Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Gadar Director Used 50,000 People for Real Action Scenes
The director of the famous Indian movie Gadar, Anil Sharma, recently shared an interesting story about how he made the film.
For the big crowd scenes, he didn't use any special effects or computers.
Instead, he got around 50,000 real people to act in the movie.
He asked the local leaders in Punjab to help gather these people.
The director wanted to show the events of the 1947 Partition in a very real way.
He even used real stones in one scene, which made the actors take shelter under umbrellas.
The movie was a huge success and is still loved by many people today.
Director Anil Sharma used 50,000 real people for crowd scenes in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha.
The film depicted the 1947 Partition and was shot in Ferozepur, Punjab.
Sharma arranged the crowd by asking local panchayat sarpanches for help.
The stone-pelting scene involved real stones, forcing actors to take shelter.
Gadar was made on a budget of Rs 18-19 crore and earned Rs 132 crore worldwide.
- Who
- Director Anil Sharma and actors Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel
- What
- Filming of real crowd scenes for the movie Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
- When
- During the production of the film in 2001
- Where
- Ferozepur, Punjab, India
- Why
- To depict the events of the 1947 Partition authentically
- Film
- Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
- Director
- Anil Sharma
- Lead Actor
- Sunny Deol
- Lead Actress
- Ameesha Patel
- Release Year
- 2001
- Budget
- Rs 18-19 crore
- Worldwide Earnings
- Rs 132 crore
- Crowd Size
- 50,000 people