Sarkar (2005 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Sarkar

| image = Sarkar 2005 poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| producer = Ram Gopal Varma
Parag Sanghvi

| screenplay = Ram Gopal Varma (based on The Godfather)

| starring = Amitabh Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Kay Kay Menon
Supriya Pathak
Katrina Kaif
Tanishaa
Anupam Kher
Kota Srinivasa Rao

| music = Score:
Amar Mohile
Songs:
Bapi-Tutul
Prasanna Shekhar

| cinematography = Amit Roy

| editing = Nitin Gupta
Amit Parmar

| studio = RGV Film Company

| distributor = K Sera Sera
Sahara One Motion Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2005|7|1|df=y}}

| runtime = 123 minutes

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget = {{INR|140 million}}{{cite web |title=Sarkar – Movie |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=396 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=9 November 2018}}

| gross = {{INR|393 million}}

}}

Sarkar ({{translation|Leader}}) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language political crime thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Katrina Kaif, Tanishaa, Supriya Pathak, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Anupam Kher.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/30sarkar.htm|title=Sarkar is just Godfather, dumbed-down|author=Raja Sen |work=Rediff.com|date=30 June 2005}} It is the first installment of the Sarkar film series.

Sarkar is an unofficial remake of The Godfather and spawned two sequels: Sarkar Raj, which was released on 6 June 2008, and Sarkar 3, which was released on 12 May 2017. Sarkar was premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival.{{cite web|author=David|date=16 June 2006|title=The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview|url=http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725153007/http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202|archive-date=25 July 2009|access-date=22 February 2009|publisher=Cinema Strikes Back}} The film is preserved at the American Academy of Motion Pictures library.{{cite web|title=Sarkar Raj makes it to the Academy of Motion Pictures library |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/2008-30-screens-in-u-k/ |website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=9 August 2011 |date=2 August 2008}}

Plot

Subhash Nagre, who is known by his followers as Sarkar, lives in Mumbai. The opening scenes show a rape victim's father approaching Sarkar for justice (which the corrupt law and order system has failed to deliver), which Sarkar promptly establishes by having the rapist beaten up by his henchmen. His son Vishnu plays a sleazy producer who is more interested in the film actress Sapna than his wife Amrita. Sarkar's other, more upright son Shankar returns from the United States with his love Pooja after completing his education there. Pooja's doubts about Sarkar's image eventually cause Shankar, who firmly believes in his father's righteousness, to break up with her.

One day, a Dubai-based don, Rasheed, tries to strike a deal with Sarkar; he promptly refuses on moral grounds and also forbids him from doing it himself. Rasheed tries to eliminate Sarkar's supremacy with the help of Selvar Mani, Sarkar's former associate, MLA Vishram Bhagat, and Swami Virendra. Meanwhile, they trap Sarkar by assassinating a righteous, upright, Ahinsa political leader and an outspoken critic of Sarkar, Motilal Khurana, and frame Sarkar for the murder. Everyone, including Vishnu, believes that Sarkar is guilty, but Shankar has deep faith in his father. Sarkar is arrested and imprisoned. Shankar now takes over the position of Sarkar temporarily. On learning of a plot to murder his father in prison, he approaches the police commissioner and asks him to arrange stronger security for his father, only for the commissioner to mock Shankar and his father beside not providing protection. Shankar gets a feeling that the police commissioner wants Sarkar to get murdered. Shankar and Khansaab, one of Sarkar's men, try to ask Mani for help to prevent possible murder, but Mani ultimately betrays them when he reveals that he is in an alliance with Rasheed. Rasheed prepares to kill Shankar and Khansaab, but only Khansaab is killed when he decides to sacrifice himself for Shankar. By the time Shankar reaches the prison and appropriate action is taken, the attempt on Sarkar's life is already made. Sarkar is later acquitted. He remains bedridden as Shankar takes on Sarkar's enemies.

Meanwhile, Mani, Swami, Vishram, and Rasheed try to convince Vishnu to murder Sarkar. Vishnu was previously expelled from Sarkar's house because he had murdered the actor who was having an affair with Sapna. Vishnu returns home pretending to have repented. When he approaches Sarkar in the dark of the night with the intent of murdering him, Shankar foils his plan and later kills him. Shankar eliminates Rasheed, Vishram, and Selvar Mani. He also succeeds in making Swami his puppet. Shankar has also realised that Chief Minister Madan Rathod was really behind everything; Rasheed and everyone else were merely pawns. This results in legal action against Rathod. The closing scenes show a woman approaching Shankar for justice to a fake encounter of her husband by the police and calling Shankar the Sarkar, while Subhash is busy with family.

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan as Subhash Nagre alias "Sarkar"
Abhishek Bachchan as Shankar Nagre, Sarkar's younger son
Kay Kay Menon as Vishnu Nagre, Sarkar's elder son
Supriya Pathak as Pushpa Nagre, Sarkar's wife
Katrina Kaif as Pooja Chauhan, Shankar's girlfriend (dubbed by Mona Ghosh)
Tanishaa as Avantika, Shankar's wife
Rukhsaar Rehman as Amrita Nagre, Vishnu's wife
Anupam Kher as Motilal Khurana
Kota Srinivasa Rao as Selvar Mani
Zakir Hussain as Rashid
Raju Mavani as MLA Vishram Bhagat
Jeeva as Virendra Swami
Deepak Shirke as CM Madan Rathod, Sarkar's best friend and confidant
Anant Jog as Police Commissioner
Ishrat Ali as Khansaab
Saurabh Dubey as Pooja's father
Ravi Kale as Chander, Sarkar's right-hand man
Virendra Saxena as Girl's father
Carran Kapoor as a hero in Vishnu's film
Nisha Kothari as a heroine in Vishnu's film
Narendra Sachar as IG Police
Mangal Kenkre as Shoba
Shivam Shetty as Bhushan
Chintan Atul Shah as Shivaji Nagre alias "Cheeku", Vishnu's son and Sarkar's grandson

Production

= Development =

Sarkar's director Ram Gopal Varma was deeply influenced by the Francis Ford Coppola's Hollywood classic The Godfather (1972), which he mentions in the opening credits of the film. He changed the film's setting to modern-day Mumbai.{{Cite web|date=2015-04-15|title=Hindi Movies That Have Been Inspired, Remade Or Simply Lifted From Hollywood|url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/hindi-movies-that-have-been-inspired-remade-or-simply-lifted-from-hollywood/|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Koimoi}}{{Cite magazine|author=Tiasa Bhowal |date=8 July 2021 |title=Is Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar a fitting tribute to The Godfather? On Throwback Thursday|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/standpoint/story/is-ram-gopal-varma-s-sarkar-a-befitting-tribute-to-the-godfather-on-throwback-thursday-1821698-2021-07-01|access-date=2021-12-06|magazine=India Today}}

Soundtrack

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| artist = Bapi-Tutul & Prasanna Shekhar

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The soundtrack of Sarkar consists of 10 songs composed by Bapi-Tutul & Prasanna Shekhar the lyrics of which were penned by Sandeep Nath.

{{Track listing

| headline = Tracklist

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Deen Bandhu

| extra1 = Reeta Ganguly

| lyrics1 = Sandeep Nath

| length1 = 4:36

| title2 = Deen Bandhu Theme

| extra2 =

| lyrics2 =

| length2 = 4:24

| title3 = Govinda – Song

| extra3 = Amitabh Bachchan, Kailash Kher, Bapi, Tutul

| lyrics3 = Sandeep Nath

| length3 = 2:59

| title4 = Govinda – Trance

| extra4 = Bapi, Tutul, Janaki

| lyrics4 = Sandeep Nath

| length4 = 3:25

| title5 = Jitni Oochaeeyan

| extra5 = Krishna, Farhad

| lyrics5 = Sandeep Nath

| length5 = 3:27

| title6 = Mujhe Jo Sahi Lagta Hai

| extra6 = Amitabh Bachchan, Kailash Kher

| lyrics6 = Sandeep Nath

| length6 = 3:03

| title7 = Sam Dam Bhed

| extra7 = Kailash Kher

| lyrics7 = Sandeep Nath

| length7 = 3:29

| title8 = Shaher, Shaher Ke Hazaron Sawal

| extra8 = Kailash Kher

| lyrics8 = Sandeep Nath

| length8 = 3:54

| title9 = The Govinda Omen

| extra9 = Choir

| lyrics9 = Sandeep Nath

| length9 = 1:58

| title10 = The Want For Power

| extra10 = Krishna, Farhad, Prasana Shekhar

| lyrics10 = Sandeep Nath

| length10 = 2:04

}}

Critical reception

Raja Sen of Rediff said that the film "had the potential to be great. It turns out to be passable."{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/30sarkar.htm |title=Sarkar is just Godfather, dumbed-down |work=Rediff.com}} Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised the movie saying that, "Sarkar is without doubt an interesting film. The story, its execution, the performances, the drama… The outcome leaves you spellbound." but criticized the slow pacing of the film and gave it a rating of 3.5 out of 5.{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/sarkar/critic-review/sarkar-movie-review/ |title=Sarkar Review by Taran Adarsh |website=Bollywood Hungama|date=July 2005 }}{{Rating|3.5|5}} William Thomas of Empire Online gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 saying that, "Constructed with flair and crackling with intelligence, this is one of the most edgiest and grittiest releases to come out of Bollywood in years."{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/sarkar/review/ |title=Sarkar Review – The Bollywood version of the Godfather. |date=11 August 2023 |publisher=Empire Online}}{{Rating|4|5}}

Abhishek Bachchan won multiple awards for his performance in the film, namely Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male, and IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Accolades

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scope="row" rowspan="6"\| Bollywood Movie Awards \| rowspan="6"\| 10 June 2006 \| Best Film \| Sarkar – {{sort\|Parag\|Parag Sanghvi}}, {{sort\|Varun\|Varun Sanghvi}} \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"\| {{Cite web \|url=http://www.bollywoodawards.com/winba9.php \|title=Nominees of Bollywood Movie Awards \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103084940/http://bollywoodawards.com/nominees.php \|archive-date=3 November 2006 \|access-date=6 July 2021 \|website=Bollywood Movie Awards \|url-status=dead}}
Best Director \| {{sort\|Varma\|Ram Gopal Varma}} \| {{nom}}
Best Supporting Actor \| {{sort\|Abhishek\|Abhishek Bachchan}} \| {{nom}}
rowspan="2"\| Best Villain \| {{sort\|Menon\|Kay Kay Menon}} \| {{nom}}
{{sort\|Hussain\|Zakir Hussain}} \| {{nom}}
Best Editing \| {{sort\|Gupta\|Nitin Gupta}}, {{sort\|Parmar\|Amit Parmar}} \| {{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan="4"\| Filmfare Awards \| rowspan="4"\| 25 February 2006 \| Best Director \| {{sort\|Varma\|Ram Gopal Varma}} \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"\| {{cite news\|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1406387.cms \|title=The 51st Filmfare Awards 2006 Nominations \|work=The Times of India \|access-date=7 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708210551/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1406387.cms \|archive-date=8 July 2007}} {{Cite web \|url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/winners-of-the-51st-filmfare-awards_277404.html \|title=Winners of the 51st Filmfare Awards \|publisher=Zee News \|date=22 February 2006 \|access-date=6 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425121303/https://zeenews.india.com/home/winners-of-the-51st-filmfare-awards_277404.html \|archive-date=25 April 2021 \|url-status=live }}
Best Actor \| {{sort\|Amitabh\|Amitabh Bachchan}} \| {{nom}}
Best Supporting Actor \| {{sort\|Abhishek\|Abhishek Bachchan}} \| {{won}}
Best Performance in a Negative Role \| {{sort\|Menon\|Kay Kay Menon}} \| {{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| International Indian Film Academy Awards \| rowspan="2"\| 15–17 June 2006 \| Best Actor \| {{sort\|Amitabh\|Amitabh Bachchan}} \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"\| {{Cite web \|url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/05/06/1196/index.html \|title=IIFA 2006 Nominees \|website=Bollywood Hungama \|publisher=IndiaFM News Bureau \|date=6 May 2006 \|access-date=6 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111224556/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/05/06/1196/index.html \|archive-date=11 November 2006 \|url-status=dead}} {{Cite news \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060618/world.htm \|title='Black' bags major IIFA awards \|work=The Tribune \|agency=Press Trust of India \|location=Dubai, United Arab Emirates \|date=18 June 2006 \|access-date=6 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911224255/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060618/world.htm \|archive-date=11 September 2017 \|url-status=live}}
Best Supporting Actor \| {{sort\|Abhishek\|Abhishek Bachchan}} \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Producers Guild Film Awards \| 21 January 2006 \| Best Editing \| {{sort\|Gupta\|Nitin Gupta}} \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{Cite web \|url=http://apsaraawards.org/2nd_apsara_awards_winners.html \|title=2nd Apsara Producers Guild Awards Winners \|access-date=9 September 2020 \|website=Producers Guild Film Awards \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109200917/http://apsaraawards.org/2nd_apsara_awards_winners.html \|archive-date=9 November 2013 \|url-status=live}}
scope="row" rowspan="6"\| Screen Awards \| rowspan="6"\| 11 January 2006 \| Best Director \| {{sort\|Varma\|Ram Gopal Varma}} \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"\| {{Cite web \|url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/01/03/925/index.html \|title=Nominations for 12th Annual Screen Awards \|website=Bollywood Hungama \|publisher=IndiaFM News Bureau \|date=3 January 2006 \|access-date=6 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060110120649/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/01/03/925/index.html \|archive-date=10 January 2006 \|url-status=dead}}
Best Supporting Actor \| {{sort\|Abhishek\|Abhishek Bachchan}} \| {{nom}}
Best Actor in a Negative Role \| {{sort\|Menon\|Kay Kay Menon}} \| {{nom}}
Best Background Music \| {{sort\|Mohile\|Amar Mohile}} \| {{nom}}
Best Editing \| {{sort\|Gupta\|Nitin Gupta}}, {{sort\|Parmar\|Amit Parmar}} \| {{nom}}
Best Sound \| {{sort\|Mehta\|Kunal Mehta}}, {{sort\|Lalwani\|Parikshit Lalwani}} \| {{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan="9"\| Zee Cine Awards \| rowspan="9"\| 4 March 2006 \| Best Film \| Sarkar – {{sort\|Varma\|Ram Gopal Varma}} \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="9"\| {{Cite web \|url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/01/27/981/index.html \|title=Zee Cine Awards 2006 nominations \|website=Bollywood Hungama \|publisher=IndiaFM News Bureau \|date=27 January 2006 \|access-date=6 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117120517/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/01/27/981/index.html \|archive-date=17 November 2006 \|url-status=dead}} {{Cite web\|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/black-dominates-zee-cine-awards-2006/ \|title=Black dominates ZEE Cine Awards 2006 \|website=BizAsia \|date=4 March 2006 \|access-date=6 July 2021}}
Best Director \| rowspan="2"\| {{sort\|Varma\|Ram Gopal Varma}} \| {{nom}}
Best Screenplay \| {{nom}}
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male \| {{sort\|Abhishek\|Abhishek Bachchan}} \| {{won}}
Best Performance in a Negative Role \| {{sort\|Menon\|Kay Kay Menon}} \| {{nom}}
Most Promising Debut – Female \| {{sort\|Kaif\|Katrina Kaif}} \| {{nom}}
Best Background Score \| {{sort\|Mohile\|Amar Mohile}} \| {{nom}}
Best Editing \| {{sort\|Gupta\|Nitin Gupta}}, {{sort\|Parmar\|Amit Parmar}} \| {{nom}}
Best Sound \| {{sort\|Mehta\|Kunal Mehta}}, {{sort\|Lalwani\|Parikshit Lalwani}} \| {{nom}}

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! scope="col"| Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}

! scope="col"| Category

! scope="col"| Recipient(s)

! scope="col"| Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| Bollywood Movie Awards

| rowspan="6"| 10 June 2006

| Best Film

| Sarkar – {{sort|Parag|Parag Sanghvi}}, {{sort|Varun|Varun Sanghvi}}

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| {{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodawards.com/winba9.php |title=Nominees of Bollywood Movie Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103084940/http://bollywoodawards.com/nominees.php |archive-date=3 November 2006 |access-date=6 July 2021 |website=Bollywood Movie Awards |url-status=dead}}

Best Director

| {{sort|Varma|Ram Gopal Varma}}

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Actor

| {{sort|Abhishek|Abhishek Bachchan}}

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"| Best Villain

| {{sort|Menon|Kay Kay Menon}}

| {{nom}}

Best Editing

| {{sort|Gupta|Nitin Gupta}}, {{sort|Parmar|Amit Parmar}}

| {{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="4"| Filmfare Awards

| rowspan="4"| 25 February 2006

| Best Director

| {{sort|Varma|Ram Gopal Varma}}

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| {{cite news|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1406387.cms |title=The 51st Filmfare Awards 2006 Nominations |work=The Times of India |access-date=7 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708210551/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1406387.cms |archive-date=8 July 2007}}
{{Cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/winners-of-the-51st-filmfare-awards_277404.html |title=Winners of the 51st Filmfare Awards |publisher=Zee News |date=22 February 2006 |access-date=6 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425121303/https://zeenews.india.com/home/winners-of-the-51st-filmfare-awards_277404.html |archive-date=25 April 2021 |url-status=live }}

Best Actor

| {{sort|Amitabh|Amitabh Bachchan}}

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Actor

| {{sort|Abhishek|Abhishek Bachchan}}

| {{won}}

Best Performance in a Negative Role

| {{sort|Menon|Kay Kay Menon}}

| {{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| International Indian Film Academy Awards

| rowspan="2"| 15–17 June 2006

| Best Actor

| {{sort|Amitabh|Amitabh Bachchan}}

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| {{Cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/05/06/1196/index.html |title=IIFA 2006 Nominees |website=Bollywood Hungama |publisher=IndiaFM News Bureau |date=6 May 2006 |access-date=6 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111224556/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/05/06/1196/index.html |archive-date=11 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}
{{Cite news |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060618/world.htm |title='Black' bags major IIFA awards |work=The Tribune |agency=Press Trust of India |location=Dubai, United Arab Emirates |date=18 June 2006 |access-date=6 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911224255/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060618/world.htm |archive-date=11 September 2017 |url-status=live}}

Best Supporting Actor

| {{sort|Abhishek|Abhishek Bachchan}}

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Producers Guild Film Awards

| 21 January 2006

| Best Editing

| {{sort|Gupta|Nitin Gupta}}

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |url=http://apsaraawards.org/2nd_apsara_awards_winners.html |title=2nd Apsara Producers Guild Awards Winners |access-date=9 September 2020 |website=Producers Guild Film Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109200917/http://apsaraawards.org/2nd_apsara_awards_winners.html |archive-date=9 November 2013 |url-status=live}}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| Screen Awards

| rowspan="6"| 11 January 2006

| Best Director

| {{sort|Varma|Ram Gopal Varma}}

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| {{Cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/01/03/925/index.html |title=Nominations for 12th Annual Screen Awards |website=Bollywood Hungama |publisher=IndiaFM News Bureau |date=3 January 2006 |access-date=6 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060110120649/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/01/03/925/index.html |archive-date=10 January 2006 |url-status=dead}}

Best Supporting Actor

| {{sort|Abhishek|Abhishek Bachchan}}

| {{nom}}

Best Actor in a Negative Role

| {{sort|Menon|Kay Kay Menon}}

| {{nom}}

Best Background Music

| {{sort|Mohile|Amar Mohile}}

| {{nom}}

Best Editing

| {{sort|Gupta|Nitin Gupta}}, {{sort|Parmar|Amit Parmar}}

| {{nom}}

Best Sound

| {{sort|Mehta|Kunal Mehta}}, {{sort|Lalwani|Parikshit Lalwani}}

| {{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="9"| Zee Cine Awards

| rowspan="9"| 4 March 2006

| Best Film

| Sarkar – {{sort|Varma|Ram Gopal Varma}}

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="9"| {{Cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/01/27/981/index.html |title=Zee Cine Awards 2006 nominations |website=Bollywood Hungama |publisher=IndiaFM News Bureau |date=27 January 2006 |access-date=6 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117120517/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/01/27/981/index.html |archive-date=17 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}
{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/black-dominates-zee-cine-awards-2006/ |title=Black dominates ZEE Cine Awards 2006 |website=BizAsia |date=4 March 2006 |access-date=6 July 2021}}

Best Director

| rowspan="2"| {{sort|Varma|Ram Gopal Varma}}

| {{nom}}

Best Screenplay

| {{nom}}

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male

| {{sort|Abhishek|Abhishek Bachchan}}

| {{won}}

Best Performance in a Negative Role

| {{sort|Menon|Kay Kay Menon}}

| {{nom}}

Most Promising Debut – Female

| {{sort|Kaif|Katrina Kaif}}

| {{nom}}

Best Background Score

| {{sort|Mohile|Amar Mohile}}

| {{nom}}

Best Editing

| {{sort|Gupta|Nitin Gupta}}, {{sort|Parmar|Amit Parmar}}

| {{nom}}

Best Sound

| {{sort|Mehta|Kunal Mehta}}, {{sort|Lalwani|Parikshit Lalwani}}

| {{nom}}

Remake

A Telugu remake, titled Rowdy, was made replacing the background of Marathi politics with that of Rayalaseema factionism. Veteran actor Mohan Babu reprised the role portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan, while his son, Vishnu Manchu, reprised the role played by Abhishek Bachchan. Rowdy released on 4 April 2014 to positive reviews from critics, but was a moderate commercial success, grossing approximately 8 crores in its full run.

Sequel

A sequel titled Sarkar Raj was released on 6 June 2008 with Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan (who reprise their roles from the original) and new entrant Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Supriya Pathak, Tanishaa and Ravi Kale also reappeared in their respective roles from Sarkar. The film released on 6 June 2008, was both critically and commercially successful.