Sardar Ka Grandson(2021)
Hindi140 mins
A devoted grandson's mission to reunite his ailing grandmother with her ancestral home turns into a complicated, comic cross-border affair.
Director:Kaashvie Nair
Mood:
emotionalfunnyuplifting
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 18 May 2021
- Director
- Kaashvie Nair
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rating
- 6.0/10
Storyline
A devoted grandson wants to make his sick grandmother happy. He tries to bring her old family home, which is now in another country, to her. This leads to a funny and difficult adventure across the border.
“A grandson's cross-border quest to bring home a piece of her heart.”
Film Details
6.0Rating
140Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date18 May 2021
Also Known AsEl nieto de Sardar · El nieto de Sardar
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalfunnyuplifting
Themes
familyloveidentityfriendship
Tonewhimsical
Pacingepisodic
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
Kumud MishraSaqlain Niazi
→#2Aditi Rao HydariYoung Sardar / Rupinder Kaur
→#3
D
Divya Seth ShahHoney
→#4
R
Ravjeet SinghLovely
→#5
M
Mahika PatiyalPinky
→#6
#7M
Mehroos MirChhote
→Neena GuptaSardar / Rupinder Kaur
→#8Soni RazdanSimi
→#9Arjun KapoorAmreek Singh
→#10K
Kanwaljit SinghGurkeerat Singh
→#11
K
Kaashvie NairDirector
→#12
M
Monisha AdvaniCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Sardar Ka Grandson
Cast reunions in this film: Rakul Preet Singh & Kanwaljit Singh (3 films together), Rakul Preet Singh & John Abraham (2 films together), Kumud Mishra & John Abraham (2 films together), and Kumud Mishra & Neena Gupta (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's story was inspired by the real-life partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.
- It was one of the first Netflix India films to be shot partly in Pakistan, specifically in Lahore.
- Actor Arjun Kapoor learned to play the guitar for his character's romantic scenes in the movie.
- Director Kaashvie Nair made her feature film debut with this project after working in television.
- The movie's title is a playful twist on the common Hindi phrase 'Sardarji', often used for Sikh men.
- Neena Gupta, who plays the grandmother, performed her own scenes in Punjabi without a dialect coach.
- The production faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing its release to 2021.