Son of Sardaar is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Ashwni Dhir.
The film stars Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and Juhi Chawla.
Although competing with the Yash Raj film Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Son of Sardaar managed to do good business at the box office worldwide.
It received a divided response, with praise for its humour, the performance of all cast, stylised action sequences, and familiar tone, but criticism for the screenplay.
Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt will return alongside an ensemble cast featuring Mrunal Thakur, Vindu Dara Singh, and others.
Jassi arrives in India and meets Sukhmeet "Sukh" Kaur Sandhu on a train ride from New Delhi to Phagwara.
Unbeknownst to Jassi, who flirts with her, Sukh is Billu's younger sister, who is returning to Phagwara after having completed her studies in Delhi.
Son of Sardaar is a remake of Telugu comedy thriller film Maryada Ramanna directed by S. S. Rajamouli starring Sunil and Saloni Aswani in lead roles.
[15] The movie was also re-made in Tamil Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham starring comedian Santhanam in a hero role with newcomer Ashna Zaveri as the heroine.
[22][23] Two weeks before Diwali, Ajay Devgn FFilms sent an intimation notice to Yash Raj Films through their lawyer at the Competition Commission of India.
The studio added that Ajay could have changed the release of his film as Yash Chopra announced on 27 June 2011 Jab Tak Hai Jaan would come out on Diwali 2012.
[25] After the statement made by Yash Raj Films, Ajay Devgn responded by saying he only managed to book 600 single-screens for Son of Sardaar and would take legal action if not allotted more.
[28] Ajay Devgn has appealed to Competition Appellate Tribunal after rejection of petition against Yash Raj Films.
[29] The Competition Appellate tribunal bench headed by chairman Justice V. S. Sirpurkar refused Devgn's stay against Jab Tak Hai Jaan but stated that the case against Yash Raj Films will be reviewed again.
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it a score of 4 out of 5 stars and said "Son of Sardaar is for lovers of hardcore masala movies.
"[32] Gayatri Sankar of Zee News gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars while commenting "Certain portions are a bit of a drag, but the comic sequences will make up for the monotony.
"[33] Rediff gave 3 out of 5 and stated Son of Sardaar has a lot for the masses but it lacks a good story.
"[35] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated Son of Sardaar "is only sporadically entertaining, and peddles the same tired stereotypes of Punjab and Sikhs.
"[36] Hindustan Times gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "exhausting, painfully loud and way too long, with too few laughs",[37] while the Telegraph stated that it was "run-of-the-mill", but that it could be a "guilty pleasure" for some viewers.
[48] After its first week, the film continued its successful run and collected ₹83 crore (US$9.6 million) nett in ten days.
The music of the film was composed by Himesh Reshammiya while the lyrics were penned by Sameer, Shabbir Ahmed, Irshad Kamil & Manoj Yadav.
Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and stated that "Son of Sardaar lives up to its promise of a high-on-energy soundtrack with not many dull moments in its 50-odd minutes duration.
"[56] IBNLive gave it 3 out of 5 stars and said, "The album is woven around the theme of the film and manages to justify it well, although the sound gets a bit monotonous at times.