Haqeeqat (1964)

Original title

हक़ीकत

Directed by

Chetan Anand

Genre

war film, musical film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 49m

Rated

UA

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a small platoon of Indian soldiers in Ladakh during the 1962 Sino-Indian War. It shows their fight against a much larger army and the personal costs of war.

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What happens

Haqeeqat (lit. Reality) is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language war-drama film written, directed and produced by Chetan Anand. The film stars Dharmendra, Balraj Sahni, Priya Rajvansh, Sudhir, Sanjay Khan and Vijay Anand in major roles. The music of the film is composed by Madan Mohan and the lyrics of the songs are by Kaifi Azmi. The film is based on the events of the 1962 Sino-Indian War about a small platoon of soldiers in Ladakh pitched against a much larger adversary. The film was constructed around the battle of Rezang La in Ladakh and showcases a fictionalised version of the battles fought by troops of 5 JAT in Ladakh during the 1962 War. However the film is not only a representation of war, but a dramatic retelling of the impact war has on the common soldier. Chetan Anand dedicated the film to Jawaharlal Nehru and the soldiers in Ladakh. The film is widely considered one of India's greatest black and white war-films. Haqeeqat won the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film in 1965. In 2012, the colour version of the film was released. The film was screened retrospective on 12 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating the 70th Indian Independence Day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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