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Sanjay
Dutt, who continues to grow as an actor,
plays Inspector General Inayat Khan, an
upright Kashmiri police officer who is
proud of his Kashmiri ancestry. He is
immersed in the tradition of Kashmiriyat
- the age old Kashmiri tradition of
religious tolerance and harmony. |
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Hrithik
Roshan's debut film released in January
2000 and instantly catapulted him into
mega- stardom. He plays Altaaf, who as a
young boy witnessed the massacre of his
entire family in a shoot out involving
militants. That shoot out becomes his
permanent nightmare. His anger drives him
to Hilal Kohistani (Jackie Shroff) who
trains him to be a deadly fighter. |
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Jackie
Shroff's last two collaborations with
Vidhu Vinod Chopra have both resulted in
acting awards for this hugely popular
actor. This time he plays Hilal Kohistani
a dreaded mercenary who is a veteran of
many battles. Hilal shelters the young
Altaaf only to train him and use him for
his operations. |
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Preity
Zinta's plays Sufiya Parvez, a vivacious
television programmer who works for
Kashmir T.V. As a young girl Sufi grew up
with Altaaf. Even though Altaaf
disappeared after that fateful shoot-out,
she still cherishes his memory. Sufi has
grown up to be an independent and strong-minded
young woman. |
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Sonali
Kulkarni, a National Award winner, also
won the best actress award at the
Vallanciences Film Festival (France) for
her stirring performance in 'Daayara',
which was listed as one of the best 10
films of 1995 by Time magazine. She plays
Neelima, Khan's wife. Her character is
compassionate and entirely humane. |
