It was the first ever televised war. It was fought in the summer of 1999. It was one of the unique mountain war. It was a war that has made a mark on each and every citizen of Bharat and for many like me, stories of this war give goosebumps! Perhaps because people of my generation who came to this world just before or just after the 1971 war with the same troublesome neighbor, were in middle of their 20's when Kargil war was going on. And no wonder they were enthralled by the bravery of Indian soldiers on those icy peaks!! The cost of this glorious victory was the martyrdom of over 500 brave hearts of Bharat.
It's those soldiers of the soil, because of whom we the common people of this country can do their routine stuff. Hence it's our duty to give respect to the Bhartiya armed forces in whichever way possible. And the filmmakers do this in their way. Be it the four hour long movie LOC Kargil wherein the Operation Vijay was given all possible mention, or be it Lakshya where the story of the Kargil war was nicely blended with the love story of Lieutenant Karan Shergil and Romila Dutta.
While the movie LOC Kargil showcased the entire, almost three months long war on the big screen, the individual stories of all the battalions and the troops therein, are subject matter of separate movies or probably web serials. One such story is of Param Veer Chakra Late Captain Vikram Batra aka Shershaah. And this Dil can't wait anymore till the 12th of this month for the release of the movie Shershaah!
Look for this space for a candid viewer review of this upcoming movie on or after the 12th.
Till then, read through the other movie and web series reviews I had written earlier:
Page Two Hundred and Seventeen.
Day Two Hundred and Seventeen.
Chetan Arvind Apte
Pune.
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