Border (1997 film)

Infobox Film
name = Border


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director = J. P. Dutta
producer = J. P. Dutta
writer = J. P. Dutta, O. P. Dutta
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starring = Sunny Deol
Sunil Shetty
Akshaye Khanna
Jackie Shroff
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
music = Anu Malik
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distributor = Venus Records and Tapes Pvt. Ltd.
released = 13 June, 1997
runtime = 213 mins
country = India
language = Hindi, English
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imdb_id = 0118751

"Border" is a 1997 blockbuster Bollywood war film based on the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. J. P. Dutta directed and produced this war epic which stars Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Pooja Bhatt, Sharbani Mukherjee and Tabu.

The movie won numerous awards including Best Film at the Filmfare awards. Director J.P.Dutta won Best Director at the same award function while his father O.P.Dutta won Best Dialogues.

The movie is an adaptation from real life events that happened at the Battle of Longewala fought in Rajasthan (Western Theatre) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and Bangladesh Liberation War. It is about how a band of 120 soldiers of the Punjab regiment of the Indian Army headed by Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri successfully defended their post all night against a whole Tank regiment of the Pakistani Army, until assistance came from the Indian Air Force the next morning. The film was critical and commercial hit in India.

Cast

* Sunny Deol - Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri
* Jackie Shroff - Wing Commander Andy Bawa
* Suniel Shetty - Captain Bhairon Singh, B.S.F.
* Akshaye Khanna - 2nd Lt. Dharam Vir Bhan
* Sudhesh Berry - Subedar Mathura Das
* Puneet Issar - Subedar Ratan Singh
* Rakhi - Dharam Vir's mother
* Pooja Bhatt - Kamla (Dharam Vir's fiancee)
* Tabu - Kuldip Singh's wife
* Sharbani Mukherjee - Bhairon Singh's wife

Awards

*"Nominated": Filmfare Award for Best Film: Border
*"Winner": Filmfare Award for Best Director: J.P. Dutta
*"Nominated": Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Supporting Role: Suniel Shetty
*"Winner": Filmfare Award for Best Newcomer Role: Akshay Khanna
*"Nominated": Filmfare Award for Best Actor: Sunny Deol

oundtrack

* Music Label: Venus Records and Tapes
* Music Director: Anu Malik
* Lyricist: Javed Akhtar

List of songs and singers:
* Ke Ghar Kab Aaoge - Sonu Nigam, Roop Kumar Rathod
* Hamein Jab Se Mohabbat - Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik
* Mere Dushman Mere Bhai - Hariharan
* To Chaloun - Roop Kumar Rathod
* Hindustan Hindustan - Shankar Mahadevan, Sonali Rathod

Trivia

* The film was shot on location in the desert near Bikaner where the set for the Longewala Border Security Post was put up atop a sand dune for the Indian Army portion of the film and also in Jaisalmer where the Indian Air Force portion was shot. The equipment, ammunition and weapons were all actual Indian Army equipment that were used by the Filmmakers.
* J. P. Dutta's brother was an Indian Air Force pilot who died in a MiG crash in 1987, the film is dedicated to him. While making the film, Dutta referred to diaries he had written at the time about his brothers experiences .
* The movie shows many soldiers including B.S.F. Captain Bhairo Singh and Second Lt. Dharam Vir being killed. However, in real life, the Defenders at Longewala lost only 2 soldiers in the battle.
* There is NO muslim actor acted in this patriotic movie.

See also

* Battle of Longewala fought in Rajasthan (Western Theatre) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
* Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, Major (later Brigadier) of Punjab Regiment who won the Maha Vir Chakra for bravery in the Battle of Longewala and whose role has been played by Sunny Deol in this movie.
* 1971 Bangladesh atrocities and Bangladesh Liberation War, which led to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
* " LOC Kargil", a 2003 Bollywood war film based on "Kargil War" or the "Indo-Pakistani War of 1999", also directed by J.P.Dutta

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* [http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19970509/12950753.html Interview with J.P. Dutta]