Border
1997 · Movie · 176 min · ★ 6.5 · 78% critics
Set during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, a company of 120 Indian soldiers stationed at the border post in Longewala, Rajasthan, must hold out through the night. Outnumbered and facing tanks and a much larger force, they rely on courage and resolve to defend their position, based on the real Battle of Longewala.
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Details
- Original title
- सीमा
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-06-13
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 176 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (84 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Border if you want a high-emotion war drama rooted in the Battle of Longewala, with strong patriotic intensity and memorable songs; Not for you if you prefer more grounded, tightly detailed storytelling or shorter, lighter experiences like Airlift or Uri: The Surgical Strike.
Pros: intense, patriotic story; memorable music; strong ensemble | Cons: long runtime; dialogue issues; criticism of detailing
Themes
- 1970s
- based on true story
- aviation
- indian army
- historical drama
- india pakistan war
- bangladesh liberation war
- historical epic
- indian history
- war drama
- indian air force
- india pakistan conflict
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Sunny Deol
as Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri
Jackie Shroff
as Wing Commander Anand "Andy" Bajwa
Suniel Shetty
as Captain Bhairon Singh, B.S.F.
Akshaye Khanna
as 2nd Lt. Dharamvir Singh Bhakhri
Puneet Issar
as Subedar Ratan Singh
Sudesh Berry
as Subedar Mathura Das
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as Havildar Bhagiram
Rakhee Gulzar
as Sujatha Devi
Pooja Bhatt
as Kamla Sodhi
Tabu
as Surinder "Preeti" Kaur Chandpuri
Directed by J. P. Dutta