JP Dutta's 'Paltan' to focus on India's victory against China in military clashes of 1967
According to sources in a leading entertainment media portal, the film is said to trace India's victory against China in the Nathu La and Cho La military clashes of 1967, that took place along the Sikkim border
Miss Kyra | Mar 7, 2018, 11:30 IST
In September last year filmmaker JP Dutta had announced that he was making a film titled 'Paltan'. It was then speculated that the film would revolve around the 1962 Sino-Indian war. But now according to sources in a leading entertainment media portal, the film is said to trace India's victory against China in the Nathu La and Cho La military clashes of 1967, that took place along the Sikkim border. A source revealed, "'Paltan' kicks off against the backdrop of the 1962 Indo-China war, but the Indo-China military clashes of 1967 forms the main crux of the story. It was a decisive victory by the Indian armed forces over the Chinese and that's what attracted JP to the plot."
"While India lost the 1962 war to the invading Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), the Indian posts at Nathu La were under attack again on September 11, 1967. The four-day military clash ended with the Indian troops driving the PLA back. On October 1 of the same year, another clash between India and China took place at Cho La," the source continued. The film's poster features soldiers of the Indian Army as Dutta wanted to pay homage to them. He said, "In 1962, the Chinese started the war, and in 1967, we ended it for them. It's an important part of our history." The film stars Arjun Rampal, Sonu Sood and Gurmeet Choudhary in lead roles. Stay tuned for more updates.
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