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LOC: Kargil

  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 4h 15m
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5.3/10
3.2K
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LOC: Kargil (2003)
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Based on the real story during Kargil war fought between India and Pakistan in 1999.Based on the real story during Kargil war fought between India and Pakistan in 1999.Based on the real story during Kargil war fought between India and Pakistan in 1999.

  • Director
    • J.P. Dutta
  • Writers
    • J.P. Dutta
    • O.P. Dutta
  • Stars
    • Sanjay Dutt
    • Ajay Devgn
    • Saif Ali Khan
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • J.P. Dutta
    • Writers
      • J.P. Dutta
      • O.P. Dutta
    • Stars
      • Sanjay Dutt
      • Ajay Devgn
      • Saif Ali Khan
    • 38User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations

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    Ajay Devgn in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Ajay Devgn and Puru Rajkumar in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Manoj Bajpayee, Akshaye Khanna, and Suniel Shetty in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Ajay Devgn and Puru Rajkumar in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Ajay Devgn in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Ajay Devgn in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Ajay Devgn in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Ajay Devgn in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Sanjay Dutt in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Sanjay Dutt in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Suniel Shetty in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    Sanjay Dutt in LOC: Kargil (2003)

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    Sanjay Dutt
    Sanjay Dutt
    • Lt. Col. Yogesh Kumar Joshi, 13 JAK Rifles
    Ajay Devgn
    Ajay Devgn
    • Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles
    Saif Ali Khan
    Saif Ali Khan
    • Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 17 Jat
    Suniel Shetty
    Suniel Shetty
    • Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles
    • (as Sunil Shetty)
    Sanjay Kapoor
    Sanjay Kapoor
    • Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 Jat
    Abhishek Bachchan
    Abhishek Bachchan
    • Capt. Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles
    Akshaye Khanna
    Akshaye Khanna
    • Lt. Balwan Singh Panghal, 18 Grenadiers
    Nagarjuna Akkineni
    Nagarjuna Akkineni
    • Maj. Padmapani Acharya, 2 Rajputana Rifles
    Ashutosh Rana
    Ashutosh Rana
    • Gren. Yogender Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers
    Rani Mukerji
    Rani Mukerji
    • Hema
    • (as Rani Mukherji)
    Karann Nathh
    Karann Nathh
    • Maj. Rajesh Singh Adhikari, 2 Mechanised Infantry
    • (as Karan Nath)
    Manoj Bajpayee
    Manoj Bajpayee
    • Gren. Yogender Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers
    • (as Manoj Bajpai)
    Kareena Kapoor
    Kareena Kapoor
    • Simran
    Raveena Tandon
    Raveena Tandon
    • Deepak Rampal's wife
    Mahima Chaudhry
    Mahima Chaudhry
    • Reena Yadav
    Namrata Shirodkar
    Namrata Shirodkar
    • Joshi's wife
    Preeti Jhangiani
    Preeti Jhangiani
    • Balwan Singh's fiancée
    Esha Deol
    Esha Deol
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    • Director
      • J.P. Dutta
    • Writers
      • J.P. Dutta
      • O.P. Dutta
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      One of the longest films in the world with its 4 hour 15 minute-long screen play. Based on the story of Indian soldiers at Kargil and their war efforts against Pakistan (Operation Vijay), the movie attempted to give each character a good background story.
    • Goofs
      When the battalion army is interrupted by one of their own which has recently met an accident with truck filled with 8 martyrs. The camera inside the truck can be seen when a side angle is shown during the truck going back to the country.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey: Ask your mother whether you are beautiful or not.

    • Soundtracks
      Seemaein Bulaye Tujhe
      Music by Anu Malik

      Lyrics by Javed Akhtar

      Performed by Alka Yagnik

    User reviews38

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    8/10
    Seemayen Bulaayen Tujhe Chal Raahi ...
    In 1999, under the scheme of General Parvez Musharraf, our perennial enemy backstabbed us and Pakistani soldiers crossed the LOC in the disguise of civilian infiltrators. Some of the regular patrol parties of Indian soldiers went missing and later on, the damaged corpses of our young soldiers were found. And then the eyes of the sleeping Indian politicians and the intelligence bureau got opened to the fact that there has been large scale illegal infiltration on our soil from the other side of the LOC. A formally undeclared war started which lasted for around 50 days and we lost several precious lives of Indian soldiers. The war had to be won in the end and we won it but the price that was paid was just too much.

    The memory of the Indian masses is short and we very easily forget the sacrifices of the sacrificing ones and get back to our routines of earning a living. Hence, filmmaker J.P. Dutta tagged the line to the title of this movie - 'BEFORE WE FORGET'. Yes, he did an exemplary thing by making this movie before the invaluable sacrifices of the young bravehearts were forgotten by the Indian public. Mr. Dutta used real locations and even real ammunition to shoot this movie. And thereby he has brought the passionate and emotional tales of the real Indian soldiers alive on the screen. All the small and big tales with less footage to some and more footage to some other, are real and sensitive to the hilt.

    Mr. Dutta has presented everything with utmost authenticity on the screen which shows his deep research work in this regard. He had brought that period of May-July 1999 alive on the screen. A great effort indeed which entitles him for a big hand by the audience. Besides, he has been able to extract exemplary performances from the complete cast. Whether the role is a smaller one or a bigger one, everybody has given his best. Females did not have much to do. The best female performer is undoubtedly, Maaya Alagh. This veteran actress has delivered a highly touching performance as the mother of Lieutenant Manoj Pandey (Ajay Devgan).

    Anu Malik's music with Jaaved Akhtar's lyrics could not top up the charts but if you just listen to the songs peacefully and patiently, you will feel the quality of both the words and the tunes. The songs are quite long because the director had to accommodate the scenes of several actors while the song was continuing, but they are highly patriotic as well as touching. My favourite is Seemayen Bulaayen Tujhe Chal Raahi. But the other songs - Main Kahin Bhi Rahoon Har Kadam Har Ghadi, Pyar Bhara Geet Koi Dekho Piya Tumko Gaana Hi Hoga, Aao Jo Laut Ke Tum Ghar Ho Khushi Se Bhara etc. are also impressive and perfectly in line of the mood and the genre of the movie.

    In my view, Mr. Dutta himself committed two major mistakes which he should have avoided. Firstly, he has shown the soldiers mouthing highly obscene abuses. He had not done so in Border (1997) and it was correct. In this movie, on one hand, the soldiers are getting enthusiasm through religious slogans like Raja Raamchandra Ki Jai, Durga Maata Ki Jai and Jai Mahakaali whereas on the other, they are mouthing so bad words that the females (and also the decorous males) may find it difficult to keep their ears open. Swearings of mother and sister have been given so freely that the decency level has come down to very low. Though such words have been partially beeped, yet it can be understood with ease in each such case what is the complete word. This minus point has snatched the characteristic of a family movie from it. In the ending scenes, Colonel Y.K. Joshi (Sanjay Dutt) asks his subordinates to respect the dead bodies of the Pak soldiers. Then was it necessary to show disrespect to the mothers and sisters of the soldiers of either side ? Patriotism is not enriched by expletives Mr. Dutta.

    Secondly, he has tried to include as many incidents from the Kargil war as possible in the movie (still he could not include all such battles covered in that war) forgetting that the movie has to be completed within a reasonable time-duration. The fact that he overlooked is that unlike Border which was based on a particular battle in the 1971 war, the canvas of the story of this movie was many times more extensive and hence the temptation to cover everything had to be kept under check. Besides, we all know that the soldiers away from their homes miss their families and their beloved and vice-versa. This is an aspect which fills the gaps in a war-based movie with sentiments and tender feelings. However when there are so many characters (of soldiers), all of them cannot be accommodated in common songs. Mr. Dutta's attempt to do so have not only made the songs extremely long but also monotonous.

    All things said and done, irrespective of its commercial outcome, J.P. Dutta has made an honest and highly impressive movie. It's able to arouse love for your country in your heart. The complete unit of the movie including all those appearing on the screen and all those who worked behind the screen deserves a standing ovation from the audience.
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    • Oct 13, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 2003 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Линия контроля: Каргил
    • Filming locations
      • Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India
    • Production company
      • J.P. Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ₹400,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $621,103
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $223,793
      • Dec 28, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $621,103
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    • Runtime
      4 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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