LOC: Kargil

LOC Kargil
Directed by	J.P. Dutta
Written by	O.P. Dutta
Produced by	Bindiya Goswami
Starring	Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Rani Mukerji, Suniel Shetty
Music by	Anu Malik
Release dates	December 26, 2003
Running time	240 mins
Language	Hindi

LOC Kargil is a 2003 Bollywood war film based on the Kargil War. It is directed and written by J. P. Dutta.

Synopsis

After Pakistani forces intrude past the Line of Control into Indian territory, the Government of India instructs the Indian army to defend it and drive out the invading forces. A confrontation takes place between the Indian and Pakistani forces, leaving many casualties on both sides. This movie depicts the battle and the outcome it has on the soldiers and their families.

Cast

Actor	Role
Sanjay Dutt	Lt Col. Y.K. Joshi, 13 JAK Rifles
Ajay Devgan	Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gurkha Rifles
Saif Ali Khan	Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 17 JAT
Sunil Shetty	Sepoy Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles
Sanjay Kapoor	Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 JAT
Nagarjuna Akkineni	Maj. Padmapani Acharya, 2 Rajputana Rifles
Akshaye Khanna	Lt. Balwan Singh, 18 Grenadiers
Manoj Bajpai	Gren. Yogender Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers
Abhishek Bachchan	Lt. Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles
Ashutosh Rana	Yogender Singh
Karan Nath	Maj. Rajesh Adhikari, 18 Grenadiers
Raveena Tandon	Rampal's wife
Kareena Kapoor	Simran
Rani Mukherjee	Hema
Mahima Chaudhry	Reena Yadav
Namrata Shirodkar	Lt Col. Y.K.
Preeti Jhangiani	Balwan Singh's girlfriend
Esha Deol	Mithu
Isha Koppikar	Santho
Priya Gill	Charulatha Acharya
Akanksha Malhotra	Kiran Adhikari
Maya Alagh	Manoj's mother
Raj Babbar	Col. Khushal Thakur, 18 Grenadiers
Mohnish Bahl	Lt Col. R. Viswanathan, 18 Grenadiers
Sudesh Berry	Yadav
Divya Dutta	Yadav's wife
Avtar Gill	Sub. Digendra Kumar, 2 Rajputana Rifles
Milind Gunaji	Maj. Rajan Adhumac, 13 JAK Rifles
Sharad Kapoor
Arman Kohli
Kiran Kumar	Col. Bawa, 17 JAT
Bikram Saluja	Capt. Sanjeev Jamwal, 13 JAK Rifles
Singh Surendra
Ashish Vidyarthi	Col. Ravindran, 2 Rajputana Rifles

Trivia

• The most expensive Hindi movie ever made.
• The film was shot at 14,000 feet above sea level with only 60% oxygen available.
• Anu Malik composed a 13-minute song, "Main Kahin Bhi Rahoon", for this movie.

See also

• Kargil War
• Border, a 1997 Bollywood war film also directed by J. P. Dutta based on the Battle of Longewala during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

External links

• LOC Kargil at IMDb