Reflecting on how she came on board for Gadar, Ameesha told Indian Express, how the opportunity arrived while she was still shooting her debut film. She said that she was shooting for Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, when she agreed to do Gadar. “When I was called in for a meeting by Nitin Keni, I asked him how he thought I was suitable for Gadar? Secondly, I was concerned about the age difference between Sunny and me. I was playing this character, Sakina, who was a Pakistani,” she says, adding that Sakina transitions from a college girl to a mother in the story.
