Border (1997)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 56 mins

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The year is 1971 when the Pakistani Army is at war with the Indian Soldiers. The Indian battalion is posted in Longewala region in Punjab and are just 150 in number while the Pakistani Army consists of 2000 armed soldiers with tanks. This movie is a landmark in Hindi Cinema and watch how the drama unfolds and the Indian soldiers fight for the pride of their motherland. Commendable performances from Jackie Shroff, Sudesh Berry, Sunil Shetty and Sunny Deol and excellent acting by Akshay Khanna.

Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty, Sunny Deol

Crew: JP Dutta (Director), Ishwar Bidri (Director of Photography), Nirmal Jani (Director of Photography), Anu Malik (Music Director)

Genres: Action, War

Release Dates: 01 Jan 1997 (India)

Tagline: Men At Their Best. War At Its Worst

Hindi Name: बॉर्डर

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Did you know? The Indian casualties during the real battle amounted to no more than two soldiers, but the movie exaggerated the casualties for the sake of drama. Read More
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as Lieutenant Dharamvir
as Air Force Commander
as Captain Bhairav Singh
as Major Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri
as Bhagiram
as Rattan Singh
as Dharamvir's mother
as Mathura Das
as Kuldeep's wife

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR, DTS
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
07:33

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik
08:12

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan
10:19

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Sonu Nigam, Roop Kumar Rathod
10:15

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Hariharan
08:21

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Roop Kumar Rathod
Taglines:
Men At Their Best. War At Its Worst
Movie Connection(s):
Referenced in: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (Hindi)
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Trivia:
The film is based on the Battle of Longewala which took place during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

The Indian casualties during the real battle amounted to no more than two soldiers, but the movie exaggerated the casualties for the sake of drama.

The film is dedicated to filmmaker J. P. Dutta's brother. who was an Indian Air Force pilot who died in a Mig crash in 1987.

This is the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year 1997.