This edition stars director JP Dutta who is popular for his patriotic dramas such as Border, LOC Kargil and Paltan.

Frontier

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A still from the movie Border.

The 1997 hit war epic was inspired by the Battle of Longewala in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War. With a star cast from Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Jackie Shroff, Sudesh Berry, Puneet Issar and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, the movie was a blockbuster. Tabu, Raakhee, Pooja Bhatt, and Sharbani Mukherjee feature in supporting roles. The film also featured the popular song “Sandese Aate Hain” which became the patriotic anthem.

Refugee

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Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor in the film Refugee. (Express Archive Photo)

The romantic drama Refugee marked the Bollywood debut of Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor Khan, who play lovers on both sides of the border. Bachchan is a refugee who helps Kareena’s family reach Pakistan and along the way the two fall in love, only to be separated by the villains of the story.

LOC Kargil

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A poster of LOC Kargil.

The film directed by JP Dutta provided a glimpse into the lives of Indian servicemen, Captain Vikram Batra, Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav and Major Deepak Rampal who sacrificed their lives during the Kargil War. The film starring Sanjay Dutt, Ayyub Khan, Suniel Shetty, Saif Ali Khan and Abhishek Bachchan, among others, was based on Operation Vijay and the Battle of Tololing around the Line of Control. The film is one of the longest films in Indian cinema, running at four hours and 15 minutes.

Umrao Jaan

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Aishwarya Rai in the movie Umrao Jaan.

Umrao Jaan was Abhishek Bachchan’s third film starring director JP Dutta. It is based on the Urdu novel by Mirza Mohammed Hadi Ruswa Umrao Jaan Ada and follows the heartbreaks in the life of courtesan Umrao, performed by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. While the film doesn’t impress with its storyline and processing, you can watch it to see the gorgeous Aishwarya exuding an elegance in every frame.

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Paltan

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A poster of Paltan.

With his other war drama Paltan, director JP Dutta attempted to recreate the success of Border. The film chronicles the events of the Indochina War in 1962. It is based on the Nathu La military clashes of 1967, which took place along the Sikkim border. Starring Jackie Shroff, Arjun Rampal, Sonu Sood, Kunal Kapoor and Gurmeet Choudhary, among others, the film follows all the tropes of a patriotic drama.