26 July is celebrated as Kargil Day. Everyone knows about the Kargil war, how the Indian brave people had increased the glory of the tricolor by putting their lives.
Filmmakers have made many films on the valor shown on the battlefield and the influence after that. Especially in foreign cinema, the war and its results are underlined with subtlety through films.
Indian filmmakers have definitely lagged behind in this matter. Whatever films have been made, there is so much dramatization that films seem fake. JP Dutta has made a film on Kargil war. Apart from this, some films also mention the Kargil war.
LoC: Kargil (2003)
Producer-Director: J.P. Datta
artist : Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Nagarjuna, Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Akshaye Khanna, Manoj Bajpai, Rani Mookerjee, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Raveena Tandon, Mahima Chaudhary, Isha Deol
Where to see: YouTube
Encouraged by the success of the war film ‘Border’, filmmaker JP Dutta made the film ‘LoC: Kargil’ which was released four years after the Kargil war. JP Dutta created an army of stars. Such starcasts are rarely seen. It was not easy to cover the Kargil war in the film and JP Dutta took 255 minutes to speak. After running time, it is the longest film in India. The film showed the matter of line of control and Operation Vijay. It is interesting to see how Indian brave people carried out this operation on the silver screen. The Indian Army technically assisted during the filming. The weapons used during the Kargil war also gave to JP Dutta’s team. In these, INSAS RIFLE, Swedish Bofors HABIBITS FH77 Artilry Guns, BM-21 Grad Multiple Rocket Launches and MIL MIL MI-17 helicopters were shown. JP Dutta made the film with tireless hard work, but due to loose editing, some unnecessary episodes and songs, the film became much longer and that is why the film performed less than expected at the box office. However, if you want to see the Kargil war on the screen, then this film can be a better option.
Sunshine (2003)
Manufacturer: Sanjay Reddy, Partha Arora, Saket Bahl, Karan Grover
director : Ashwini Chaudhary
artist : Om Puri, Revathi, Gul Panag, Sanjay Suri, Yashpal Sharma
Where to see: Amazon Prime
The film’s incense connection with Kargil War is slightly different. The family of a soldier who was martyred in this war is shown how to fight the corrupt system. Captain Anuj Nayyar was martyred on 5 July 1999 in ‘Battle of Tiger Hill’ in Kargil War. The government announced a franchise family of a petrol pump as a compensation. The film depicts how the martyr’s father faced a red tape. The strong acting of Om Puri and Revathi is worth watching. Critics appreciated the film.
Stumped (2003)
Manufacturer: Raveena Tandon
director : Gaurav Pandey
artist : Raveena Tandon, Ali Khan
Where to see: Amazon Prime
It is said that Raveena Tandon spent three days with the soldiers fighting Kargil War and inspired him to make this film. The film shows the time of 1999. On one side, Kargil War was happening, on the other hand the World Cup of Cricket was being played. The film’s heroine’s husband is in war and is missing. Salman Khan and Sachin Tendulkar also appeared in the film. The film was not preferred due to weak direction.
Target (2004)
Manufacturer: Ritesh Sidhwani
director : Farhan Akhtar
artist : Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri, Amrish Puri
Where to see: Amazon Prime
Directed by Farhan Akhtar, ‘Lakshya’ is a film based on the story of a young man who is targetless. The journey of a lazy youth as a tight army officer is shown in the film. The film features Kargil War in the backdrop in which the character is fictional. When the film was released, it could not do special performance, but it was very much liked on television and it is still discussed. One of the finest films of Hrithik Roshan’s career is also considered ‘Lakshya’.
Tango Charlie (2005)
Manufacturer: Nitin Manmohan
director : Mani Shankar
artist : Ajay Devgan, Bobby Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Nandana Sen
Where to see: YouTube
It is presented in Tango Charlie that true soldiers do not take birth, they are just formed. The film is focused on harsh experiences in the so -called war of a newly appointed soldier in the Indian Border Security Force. The film also depicts the encounter with India’s north-eastern state of Bodo faction, competition with Naxalites in Andhra Pradesh, communal violence of Gujarat. The last part of the film has a Kargil war. In the last sentence of the film, it is said- Jung is the last stop of any civilization, Jung is meaningless and life is very valuable.
Weather (2011)
Manufacturer: Madhu Mantena, Sheetal Vinod Talwar
director : Pankaj Kapoor
artist : Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor
Where to see: Amazon Prime
The story of the weather is spread over 1992 to 2002 i.e. ten years. During this period, major incidents like damage to Babri Masjid, Mumbai riots, explosion in Mumbai, Kargil War, 9/11 attack in 1993 have also been included in the film. This is the love story of the Indian Air Force Officer who comes to the Kargil war before the engagement.
Sher Shah (2021)
Manufacturer: Heeru Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Himanshu Gandhi
director : Vishnu Vardhan
artist : Siddharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani
Where to see: Amazon Prime
The film is the biopic of Paramveer Chakra winner Captain Vikram Batra, who was Shahid in the 1999 Kargil war. In the film, Captain Vikram Batra was played by Siddharth Malhotra. Batra hoisted the flag of India on Point 5140.
