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1997 · Hindi · 2h 56m · History, Action, War, Drama · CBFC U/A
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Summary

Border (1997, Hindi) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in India.

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.

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Directed by J. P. Dutta · written by J. P. Dutta & O.P. Dutta · music Aadesh Shrivastava & Anu Malik

Summary

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.

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Pratikshya Mishra · 13 Jun 2023
A Gen Z rewatch essay finds Border hammy, overlong and jingoistic, faulting its treatment of women, but ultimately says the second half's stakes… Read it there →
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Anupama Chopra · 23 Jun 1997
Chopra calls Border an ambitious, superbly cast war epic undercut by a clunky screenplay and a confused stance toward war, but concludes it is a… Read it there →
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Border is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the UK and Canada), UltraPlayBox (India) and JioHotstar (India). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (the US and the UK). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Border?

We have read 2 reviews of Border, not yet enough to publish a Filmi Score (the score appears once at least three readings exist). They are listed below.

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