LOC Kargil | |
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Directed by | J. P. Dutta |
Written by | J. P. Dutta |
Produced by | J. P. Dutta |
Starring | Sanjay Dutt Ajay Devgn Akashay Kumar Sunil Shetty Jackie shroff |
Cinematography | Karim Khatri |
Music by | Songs: Anu Malik Score: Aadesh Shrivastava |
Production company | J. P. Films |
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Running time | 255 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹33crore[1] |
Box office | est. ₹31.67crore[1] |
LOC Kargil is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language historical war film based on the Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan, produced and directed by J. P. Dutta under his banner "J. P. Films". The film features an ensemble cast of Bollywood stars and music composed by Aadesh Shrivastava and Anu Malik, with the former composing the score and the latter composing the songs.
The film is based on the Indian Army's successful Operation Vijay that was launched in May 1999 in the wake of the Pakistani intrusion and occupation of the strategic heights in the Kargil sector to flush out the Pakistani intruders from the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC). Upon release, LOC received a mixed response critically and commercially flopped at the box office. With a running time of 255 minutes, it is one of the longest Indian films ever made and fifth in terms of running time.[2][3]