As per Shemaroo website, DVD and VCD of the movie Sardar (Paresh Rawal) is coming soon.

Does anyone know if its true that this film is still banned in India?(was it banned at all? - I'm curious, I've heard a few stories about this film)

The movie is definately not banned in India and was in fact broadcast on TV, can't remember which channel. Also the very fact that Shemaroo is releasing it on Video (DVD / VCD) shows that it is not banned in India.

Sardar

Starring: Raresh Rawal, Benjamin Gilani, Annu Kapoor, Tom Alter, Sharoni Vyas

Director: Ketan Mehta

Music Director: Vanraj Bhatia

Producer: H.M. Patel

Sypnosis:
This Biographical epic on Sardar Patel concentrates largely on the last five years of Sradar’s life from 1945 to 1950 when he strode on the national scene, a key figure in wresting India’s Independence and integrating the nation. The film deals with all the myriad and debilitating problems that India faced in its pre and immediate post Independence period, which turned out to be Sardar Patel’s finest hour when problem after monumental problem was solved by Sardar Patel. This film is a tribute to the Sardar’s inestimable contribution to the making of Free India, a memory that can stead to face the problems of India today and tomorrow.

AWARDS :
- NATIONAL AWARD WINNER (1993)
- Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and
- Best Editing – Renu Saluja


SARDAR – DVD (Bilingual) FEATURES
A 24 page booklet with Nani Palkiwala’s note about Sardar, Reviews, Sardar’s last message and much more…

Proceeds from the sale of this DVD will go to Sardar Patel Trust, Gujarat

DISC 1
- Movie with sub-titles in English, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, French, Arabic, Spanish, German and Dutch
- Choice of Audio: Hindi / English
· All Region DVD
· Dolby Digital Sound
· Digitally mastered from the original film
· Interactive menus of scenes for easy access

DISC 2
Special Features:
1. Hear The Iron Man Himself – Original speeches of Sardar
2. Taking Sardar’s Message Forward – Video footage of Sardar Patel trust
3. Hear Them Speak
o Mr. Ashok Patel, (President, Sardar Patel Trust) about making of the memorial and honoring the legendary hero
o Dr (Ms) Amrita Patel, (Trustee, Sardar Patel Trust) about “Why the Film?”
o Vijay Tendulkar, (Script Writer, “Sardar” Film) on “How the Film?”
o Prof. R. C Desai, (Former Hon. Sec., Charutkar Vidya Mandal, Vidyanagar) on Institutions Inspired by Sardar

Some xvid shots















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