Sadak

Awards

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Trivia

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• This was one of the three films Pooja Bhatt did in 1991, all of which were directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The other films were "Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin" and "Daddy".[1][2]
• This film was an adaptation of the American film "Taxi Driver" (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro.
• The Tamil film "Appu" (2000) was a remake of this film.
• A sequel for this movie has been planned and slated for release in late 2019.[3]
• Sadashiv Amrapurkar's role of a transgender, brothel owner, Maharani, became the talk of the town after the release of this film. The Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role was instituted that year and Sadashiv Amrapurkar won it for this film.[4]
• Jackie Shroff had been considered for the lead role in this film before it went to Sanjay Dutt.
• Sanjay Dutt's fight sequence with Gavin Packard in the film's climax was adapted from the Jean-Claude Van Damme film "Cyborg" (1989).[5]
• Mahesh Bhatt followed up this film with a sequel three decades later. Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatta reprised their roles in the sequel.[6]

Song

• Tumhein Apna Banane Ki Kasam Khai Hai - This song was based on the Pakistani song "Chale To Kat Hi Jayega Safar Ahista Ahista" sung by Mussarrat Nazir and composed by Khalil Ahmad.[7]
• Tumhein Apna Banane Ki Kasam Khai Hai - Amaal Malik used the tune of the mukhda of this song for the mukhda of the Hindi film song "Tumhe Apna Banane Ka Junoon" ("Hate Story 3", 2015).[8]

1. ^ Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991)
2. ^ Daddy (1991)
3. ^ Sadak 2 release date
4. ^ On the road with Maharani
5. ^ Gavin Packard profile
6. ^ Sadak 2 (2020)
7. ^ Chale To Kat Hi Jayega Safar Ahista Ahista - Musarrat Nazir
8. ^ Tumhe Apna Banane Ka Junoon (Hate Story 3, 2015)