Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, which was released in 2001, celebrates 25 years since its debut this year. Marking the occasion, filmmaker Anil Sharma shared a major update about the third film in the franchise. The film, starring Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Amrish Puri in leading roles, was released alongside Aamir Khan’s Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India on June 15, 2001. Both films went on to become iconic cult classics.
Anil Sharma on Gadar 3
Speaking to Hindustan Times on the 25 years of Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, the film’s director Anil Sharma shared that he feels blessed about the film`s fanbase. “The day the film’s writer, Shaktimaan Talwar, narrated the story, I knew it had the potential to become India’s biggest hit film, and it did. Mother India (1957), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), and Sholay (1975) have been my favourite films, and I tried to make this on that level, and it made it to the top list. Besides blockbuster business, it got 10 crore footfalls, and no film has achieved that till date. Even Gadar 2 had half of this footfall,” he shared.
Speaking about the film`s box office clash with Lagaan, the director added, “Today we discuss competing against Lagaan, par koi competition nahi tha! In those days, two or three big movies used to be released together and work as well. The audience used to watch one show of this and another of that back-to-back. Woh marketing nahi, woh dil ka daur tha.”
Sharing an update on Gadar 3, Anil Sharma shared, “After Utkarsh (Sharma, son-actor) grew up, people started saying Jeete ki kahani laao. But for me, if the Gadar story was a bomb, I would only make Gadar 2 if I got an atom bomb story, and it made history. Now, if I get a nuclear bomb story, then only I will make it. We are working on the script and, God willing, if all goes on track, we will start Gadar 3 next year!”
When the filmmaker confirmed Gadar 3
During an earlier conversation with India Today Digital, Anil Sharma had confirmed that Gadar 3 would happen. He said the team was working on the script, adding that he was busy with Vanvaas. However, after its release, they were fully focused on developing Gadar 3 and would share details at the appropriate time.
During the promotion of Vanvaas, Sharma had also opened up in an interview with The Lallantop that he had a word with Nana Patekar once or twice and felt it would be great if the actor could be part of Gadar 3.
