Pukar is a Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa and Om Puri. The film was critically acclaimed and a moderate success at the box office. It won two National Film Awards, including the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and the National Film Award for Best Actor for Anil Kapoor's performance. Major Jaidev Rajvansh and his fellow officer Hussein manage to rescue a leading politician as well as capture his kidnapper, Abhrush . 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 who has always harboured love for Jai. Anjali wants to make most of Jai's holiday and tries to get close to him and spend time with him as much as she can. At a party, he meets the then Miss India, Pooja Mallapa . As they spend more time together, they begin to fall in love.
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| Release date: | February 11, 2000 |
| Directed by: | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Runtime: | 176 Minutes |
| Producer: | Surinder Kapoor |
| Music by: | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography: | Santosh Sivan, Baba Azmi |
| Genre: | Thriller |