Ajay's past is revealed: his father was going to testify against a terrorist, and in an attempt to stop them, Ajay's elder brother was killed. When Ajay, who is younger, inexperienced and was mentored by Salim himself before assuming charge, is told to head the team, Salim is annoyed and refuses to take part in the investigation. Despite doing Salim doing his duty sincerely, his senior officers look down upon him because he is a Muslim. He is reprimanded for this failure and for causing the death of three officers in the attempt. Inspector Salim ( Mukesh Rishi), an honest policeman, is taken off the team when notorious gangster Sultan ( Pradeep Rawat) escapes his clutches. Ajay also reunites with Seema ( Sonali Bendre), whom he had a crush on when they were studying in Delhi.
Gulfam finds a huge fan in Ajay, who used to attend his programs as a child, and the two bond. Gulfam is Indian by birth but had to move to Pakistan as a child during the partition deeply scarred by the experience, he is happy that the government allows him to live in his palatial residence whenever he comes to India. The government appoints a Special Action Team in Mumbai to trace the attack.ĪCP Ajay Singh Rathore ( Aamir Khan), a resident of Mumbai, attends a concert by famed ghazal singer, the elderly Gulfam Hassan ( Naseeruddin Shah), a Muhajir. Veeran and his gang attack a wedding bus, gunning down every person in it. Bala Thakur, a gun handler, provides the arms to Veeran, a brigand. The film was remade in Kannada as Sathyameva Jayathe with Devaraj and in Telugu as Astram (2006) with Vishnu Manchu and Anushka Shetty.Īrms trafficking is taking place in India. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film, and was screened at the International Film Festival of India. Its technical aspects, music and story were also praised. The movie received praise, for the cast performances, especially Khan, Shah and Rishi.
On release, the film was both, critically and commercially, successful.
The film was released just before the Kargil conflict when tensions between India and Pakistan were high. The film deals with an Indian police officer's quest to stop cross-border terrorism. Seven years were spent on the research, pre-production and production till it finally released in 1999. John started working on Sarfarosh in 1992. Fervour) is a 1999 Indian action drama film written, produced and directed by John Matthew Matthan and starring Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre and Mukesh Rishi. ₹8 crore (equivalent to ₹29 crore or US$3.9 million in 2020)
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