JP Dutta is back. And he’s doing what he does best — milk every war film trope there is to nurture patriotism into an entire generation.
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Based on events that occurred after the 1962 Indo-China War, Paltan tells the true story of one unit of the Indian Army.
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With tales of bravery and battle strategy, the film attempts to narrate our struggle to defend Sikkim and retain it as Indian territory.
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While the trailer is a montage of war tropes that seems like a Border-esque formulaic film, the movie is an ode to the troops at Nathula whose stories deserve to be told.
It’s great to see Jacky Shroff make an appearance in a film after a long hiatus. But we’re certainly missing Sunny Paaji ka josh.
Paltan without Sunny paji is a Cart without Horse … #Paltan pic.twitter.com/AsiBPMLqHb
— .. (@Asiff__) July 31, 2018
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