LOC: Kargil
LOC Kargil | |
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Cinematography | Karim Khatri |
Music by | Songs: Anu Malik Score: Aadesh Shrivastava |
Production company | J. P. Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 246 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹33crore[1] |
Box office | est. ₹31.67crore[1] |
LOC Kargil is a
The film is based on the
Plot
This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (December 2017) |
The film opens with a dramatic shot of an Indian soldier's wireless set chirping frantic commands from one of the army bases, calling a patrol to report in while the radio operator lies dead in the snow. After frantic attempts from battalions to locate their lost patrols, the
The first unit deployed is the 1st battalion,
The first assault was carried out by the 1/11 GR advance platoon, led by Lt. Pandey, who first captured Yaldar village and linked up with a beleaguered and severely mauled company from the 3rd battalion,
The second battle was at the strategic
Meanwhile, a unit from 17 Jat led by Maj. Deepak Rampal captures a Pakistani mortar position. They subsequently liberate an important peak, but suffer casualties. Col. Bawa tasks them to capture Pt. 4850.
18 Grenadiers are relieved by the 2nd battalion, Rajputana Rifles (2 Raj Rif), commanded by Col. Ravindranath, which moves in with an artillery battery of 110 mm field artillery and acclimatized troops. They launch a multi-pronged attack with artillery support which ends in success but at a heavy cost, with Capt. Vijayant Thapar, Maj. Padmapani Acharya, Maj. Vivek Gupta and Captain Nemo killed. All this happens while 13 JAK Rif stands by in case 2 Raj Rif fails. Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force launches combat sorties (Operation Safed Sagar) and bombs enemy positions.
13 JAK Rif is blooded at Rocky Knob, where they take the field after suffering heavy casualties. They follow it up with another victory at Point 5140, where Lt. Batra distinguishes himself by taking the south face of the peak without any casualties and is promoted to Captain.
The decisive phase of the war arrives. 18 Grenadiers are assigned to take
1/11 GR link up with 22 Grenadiers at the base of Khalubar Ridge after braving an intense creeping barrage of artillery. Lt. Pandey somehow keeps the sagging morale of the weary unit up till the battalion begins its attack. The plans go awry when Col. Rai, is injured by machine gunfire. Lt. Pandey volunteers to take out the bunkers which are holding up the attack. The machine guns are taken out, but Lt. Pandey and his platoon sergeant Hav. Bhim Bahadur are killed.
The last battle is fought by 13 JAK Rif at Bunker Complex. The unit gets split up – Capt. Batra is sent to link up with Capt. Nagappa has captured one bunker and is surrounded by the enemy. Batra links up with Nagappa but is pinned down by the heavy enemy fire. He single-handedly takes out two bunkers but is mortally wounded. 13 JAK Rif pursues the fleeing enemy to the LOC, but Lt. Col. Joe stops due to orders not to cross it. After that, the 18 Grenadiers, 8 Sikhs, and 1/11 Gorkha Rifles launch their final attack on
Cast
Artist | Character |
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Sanjay Dutt | Lt. Col. CO, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
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Ajay Devgn | Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles |
Saif Ali Khan | Captain Anuj Nayyar, 17 Jat Regiment |
Abhishek Bachchan | Captain Vikram Batra, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
Suniel Shetty | Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
Akshaye Khanna | Lt. Balwan Singh Panghal , 18 Grenadiers
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Manoj Bajpayee | Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers |
Akkineni Nagarjuna | Maj. Padmapani Acharya, 2 Rajputana Rifles |
Sanjay Kapoor | Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 Jat Regiment |
Karan Nath | Maj. Rajesh Singh Adhikari, 2 Mechanised Infantry (attached to 18 Grenadiers) |
Armaan Kohli | Maj. Vikas Vohra, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
Puru Raaj Kumar | Havildar Bhim Bahadur Dewan, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles |
Ashutosh Rana | Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers |
Himanshu Malik | Maj. Vivek Gupta, 2 Rajputana Rifles |
Sudesh Berry | Col. 11 Gorkha Rifles
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Bikram Saluja | Captain Sanjeev Jamwal (Jimmy), Army Service Corps (attached to 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles) |
Milind Gunaji | Maj. Dr. Rajesh Adhau, Army Medical Corps (attached to 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles as Regimental Medical Officer)
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Raj Babbar | Col. Khushal Thakur, CO, 18 Grenadiers
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Mohnish Bahl | Lt. Col. Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan, 2IC, 18 Grenadiers |
Ashish Vidyarthi | Col. CO, 2 Rajputana Rifles
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Amar Upadhyay | Captain Vijayant Thapar (Robin), 2 Rajputana Rifles |
Ayub Khan | Maj. P.S. Janghu, 17 Jat Regiment |
Avtar Gill | Subedar Digendra Kumar, 2 Rajputana Rifles |
Mukesh Tiwari | Lt. Col. Amul Asthana, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles |
Deepraj Rana | Subedar Raghunath Singh, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
Amit Behl | Maj. Ajay Singh Jasrotia (Jassi), 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
Rohit Roy | Captain Shashi Bhushan, 315 Field Regiment, Regiment of Artillery (attached to 17 Jat Regiment) |
Vineet Sharma | Captain Sachin Annarao Nimbalkar, 18 Grenadiers |
Manek Bedi | Maj. Ritesh Sharma, 17 Jat Regiment |
Kiran Kumar | Col. Umesh Singh Bawa, CO, 17 Jat Regiment
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Devashish | Captain Joy Dasgupta, 18 Grenadiers |
Sharad Kapoor | Maj. S. Vijay Bhaskar, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
Nagender Choudhary | Captain Naveen Nagappa, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
Deepak Jethi | Maj. Mohit Saxena, 2 Rajputana Rifles |
Rajendranath Zutshi
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Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse (Nemo), 2 Rajputana Rifles
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Shahzad Khan | Naib Subedar Zakir Hussain, 22 Grenadiers |
Akbar Naqvi | Maj. Ajeet Singh |
Raveena Tandon | Deepak Rampal's wife |
Rani Mukerji | Hema (Manoj Pandey's love interest) |
Kareena Kapoor
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Simran (Anuj Nayyar's fiancée) |
Esha Deol | Dimple Cheema (Vikram Batra's fiancée) |
Mahima Chaudhry | Reena Yadav (Yogendra Singh Yadav (Manoj Bajpayee)'s wife) |
Namrata Shirodkar | Joe's wife |
Preeti Jhangiani | Balwan's fiancée |
Isha Koppikar | Santo (Sanjay Kumar's fiancée) |
Divya Dutta | Yogendra Singh Yadav (Ashutosh Rana)'s wife |
Priya Gill | Charulata Acharya (Padmapani Acharya's wife) |
Akanksha Malhotra | Kiran Adhikari (Rajesh's wife) |
Maya Alagh | Manoj Pandey's mother |
Yashodhan Bal | Lt. General |
Ashutosh Jha | Intruder |
Surendra Singh | Intruder |
Hemant Choudhary |
Production
Just like J. P. Dutta's previous war movie
Shah Rukh Khan was first offered Sanjay Dutt's role, but things couldn't be worked out. Aamir Khan was the initial choice for Karan Nath's role. Rahul Khanna and Arbaaz Khan were signed for the film, but both walked out later. Jackie Shroff was signed for the film but dropped out later. Salman Khan was the original choice for Abhishek Bachchan's role. Mukesh Khanna was signed for the film but was later replaced by Raj Babbar. Danny Denzongpa was signed for the film but later opted-out; Sudesh Berry replaced him later.
Soundtrack
The music of this movie was composed by Anu Malik, with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar. The music was released by Saregama label. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 15,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eighth highest-selling.[4]
List of songs
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Pyar Bhare Geet" | Roop Kumar Rathod, Hariharan, Sukhwinder Singh | 12:52 |
3. | "Ek Saathi Aur Bhi Tha" | Sonu Nigam | 8:32 |
4. | "Seemaaye Bulaaye" | Alka Yagnik | 7:59 |
5. | "Khush Rehena" | Roop Kumar Rathod | 6:35 |
6. | "Before We Forget" | Instrumental | 5:46 |
Total length: | 51:07 |
Critical reception
Anupama Chopra of India Today called LOC:Kargil "Wasted effort" and wrote "Stretching to more than four hours, the film feels almost as long as the actual conflict."[5] Anita Bora for Rediff.com wrote, "The battle scenes are gruesome, loud and hammer at you, much like the blazing guns in the background. But a lot has gone into making the scenes as realistic as possible. ... The one negative factor is its length. This might deter many from watching the movie. Possibly a slightly edited version, keeping it within 3 hours is called for".[6][7]
Awards
Nominated
- Best Director – J. P. Dutta
- Best Supporting Actor – Manoj Bajpayee
- Best Music Director – Anu Malik
- Best Lyricist – Javed Akhtar for "Ek Saathi Aur Bhi Tha"
References
- ^ a b "L.O.C Kargil – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.
- ^ thrki (18 January 2004). "LOC-Kagil: How 'real'?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005.
- ^ "Patriotic films to watch this Independence Day". India Today.
- ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
- ^ Chopra, Anupama (12 January 2004). "Film review: J.P. Dutta's 'LOC-Kargil' starring Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Suneil Shetty". India Today. India Today. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Bora, Anita (25 December 2003). "Why we can never forget Kargil". Rediff. Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Kavitha K. (28 December 2003). "LoC Kargil". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016.
External links
- LOC: Kargil at IMDb
- LOC: Kargil at Bollywood Hungama