---
title: 'Sarfarosh (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Matthew Matthan'
released: '1999-04-30'
runtime_minutes: 166
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sarfarosh-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200087/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sarfarosh (1999)

1999 · 166 min · Crime · India

Original title: सरफ़रोश

## Synopsis

Sarfarosh (transl. Fervent) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written, produced, and directed by John Matthew Matthan. The film, based on true events regarding state-sponsored terrorism taken place in India during 1990s, stars Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir Khan, and Sonali Bendre, alongside Mukesh Rishi, Pradeep Rawat, Akhilendra Mishra, Makrand Deshpande, Shri Vallabh Vyas, Govind Namdev and Surekha Sikri. The soundtrack and musical score were composed by Jatin–Lalit and Sanjoy Chowdhury, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Vikas Sivaraman and Jethu Mundul respectively. The film revolves around an IPS officer's quest to eradicate cross-border terrorism.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Matthew Matthan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-matthew-matthan)
- **Screenplay:** [John Matthew Matthan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-matthew-matthan)
- **Producer:** [John Matthew Matthan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-matthew-matthan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jatin–Lalit](https://cinepixo.com/people/jatin-lalit)

## Cast

- [Manoj Joshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/manoj-joshi)
- [Akash Khurana](https://cinepixo.com/people/akash-khurana)
- [Makarand Deshpande](https://cinepixo.com/people/makarand-deshpande)
- [Sukanya Kulkarni](https://cinepixo.com/people/sukanya-kulkarni)
- [Sonali Bendre](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonali-bendre)
- [Aamir Khan](https://cinepixo.com/people/aamir-khan)
- [Smita Jaykar](https://cinepixo.com/people/smita-jaykar)
- [Upasana Singh](https://cinepixo.com/people/upasana-singh)
- [Naseeruddin Shah](https://cinepixo.com/people/naseeruddin-shah)
- [Pradeep Rawat](https://cinepixo.com/people/pradeep-rawat)
- [Mukesh Rishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mukesh-rishi)
- [Shrivallabh Vyas](https://cinepixo.com/people/shrivallabh-vyas)

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