchan is in top form, mesmerizing you with his grey shades and grey irises". The Times of India.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K . (11 May 2017). "Sarkar 3 Movie Review- Watch Sarkaar 3 for the way Varma frames the familial feud in flames of fury! - SKJ Bollywood News".
- ^ Radhakrishnan, Manjusha (11 May 2017). "'Sarkar 3' film review".
- ^ Times of India. 23 August 2016. Archived from the originalon 12 September 2016.
- ^ Iyer, Meena (21 July 2009). "Sarkar 3 shelved!". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Amitabh, Abhishek to star in Sarkar 3". The Times of India. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- IBN Live. 26 April 2012. Archived from the originalon 28 April 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (22 August 2016). "Ram Gopal Varma announces Sarkar 3 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ Shah, Kunal (9 May 2008). "Why Raj wants to see Sarkar..." Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Unknown". Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ Hasan, Sheeba (31 May 2008). "'Sarkar Raj' power play". Masala.
External links
- Sarkar at IMDb
- Sarkar Raj at IMDb