LOC Kargil is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language historical war film based on the Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan, produced and directed by J. P. Dutta under his banner "J. P. Films".
The film is based on the Indian Army's successful Operation Vijay that was launched in May 1999 in the wake of the Pakistani intrusion and occupation of the strategic heights in the Kargil sector to flush out the Pakistani intruders from the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC). Upon release, LOC received a mixed response critically and commercially flopped at the box office. With a running time of 255 minutes, it is one of the longest Indian films ever made and fifth in terms of running time
Plot :
The film opens with a 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. After attempts from battalions to locate their lost patrols, the Indian Army HQ in Jammu and Kashmir decides to deploy more troops. Lts. Saurabh Kalia and Amit Bharadhwaj are sent on reconnaissance patrols along the Line of Control (LoC). Lt. Kalia's patrol is wiped out while Lt. Bharadhwaj's patrol suffers heavy casualties but manages to return to their base. Pakistani forces begin shelling across the LoC, targeting National Highway 1A (NH-1A). The Indian Army decides to deploy more troops but suffers a rude shock when the company and even battalion-sized patrols are beaten back by the Pakistani intruders who have occupied peaks around the Mushkoh Valley, Kargil, Dras, Kaksar and Batalik. After these terrible reverses, the decision is taken to go ahead with maximum mobilization and move the army's best fighting units into the area of operations. However, orders from Delhi are that Indian soldiers are barred from crossing the LoC during their operations. Most mobilized battalions are completely unaware of the nature and size of the threat. Thus the rationale behind maximum mobilization is questioned by all the battalion commanders.
Sanjay Dutt Lt. Col. Yogesh Kumar Joshi (Joe), CO, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
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
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. Lalit Rai, CO, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles
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)
Raj Babbar Col. Khushal Thakur, CO, 18 Grenadiers
Mohnish Bahl Lt. Col. Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan, 2IC, 18 Grenadiers
Ashish Vidyarthi Col. Magod Basappa Ravindranath, CO, 2 Rajputana Rifles
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
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 Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse (Nemo), 2 Rajputana Rifles
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 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
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