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1971: Beyond Borders (2017)

1971: Beyond Borders poster
Original title
1971: ബിയോണ്ട് ബോര്‍ഡേഴ്സ്
Directed by
Major Ravi
Genre
action film, war film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 18m
Rated
12A
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A Malayan doctor becomes a war hero during the 1971 India-Pakistan conflict. The film follows his military service and personal sacrifices across two time periods.

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What happens

1971: Beyond Borders is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language war film written and directed by Major Ravi. It is the fourth and final installment in the Major Mahadevan film series, with Mohanlal in a double role as reprising his as Major / Colonel Mahadevan and a new character as Major / Brigadier Sahadevan. It also features Arunoday Singh and Allu Sirish. The film, set in two time periods, is based on the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and act as both prequel, in 1971 and follow-up to the series in the present year of 2017. Mohanlal's and Sirish's characters were modeled on Hoshiar Singh Dahiya and Arun Khetarpal, both of whom were awarded the Param Vir Chakra for their roles in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. Dialogues were written by Shiju Nambyath from a script by Ravi. The film was shot by Sujith Vaassudev, while Gopi Sunder provided the score. Siddharth Vipin, Najim Arshad, and Rahul Subramanian composed the soundtrack. Principal photography commenced on 31 October 2016 in Suratgarh, Rajasthan and completed on 5 February 2017 in Georgia. 1971: Beyond Borders released on 7 April 2017 in India, and flopped at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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