Sarkar (2005 film)

Sarkar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Written byManish Gupta
Produced byParag Sanghvi
Ram Gopal Varma
Starring
CinematographyAmit Roy
Edited byNitin Gupta
Amit Parmar
Music bySongs:
Bapi–Tutul
Prasanna Shekhar
Score:
Amar Mohile
Production
company
RGV Film Company
Distributed byKSS Limited
Sahara One Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 1 July 2005 (2005-07-01)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹140 million
Box office₹393 million

Sarkar (transl. Leader) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language political crime drama film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Katrina Kaif, Tanishaa Mukerji, Supriya Pathak, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Anupam Kher. It is the first installment of the Sarkar film series.

An unofficial remake of The Godfather; it spawned two sequels: Sarkar Raj (2008) and Sarkar 3 (2017). Sarkar was premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival and released in India on 1 July 2005. The film is preserved at the American Academy of Motion Pictures library.