When Sunny Deol responded to Shabana Azmi's 'provocative' comment on 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'

Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel starrer 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha' was released 22 years ago and became a major success in Bollywood. Directed by Anil Sharma, the film was celebrated by many. It also received criticism for its character development and focus on partition. Shabana Azmi was one of the critics who voiced her opposition to the film.

The actress labeled the film as 'provocative' and claimed it had an anti-Muslim bias. She disagreed with its aesthetic, claiming that it showed Hindus as victims and Muslims as villains. She also questioned the timing of the film, given the efforts to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan, and argued that it oversimplified issues of nationalism, religion, and identity.

Deol expressed his disappointment with Shabana's remarks about the film, stating in an interview that such inflammatory comments were unnecessary. He suggested that people often speak out against movies just to gain attention.

A sequel to the film 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha', titled 'Gadar 2', was released on August 11 of last year. The new installment continues the story of the beloved characters and aims to capture the same emotional intensity and themes of love, sacrifice, and patriotism that made the original a classic.