India Synopsis
पुकार
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.
Action + Drama in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pukar itself).
The 1999–2001 India Window
Pukar holds position #39 of 83 India films in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Pukar premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for India cinema with only 29 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 454 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other India films in 2000.
The 292nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 25% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 40th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #991 of 1,983 India films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Action productions specifically: #277 of 637 (top 43%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | S K Film Enterprises |
| Runtime | 2h 45m |
| Release Date | February 4, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0218533 |