

At this point, her husband arrives like an avenging angel to save her. But her father tries to force her into a 'respectable' marriage with a Muslim. She simply wants to go home to her husband and son. The plot begins to shudder and shake with ominuous sounds when Ashraf Ali's plans for Sakeena are revealed - that her marriage is something best forgotten, and that she ought to studiously concentrate on a political career, since his only heir, his son, was killed in the post-Partition riots. There isn't a hint of typical filmi exaggeration so far. As does her gradual love for Tara, who loves her with all his heart, but still sees her as Madam ji. Sakeena, as a lost child, totally shattered and bewildered with the goings-on, has strong colours of conviction. Just as Sakeena seemingly loses her family, declared killed on a train to Pakistan, Tara's family is also shown brutally massacred on a train that came from Pakistan. In fantastically constructed sets, we go back to an era most of us in time present can only imagine. The riots are portrayed objectively and without romanticising. So far, the story is amazingly realistic. Since the film is so clearly divided into two, it deserves a review divided into two as well.

The couple have a son together and are happy.Īfter a good seven-odd years, Sakeena chances upon a picture of her father in the newspaper and realises that her family is alive and well. She goes on to change her religion and marries him. Sakeena gets left behind in the melee, and is found and sheltered by Tara. And Sakeena's family, headed by Ashraf Ali (Amrish Puri), departs amidst the riots for Lahore. After a silly prank, a friendship develops between the two.
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Tara Singh ( Sunny Deol) is a truck driver who fetches supplies to the school. The story begins with a united India, where Sakeena ( Amisha Patel), a girl from a genteel, rich Muslim family, is studying at a convent school in Shimla. Gadar - Ek Prem Katha, for it's part, comes as a surprise - because it is a fine mix of beautifully capturing what happened in 1947 in the first half, and completely blowing it out of proportion in the second. But very few films can actually claim to have captured the horror objectively and well. The Partition has long since been a subject for passionate film-making. , Movies: The Rediff Review: Gadar - Ek Prem Katha
