

Her father too relates all of their hardships during the journey from India to Pakistan. Later, when she wants to return to India, her mom tells her that she was about to be disowned as people were babbling about her staying with an Indian Jat. However, Tara and their son, who are supposed to accompany her to Lahore, are told at the last minute that their visa formalities have not been completed, which compels them to stay in India. When Sakina calls him from the Pakistani Embassy in Delhi, he arranges to fly her to Lahore. Amisha Patel was chosen out 500 people who came for audition and she was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress Award and won the Filmfare Special Award. The film was released on the same day as Aamir Khan's Lagaan. The story of this film is loosely based on the life of Boota Singh. According to Box office India, its adjusted gross in India is ₹4.86 billion (US$70 million) as per 2017 ticket sales.

The shy role of Sunny Deol was admired and led to the Filmfare nomination for the best actor. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is the second most watched Hindi film in India since 1990s as it recorded more than 50 million footfalls in India. Made in ₹185 million (US$2.7 million), Gadar grossed more than ₹1.33 billion (US$19 million) during its initial theatrical run with a distributor share of ₹546 million (US$7.9 million) and after its theatrical run, was commercially one of the most successful movies in India when it was released. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language periodaction drama film starring Sunny Deol, Amisha Patel and Amrish Puri, set in the time of the Partition of India in 1947.
