Sarkar (film series)

Sarkar film series
Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by Ram Gopal Varma
Parag Sanghvi
(Sarkar, Sarkar3)
Praveen Nischol
(Sarkar Raj)
Raju Chadha, Sunil A Lulla
(Sarkar 3)
Written by Manish Gupta
(Sarkar)
Prashant Pandey
(Sarkar Raj)
Ram Gopal Varma
(Sarkar 3)
Screenplay by Ram Gopal Varma
Starring Amitabh Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Supriya Pathak
Music by Amar Mohile
Bapi-Tutul
Cinematography Amit Roy
Edited by Amit Parmar
Nitin Gupta
(Sarkar)
Nipun Ashok Gupta
(Sarkar Raj)
Distributed by K Sera Sera
Sahara One
(Sarkar)
Showman Pictures
Balaji Motion Pictures
(Sarkar Raj)
Release dates
 1: 1 July 2005 (2005-07-01)
2: 6 June 2008 (2008-06-06)
3: 17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹41 crore (US$6.1 million)
(Two films)
Box office ₹100 crore (US$15 million)
(Two films)

Sarkar is a series of Indian political drama thriller films, set in the world of Marathi politics and crime, co-produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The first part Sarkar released in 2005, and the second part Sarkar Raj in 2008.[1][2][3] The third part Sarkar 3 is currently in production.[4]

Overview

Sarkar (2005)

Main article: Sarkar (film)

Subhash Nagre (Amitabh Bachchan), known by his followers as Sarkar, lives in Mumbai. The opening scenes show a rape victim's father (Veerendra Saxena) approaching Sarkar for justice (which the corrupt law and order system has failed to deliver) which Sarkar promptly establishes by having the rapist beaten up by his henchmen. His son, Vishnu (Kay Kay Menon), plays a sleazy producer who is more interested in the film actress Sapna (Nisha Kothari) than his wife Amrita (Rukhsar). Sarkar's other, more upright son, Shankar (Abhishek Bachchan), returns from the United States with his love Pooja (Katrina Kaif) after completing his education there. Pooja's doubts about Sarkar's image cause Shankar, who firmly believes in his father's righteousness, to break up with her later in the movie.

One day, a Dubai-based don, Rasheed (Zakir Hussain) tries to strike a deal with Sarkar; he promptly refuses on moral grounds and also forbids him from doing it himself. Rasheed tries to eliminate Sarkar's supremacy with the help of Selvar Mani (Kota Srinivasa Rao), Sarkar's former associate, Vishram Bhagat and Swami Virendra (Jeeva). Meanwhile, they trap Sarkar by assassinating a righteous, upright, Ahimsa political leader and an outspoken critic of Sarkar, Motilal Khurana (Anupam Kher). Everyone, including Vishnu believe that Sarkar is guilty but Shankar has deep faith in his father. Sarkar gets arrested. Shankar now takes over the position of Sarkar temporarily. On learning of a plot to murder his father in prison, he approaches the police commissioner (Anant Jog) who mocks him and his father besides not providing protection. By the time he reaches the prison and appropriate action is taken, the attempt on Sarkar's life is already made. Sarkar is later acquitted. He remains bedridden as Shankar takes on Sarkar's enemies.

Meanwhile, Selvar Mani, Swami, Vishram and Rasheed try to convince Vishnu to murder Sarkar. Vishnu was previously thrown out of Sarkar's house because he had murdered the actor who was having an affair with Sapna. Vishnu returns home pretending to have repented. When he approaches Sarkar in the dark of the night with the intent of murdering him, Shankar foils his plan and later kills him (establishing justice by the way of his father). Shankar eliminates Rasheed, Vishram and Selvar Mani. He also succeeds in making Swami his puppet. Shankar has also realised that Chief Minister Madan Rathore (Deepak Shirke) also has a part in the attempt to end Sarkar and his rule. This results in legal action against the Chief Minister. The closing scenes show people approaching Shankar for justice and his father apparently retired.

Sarkar Raj (2008)

Main article: Sarkar Raj

The sequel is chronologically set two years after the first film. Anita Rajan (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), CEO of an international electrical power firm based in London, holds a meeting with Mike Rajan (Victor Banerjee), her father and boss and Hassan Qazi, as a seemingly shady adviser and facilitator; regarding an ambitious proposal to set up a multi-million dollar power plant in rural parts of the state of Maharashtra in India.

Qazi states that this project will be impossible due to possible political entanglements. When Anita asks him for a solution, Qazi states that enlisting the support of Subhash Nagre (Amitabh Bachchan) (commonly referred to by his title of Sarkar), who he describes as a criminal in the garb of a popular and influential political leader, might help their cause. The resulting socio-political drama forms the crux of the story.

Sarkar 3 (2017)

Main article: Sarkar 3

In 2009 Ram Gopal Verma stated that he had no plans finalised for the third instalment in the series and shelved Sarkar 3.[5] However in 2012 it was reported that the sequel would go ahead once again and currently is in the pre production stage where the script is being written. The film is expected to go on floors at the end of 2013, primarily with the same cast of Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan although his character dies at the end of this film and also Aishwarya Rai is to be left out.[6][7]

In August, 2016 director Ram Gopal Varma confirmed Sarkar 3.[8] He told on his Twitter that Abhishek and Aishwarya will not be a part of the third installment.[4]

Cast and characters

Character Film
Sarkar
(2005)		 Sarkar Raj
(2008)		 Sarkar 3
(2017)
Subhash Nagre
Sarkar		 Amitabh Bachchan
Pushpa Nagre Supriya Pathak
Avantika Tanisha Mukherjee
Chander Ravi Kale
Shankar Nagre Abhishek Bachchan
Vishnu Nagre Kay Kay Menon Kay Kay Menon
(archived footage)
Pooja Katrina Kaif
Mona Ghosh Shetty
(voice)
Motilal Khuana Anupam Kher
Amrita Rukhsaar Rehman
Khan Saab Ishrat Ali
Vishram Bhagat Raju Mavani
Rashid Zakir Hussain
Selver Mani Kota Srinivasa Rao
Girl’s father Virendra Saxena
Police Commissioner Anant Jog
Chief Minister Madan Rathod Deepak Shirke
Hero in Vishnu’s film Carran Kapoor
Heroine in Vishnu’s film Nisha Kothari
Virendra Swami Jeeva
Shobha Mangal Kenkre
Pooja’s father Saurabh Dubey
Anita Rajan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Hassan Qazi Govind Namdeo
Mike Rajan Victor Banerjee
Karunesh Kaanga Sayaji Shinde
Rao Saab Dilip Prabhavalkar
Bala Sumeet Nijhawan
Kantilal Vora Upendra Limaye
Sanjay Somji Rajesh Sringarpure
Chief Minister Sunil Shinde Shishir Sharma
Negi
(the mystery man)		 Javed Ansari
Annu Karkare Yami Gautam
Govind Deshpande Manoj Bajpayee
Gokul Satam Ronit Roy
Shivaji "Cheeku" Nagre Amit Sadh
Sir Jackie Shroff
Gorakh Rampur Bharat Dhabolkar
Rukku Bai Devi Rohini Hattangadi

Crew

Occupation Film
Sarkar
(2005)		 Sarkar Raj
(2008)		 Sarkar 3
(2017)
Director Ram Gopal Varma
Producer(s) Ram Gopal Varma
Parag Sanhvi		 Ram Gopal Varma
Praveen Nischol		 Ram Gopal Varma
Screenplay Manish Gupta Prashant Pandey TBA
Story Manish Gupta Prashant Pandey TBA
Composer(s) Amar Mohile
Bapi-Tutul		 TBA
Cinematography Amit Roy TBA
Editor Amit Parmar
Nitin Gupta		 Amit Parmar
Nipun Ashok Gupta 		TBA

Controversy

Debutante Rajesh Shringarpore's character of Sanjay Somji in Sarkar Raj was also reportedly based on Raj Thackeray, the estranged nephew of political leader Bal Thackeray; thus furthering the general viewpoint that the series is based on Bal Thackeray and his family. Apparently Ram Gopal Verma had even shown Raj Thackeray rushes of the film to allay his fears of being wrongly portrayed.[9]

Release and revenue

Film Release date Budget Box office revenue
Sarkar July 1, 2005 ₹130 million (US$1.9 million)[10] ₹400 million (US$5.9 million)[10]
Sarkar Raj June 6, 2008 ₹280 million (US$4.2 million) ₹594.6 million (US$8.8 million)[11]
Total ₹410 million (US$6.1 million)
Two films		 ₹994.6 million (US$15 million)
Two films

Awards and nominations

Sarkar

Sarkar Raj

Star Screen Awards

Nominated

Stardust Awards

Nominated

Filmfare Awards

Nominated

IIFA Awards

Nominated

Remake

The Telugu sequel, titled Rowdy, in the backdrop of south Indian factionism, was released on 4 April 2014. Rowdy had also received equally positive reviews from critics but was a moderate commercial success, grossing approximately Rs.8 Crores in its full run.

References

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