LOC Kargil
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| Directed by | J.P. Dutta |
| Produced by | Bindiya Goswami |
| Written by | O.P. Dutta |
| Starring | Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Rani Mukerji, Suniel Shetty |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Release date(s) | December 26, 2003 |
| Running time | 240 mins |
| Language | Hindi |
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LOC Kargil is a 2003 Bollywood war film based on the Kargil War. It is directed and written by J. P. Dutta.
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[edit] Synopsis
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
After Pakistani forces intrude past the Line of Control into Indian territory, the Government of India instructs the Indian army to defend it and drive out the invading forces. A confrontation takes place between the Indian and Pakistani forces, leaving many casualties on both sides. This movie depicts the battle and the outcome it has on the soldiers and their families.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Sanjay Dutt | Lt Col. Y.K. Joshi, 13 JAK Rifles |
| Ajay Devgan | Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gurkha Rifles |
| Saif Ali Khan | Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 17 JAT |
| Sunil Shetty | Sepoy Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles |
| Sanjay Kapoor | Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 JAT |
| Nagarjuna Akkineni | Maj. Padmapani Acharya, 2 Rajputana Rifles |
| Akshaye Khanna | Lt. Balwan Singh, 18 Grenadiers |
| Manoj Bajpai | Gren. Yogender Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers |
| Abhishek Bachchan | Lt. Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles |
| Ashutosh Rana | Yogender Singh |
| Karan Nath | Maj. Rajesh Adhikari, 18 Grenadiers |
| Raveena Tandon | Rampal's wife |
| Kareena Kapoor | Simran |
| Rani Mukherjee | Hema |
| Mahima Chaudhry | Reena Yadav |
| Namrata Shirodkar | Lt Col. Y.K. |
| Preeti Jhangiani | Balwan Singh's girlfriend |
| Esha Deol | Mithu |
| Isha Koppikar | Santho |
| Priya Gill | Charulatha Acharya |
| Akanksha Malhotra | Kiran Adhikari |
| Maya Alagh | Manoj's mother |
| Raj Babbar | Col. Khushal Thakur, 18 Grenadiers |
| Mohnish Bahl | Lt Col. R. Viswanathan, 18 Grenadiers |
| Sudesh Berry | Yadav |
| Divya Dutta | Yadav's wife |
| Avtar Gill | Sub. Digendra Kumar, 2 Rajputana Rifles |
| Milind Gunaji | Maj. Rajan Adhumac, 13 JAK Rifles |
| Sharad Kapoor | |
| Arman Kohli | |
| Kiran Kumar | Col. Bawa, 17 JAT |
| Bikram Saluja | Capt. Sanjeev Jamwal, 13 JAK Rifles |
| Singh Surendra | |
| Ashish Vidyarthi | Col. Ravindran, 2 Rajputana Rifles |
[edit] Trivia
- The most expensive Hindi movie ever made.
- The film was shot at 14,000 feet above sea level with only 60% oxygen available.
- Anu Malik composed a 13-minute song, "Main Kahin Bhi Rahoon", for this movie.
[edit] See also
- Kargil War
- Border, a 1997 Bollywood war film also directed by J. P. Dutta based on the Battle of Longewala during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
