| 1962: The War in the Hills | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | War Drama |
| Based on | China-India War |
| Written by | Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Directed by | Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Hitesh Modak |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ajay Chacko |
| Production location | India |
| Cinematography | Karan B. Rawat |
| Editor | Sarvesh Parab |
| Production company | Arre Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Release | 26 February 2021 |
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1962: The War in the Hills is an Indian Hindi-language war drama television series on Disney+ Hotstar, written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. Inspired by the 1962 Sino-Indian war, the series features Abhay Deol, Sumeet Vyas, Rohan Gandotra, Mahie Gill and Akash Thosar in leading roles. The series showcases a fictional account of real battles fought in Galwan Valley and Rezang La where 125 Ahir soldiers of the Indian Army were tasked with defending against a 3000 strong People's Liberation Army[1][2]
The series released on 26 February 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar[3] and received mostly mixed reviews from critics, who criticized its long run time and visual effects.[4][5]
- ^ Rawat, Kshitij (12 February 2021). "1962 The War In The Hills trailer: Abhay Deol-starrer drama takes us back to original Galwan Valley clash". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Trailer Talk: 1962 The War In The Hills On Disney+Hotstar Starring Abhay Deol Is A Prescient Reminder Of India's Loss In A War Against China". Film Companion. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Cyril, Grace (27 January 2021). "Abhay Deol's Indo-China war drama 1962 The War In The Hills to drop on Feb 26". India Today. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "1962 The War In the Hills review: We suffered through this Hotstar Special so you don't have to". 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "1962 The War in the Hills review: Hotstar owes us a Vacation in the Hills for suffering through Abhay Deol's awful show". Hindustan Times. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.