LOC Kargil

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LOC Kargil
Directed by J.P.Dutta
Produced by J.P. Dutta
Written by J.P. Dutta
O.P. Dutta
Starring Sanjay Dutt
Ajay Devgan
Saif Ali Khan
Sunil Shetty
Sanjay Kapoor
Abhishek Bachchan
Nagarjuna Akkineni
Akshaye Khanna
Ashutosh Rana
Manoj Bajpai
Music by Anu Malik
Cinematography Karim Khatri
Distributed by SaReGaMa-HMV
J.P. Films
Release date(s) 12 December 2003
Running time 242 mins
Country India
Language Hindi
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LOC Kargil is a 2003 Bollywood war film based on the Kargil War, directed and written by J. P. Dutta. The film stars a large number of Bollywood stars.

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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.

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Actor Role
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
Suniel Shetty Sepoy Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles
Sanjay Kapoor Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 JAT
Abhishek Bachchan Lt. Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles
Akshaye Khanna Lt. Balwan Singh, 18 Grenadiers
Manoj Bajpai Gren. Yogender Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers
Nagarjuna Akkineni Maj. Padmapani Acharya, 2 Rajputana Rifles
Amar Upadhyay Capt. Vijayanth Thapar, 2 Rajputana Rifles
Ashutosh Rana Yogender Singh
Karan Nath Maj. Rajesh Adhikari, 18 Grenadiers
Akanksha Malhotra Kiran Adhikari
Raj Babbar Col. Khushal Thakur, 18 Grenadiers
Mohnish Bahl Lt Col. R. Viswanathan, 18 Grenadiers
Sudesh Berry Col. Yadav, 1/11 Gurkha Rifles
Avtar Gill Sub. Digendra Kumar, 2 Rajputana Rifles
Milind Gunaji Maj. Rajan Adhumac, 13 JAK Rifles
Kiran Kumar Col. Bawa, 17 JAT
Bikram Saluja Capt. Sanjeev Jamwal, 13 JAK Rifles
Ashish Vidyarthi Col. Ravindran, 2 Rajputana Rifles
Sharad Kapoor
Arman Kohli
Singh Surendra
Actress Role
Rani Mukerji Hema (Manoj Pandey's love interest)
Raveena Tandon Deepak's wife
Kareena Kapoor Simran (Anuj Nayyar's love interest)
Preeti Jhangiani Balwaan's love interest
Mahima Chaudhry Yogendra Yadav's wife
Esha Deol Dimple (Vikram Batra's love interest)
Isha Koppikar Rifleman Sanjay's fiancee
Divya Dutta Yogendra Yadav's wife
Priya Gill Charulatha (Acharya Padmapani's wife)
Namrata Shirodkar Joshi's wife
Maya Alagh Manoj Pandey's mother
Akanksha Malhotra Rajesh Singh Adhikari's wife

[edit] Trivia

  • 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.
  • One of the longest Indian movies made, it lasted for four hours.

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