Sarkar (2005 film)

Sarkar
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Written by	Manish Gupta
Screenplay by	Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by	Ram Gopal Varma Parag Sanghvi
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Kay Kay Menon Supriya Pathak Katrina Kaif Tanisha Mukherjee Anupam Kher Kota Srinivasa Rao
Cinematography	Amit Roy
Edited by	Nitin Gupta Amit Parmar
Music by	Score: Amar Mohile Songs: Bapi-Tutul Prasanna Shekhar
Production company	RGV Film Company
Distributed by	K Sera Sera Sahara One Motion Pictures
Release date	1 July 2005 (2005-07-01)
Running time	123 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹140 million[1]
Box office	₹393 million[1]

Sarkar (transl. Government) 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, Tanisha Mukherjee, Supriya Pathak, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Anupam Kher.^[2] It is the first installment of the Sarkar film series.

Sarkar spawned two sequels: Sarkar Raj, which released on 6 June 2008, and Sarkar 3, which released on 12 May 2017. Sarkar was premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival.^[3] The film is preserved at the American Academy of Motion Pictures library.^[4]