Anil Sharma reveals his own crew doubted the credibility of Sunny Deol’s iconic handpump scene in Gadar: ‘They said it would look fake’

Anil Sharma reveals his own crew doubted the credibility of Sunny Deol’s iconic handpump scene in Gadar: ‘They said it would look fake’

Director Anil Sharma faced pushback for the iconic handpump scene in his 2001 film ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’. Despite doubts about its believability, Sharma fought for the scene, drawing parallels to Hindu mythology. The scene became a cultural phenomenon, reappearing in the 2023 sequel, ‘Gadar 2’.