Anil Sharma reveals if Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel-starrer Gadar 2 will be sent for the Oscars.
Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel-starrer Gadar 2 is having a blockbuster run at the box office and the film has already collected over Rs 600 crore worldwide at the box office. Recently, the film’s director Anil Sharma revealed that he and his team are working towards sending the movie for Oscars.
In a recent conversation with Indian Express, when asked if Gadar 2 will be sent to the Oscars, Anil Sharma said, “People are calling me repeatedly to send the film to the Oscars.”
The filmmaker added, “Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) didn’t go, so I don’t know how Gadar 2 will go, but we are at it. But Gadar 2 should go; the film deserves it. Gadar also deserved it. Gadar was based on the 1947 partition, and we told the story in a very different way. It was a new and original story, and Gadar 2 is also a new and original story.”
The filmmaker also talked about not receiving any awards for his films and said, “It feels like I’ve not worked at all. I don’t know who sits on the award panels that they don’t give us any awards. I remember how Dharam ji (Dharmendra) once shared that he’d get new suits tailored and wear new ties for award shows, wishing he’d win an award. But he would never get an award. He had said, ‘I don’t feel I have been a part of this industry.’ That’s how it’s been for us as well.”
He added, “We have not received awards but have been blessed with rewards and people’s love. We have touched people’s hearts with Gadar 2. I won’t lie, but even we want awards. But I didn’t expect it because I knew I wouldn’t get it. I hear there is lots of lobbying and PR involved in these things, and I am not a political person. I have never lobbied for awards.”
Helmed by Anil Sharma, Gadar 2 stars Sunny Deol as Tara Singh, Ameesha Patel as Sakina, and Utkarsh Sharma as Charanjeet. The movie is a direct sequel to Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and also stars Manisha Wadhwa, Simrat Kaur, Luv Sinha, and Gaurav Chopra among others in key roles. Released on August 11, Gadar 2 has collected Rs 631 crore worldwide at the box office in 21 days and continues to perform well there.
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