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Pukar means a "cry for help/ attention" or "to call out" in Hindi and Urdu and may refer to:
- Pukar (1939 film), Hindi film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi
- Pukar (1983 film), Hindi film produced and directed by Ramesh Behl
- Pukar (1984 film), Pakistan film produced and directed by Aizaz Syed, starring Sultan Rahi
- Pukar (2000 film), Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi
- Pukaar, 2014 Indian television show, starring Rannvijay Singh
Pukar ( Urdu: پُکر, Hindi: पुकार) is a 1939 Urdu film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi at production house, Minerva movietone. The film is about Mughal emperor Jehangir's legendary justice and focuses how Jehangir offers himself to be killed when a washerwoman accuses the empress Noorjehan ( Naseem Banu) of killing her husband in a hunt.
The movie is a typical Sohrab Modi production (which always seemed to be historical) with heavy and lengthy Urdu dialogues said in a loud and dramatic style. Story and lyrics are by Kamal Amrohi. Pukar is considered to be the earliest Muslim social film.
Pukar is a 1983 Bollywood film, directed by Ramesh Behl, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Randhir Kapoor, Zeenat Aman and Tina Munim. It is a movie about freedom fighters trying to liberate Goa from the Portuguese. The film was an average in box office though the songs were super hit.
Pukar is a Hindi action drama film co written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa and Om Puri. The film was critically acclaimed but did average business at the box office. It won two National Film Awards, including the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and the National Film Award for Best Actor for Anil Kapoor's performance. The score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman.
Pukar is a Punjabi language film from 1984. It was written and produced in Pakistan. Screenwriter was Syed Noor, and the film was produced by Aizaz Syed who also directed it. It was his directorial debut. The cast included Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, and Mumtaz.