Border

1997 2h 56m HI

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6.5

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7.9

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★6.5TMDB · 92★7.9IMDB · 18,056

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Synopsis

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Amidst the 1971 Indo-Pak war, a company of 120 Indian soldiers stationed at the border region of Longewala in Rajasthan must defend their post through the night against two thousand Pakistani troops armed with tanks. Based on the true events of the Battle of Longewala.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sunny Deol
Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri
Jackie Shroff
Wing Commander Anand "Andy" Bajwa
Suniel Shetty
Captain Bhairon Singh, B.S.F.
Akshaye Khanna
2nd Lt. Dharamvir Singh Bhakhri
Puneet Issar
Subedar Ratan Singh
Sudesh Berry
Subedar Mathura Das
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Havildar Bhagiram
Rakhee Gulzar
Sujatha Devi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J. P. Dutta
Writers: J. P. Dutta, J. P. Dutta
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 176 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $37M — a 52.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Border Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by J. P. Dutta, shot by Nirmal Jani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Vilas Ranade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sunny Deol and Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

J. P. Dutta directs. Nirmal Jani behind the camera. Vilas Ranade cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 176 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $37M — a 52.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
429 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Part of the "Border Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by J. P. Dutta, shot by Nirmal Jani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Vilas Ranade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sunny Deol and Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0118751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "1970s", "based on true story", "aviation", "indian army".