Actor Ameesha Patel is happy and excited to enter the world of Sakina once again for Gadar 2, the much-awaited sequel of the 2001 film. She admits that she has lived with the onscreen persona for 20 years in her heart, which makes revisiting it all the more special. “It feels wonderful to be back on such a historic film. Actually, it is surreal to get back to playing the character of Sakina along with Tara Singh (Sunny Deol),” says Patel during a break from her ongoing shooting schedule in Dharamshala.

She adds, “It doesn’t seem like 20 years to me. Sakina is part of my blood. So, getting into the skin of the character didn’t require any effort. Even while doing Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, I felt that she was an extension of me. She is lovable, pure, respectful, educated, comes from a good family, believes in the right path and fights for love and what is right. These are a part of me as well. The minute I wear Sakina’s costume, I feel like Wonder Woman.”

Nostalgia is riding high on the film’s set as the cast reunites to create the second chapter of the story, which is being directed by Anil Sharma and written by Shaktimaan.

Deol and Utkarsh Sharma have joined the cast, Mithoon is on board as a music composer and the project is produced by Zee Studios and Anil Sharma Productions.

According to Patel, Gadar belongs to the list of iconic films, such as Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Sholay (1975) and Titanic (1997). She explains, “These movies didn’t get the second part, and we are fortunate that we are getting this chance. The whole team is passionate about the project. Zee Studios has backed this project and has so much faith in us. It is wonderful.”

About what to expect from Gadar 2, Patel says, “It will be a visual delight for the audience because people are not going to realise that there has been a gap of 20 years. The film will come with great music, drama, comedy, and dialogues where one can expect cheers, claps, and seetis. The cinema, which was missing for so long, will be recreated with Gadar coming back onto the big screen.”