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	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	The film opens with a dramatic shot of an Indian soldier's wireless set chirping frantic commands from one of the army bases, calling a patrol to report in while the radio operator lies dead in the snow. After frantic attempts from battalions to locate their lost patrols, the [[Indian Army]] HQ in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] decides to deploy more troops. Lts. [[Saurabh Kalia]] and Amit Bharadwaj are sent on reconnaissance patrols along the [[Line of Control]] (LoC). Lt. Kalia's patrol is wiped out while Lt. Bharadhwaj's patrol suffers heavy casualties but manages to return to their base. Pakistani forces begin shelling across the LoC, targeting [[National Highway 1A]] (NH-1A). The Indian Army decides to deploy more troops but suffers a rude shock when the company and even battalion-sized patrols are beaten back by the Pakistani intruders who have occupied peaks around the [[Mushkoh Valley]], [[Kargil district\|Kargil]], [[Dras]], Kaksar and [[Batalik]]. After these terrible reverses, the decision is taken to go ahead with maximum mobilization and move the army's best fighting units into the area of operations. However, orders from Delhi are that Indian soldiers are barred from crossing the LoC during their operations. Most mobilized battalions are completely unaware of the nature and size of the threat. Thus the rationale behind maximum mobilization is questioned by all the battalion commanders.		The film opens with a dramatic shot of an Indian soldier's wireless set chirping frantic commands from one of the army bases, calling a patrol to report in while the radio operator lies dead in the snow. After frantic attempts from battalions to locate their lost patrols, the [[Indian Army]] HQ in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] decides to deploy more troops. Lts. [[Saurabh Kalia]] and Amit Bharadwaj are sent on reconnaissance patrols along the [[Line of Control]] (LoC). Lt. Kalia's patrol is wiped out while Lt. Bharadhwaj's patrol suffers heavy casualties but manages to return to their base. Pakistani forces begin shelling across the LoC, targeting [[National Highway 1A]] (NH-1A). The Indian Army decides to deploy more troops but suffers a rude shock when the company and even battalion-sized patrols are beaten back by the Pakistani intruders who have occupied peaks around the [[Mushkoh Valley]], [[Kargil district\|Kargil]], [[Dras]], Kaksar and [[Batalik]]. After these terrible reverses, the decision is taken to go ahead with maximum mobilization and move the army's best fighting units into the area of operations. However, orders from Delhi are that Indian soldiers are barred from crossing the LoC during their operations. Most mobilized battalions are completely unaware of the nature and size of the threat. Thus the rationale behind maximum mobilization is questioned by all the battalion commanders.

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	== Critical reception ==		== Critical reception ==
	Anupama Chopra of [[India Today]] called LOC:Kargil "Wasted effort" and wrote "Stretching to more than four hours, the film feels almost as long as the actual conflict."<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Chopra \|first1=Anupama \|title=Film review: J.P. Dutta's 'LOC-Kargil' starring Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Suneil Shetty \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20040112-film-review-of-jp-dutta-loc-kargil-starring-sanjay-dutt-ajay-devgan-suneil-shetty-791151-2004-01-12 \|access-date=1 July 2022 \|work=India Today \|publisher=[[India Today]] \|date=12 January 2004 \|language=en}}</ref> Anita Bora for [[Rediff.com]] wrote, "The battle scenes are gruesome, loud and hammer at you, much like the blazing guns in the background. But a lot has gone into making the scenes as realistic as possible. ... The one negative factor is its length. This might deter many from watching the movie. Possibly a slightly edited version, keeping it within 3 hours is called for".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bora \|first1=Anita \|title=Why we can never forget Kargil \|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/25kargil.htm \|access-date=1 July 2022 \|work=Rediff \|publisher=[[Rediff.com]] \|date=25 December ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec28/mr2.asp\|title=LoC Kargil\|author=Kavitha K.\|date=28 December 2003\|work=[[Deccan Herald]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405050946/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec28/mr2.asp\|archive-date=5 April ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Anupama Chopra of [[India Today]] called LOC:Kargil "Wasted effort" and wrote "Stretching to more than four hours, the film feels almost as long as the actual conflict."<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Chopra \|first1=Anupama \|title=Film review: J.P. Dutta's 'LOC-Kargil' starring Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Suneil Shetty \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20040112-film-review-of-jp-dutta-loc-kargil-starring-sanjay-dutt-ajay-devgan-suneil-shetty-791151-2004-01-12 \|access-date=1 July 2022 \|work=India Today \|publisher=[[India Today]] \|date=12 January 2004 \|language=en}}</ref> Anita Bora for [[Rediff.com]] wrote, "The battle scenes are gruesome, loud and hammer at you, much like the blazing guns in the background. But a lot has gone into making the scenes as realistic as possible. ... The one negative factor is its length. This might deter many from watching the movie. Possibly a slightly edited version, keeping it within 3 hours is called for".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bora \|first1=Anita \|title=Why we can never forget Kargil \|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/25kargil.htm \|access-date=1 July 2022 \|work=Rediff \|publisher=[[Rediff.com]] \|date=25 December 2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec28/mr2.asp\|title=LoC Kargil\|author=Kavitha K.\|date=28 December 2003\|work=[[Deccan Herald]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405050946/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec28/mr2.asp\|archive-date=5 April 2016}}</ref>

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{{Infobox film
| name = LOC Kargil
| image = LOC Kargil poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
Theatrical release poster
| director = [[J. P. Dutta]]
| producer = J. P. Dutta
| writer = J. P. Dutta
| based_on = [[Kargil War]]
| starring = [[Ajay Devgn]] [[Sanjay Dutt]] [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] [[Sunil Shetty]] [[Saif Ali Khan]] [[Karan Nath]] [[Abhishek Bachchan]] [[Akshaye Khanna]] [[kareena kapoor]] [[Rani Mukerji]] [[Manoj Bajpayee]] [[Ashutosh Rana]] [[Esha Deol]] [[Raveena Tandon]] [[Preeti Jhangiani]] [[Mahima Chaudhry]]
| music = [[Anu Malik]]
| cinematography = Karim Khatri
| editing =
| studio = J P Films
| released = {{Film date|2003|12|25|df=y}}
| runtime = 246 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}330 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=512|title=L.O.C Kargil – Movie – Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}316.7 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/>
}}

'''''LOC Kargil''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[historical drama|historical]] [[war film]] based on the [[Kargil War]] fought between India and Pakistan, produced and directed by [[J. P. Dutta]] under his J.P. Films Banner. 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 (1999)|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. With a running time of 255 minutes, it is one of the longest Indian films ever made and fifth in terms of running time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/01/18/stories/2004011800140500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050114075806/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/01/18/stories/2004011800140500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-01-14|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=LOC-Kagil: How `real'?|date=2004-01-18|last=thrki}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/patriotic-films-of-bollywood/9/5297.html|title=Patriotic films to watch this Independence Day|website=India Today}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{long plot|date=December 2017}}

The film opens with a dramatic shot of an Indian soldier's wireless set chirping frantic commands from one of the army bases, calling a patrol to report in while the radio operator lies dead in the snow. After frantic attempts from battalions to locate their lost patrols, the [[Indian Army]] HQ in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] decides to deploy more troops. Lts. [[Saurabh Kalia]] and Amit Bharadhwaj are sent on reconnaissance patrols along the [[Line of Control]] (LoC). Lt. Kalia's patrol is wiped out while Lt. Bharadhwaj's patrol suffers heavy casualties but manages to return to their base. Pakistani forces begin shelling across the LoC, targeting [[National Highway 1A]] (NH-1A). The Indian Army decides to deploy more troops but suffers a rude shock when the company and even battalion-sized patrols are beaten back by the Pakistani intruders who have occupied peaks around the [[Mushkoh Valley]], [[Kargil district|Kargil]], [[Dras]], Kaksar and [[Batalik]]. After these terrible reverses, the decision is taken to go ahead with maximum mobilization and move the army's best fighting units into the area of operations. However, orders from Delhi are that Indian soldiers are barred from crossing the LoC during their operations. Most mobilized battalions are completely unaware of the nature and size of the threat. Thus the rationale behind maximum mobilization is questioned by all the battalion commanders.

The first unit deployed is the 1st battalion, [[11 Gorkha Rifles]] (1/11 GR), who are specialists in high-altitude warfare. 1/11 GR's commanding officer is Col. [[Lalit Rai]] ([[Sudesh Berry]]), and the battalion has the charismatic and brave Lt. [[Manoj Kumar Pandey|Manoj Pandey]] ([[Ajay Devgn]]) leading one of its platoons. Subsequently, the 18th battalion, [[The Grenadiers]] (18 Grenadiers), which was in the Kashmir Valley guarding against terrorist infiltration, are deployed in Kargil. The battalion is led by Col. Khushal Thakur ([[Raj Babbar]]), and among the officers and soldiers are men like Lt. Col. R. Vishwanathan ([[Mohnish Behl]]), Maj. [[Rajesh Adhikari]] ([[Karan Nath]]), Lt. Balwan Singh ([[Akshaye Khanna]]), Capt. Sachin Nimbalkar (Vineet Sharma), and Grens. [[Yogendra Singh Yadav]] ([[Ashutosh Rana]] and [[Manoj Bajpai]]). 18 Grenadiers are followed by the 17th battalion, [[Jat Regiment]] (17 Jat) led by Col. Umesh Singh Bawa ([[Kiran Kumar]]) with Capt. [[Anuj Nayyar]] ([[Saif Ali Khan]]) leading one of its units. 17 Jat is followed by the 13th battalion, [[Jammu & Kashmir Rifles]] (13 JAK Rif) commanded by Lt. Col. [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]] ([[Sanjay Dutt]]) with Capt. [[Vikram Batra]] ([[Abhishek Bachchan]]) leading one of its units. Other battalions are subsequently inducted into the theatre of conflict. The [[Indian Air Force]] launches photographic reconnaissance missions in order to identify the intruders.

The first assault was carried out by the 1/11 GR advance platoon, led by Lt. Pandey, who first captured Yaldar village and linked up with a beleaguered and severely mauled company from the 3rd battalion, [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]] (3 Punjab). JCOs from 3 Punjab reveal that earlier patrols from 3 Punjab and 16 Grenadiers had gone missing in the Kukarthang sector. Lt. Pandey's platoon followed the patrol paths and launched an attack on Kukarthang post, a very heavily defended enemy position supported by mortar units and artillery batteries on the Pakistani side of the LoC. The Gorkhas captured Kukarthang after taking 9 casualties. It is later revealed that the size of the infiltration was much larger than previously thought. Indian Army planners believe that approximately 3,000 members of the [[Pakistan Army]]'s [[Northern Light Infantry]] were involved.

The second battle was at the strategic [[Battle of Tololing|Tololing]] mountain, which sits astride [[National Highway 1D (India)|National Highway 1D]], the main supply route for the entire northern Kashmir sector, including [[Siachen]] and [[Leh]]. 18 Grenadiers linked up with the severely beaten 16 Grenadiers and got the first-hand knowledge of the situation. A company from 18 Grenadiers, led by Maj. Adhikari, attacks Tololing. The company is held up midway due to heavy fog; it waits for clear weather. Intense enemy shelling occurs while the men are resting, causing panic and casualties. They try to move up the mountain but are pushed down by heavy small arms fire from intruders who are well entrenched atop the feature. Subsequent attacks from the Indians are stifled by stiff resistance, and in the absence of artillery support, Maj. Adhikari and Lt. Col. Vishwanathan are killed. 18 Grenadiers make a total of 4 attempts to recapture Tololing but are repeatedly beaten back.

Meanwhile, a unit from 17 Jat led by Maj. Deepak Rampal ([[Sanjay Kapoor]]) captures a Pakistani mortar position. They subsequently liberate an important peak, but suffer casualties. Col. Bawa tasks them to capture Pt. 4850.

18 Grenadiers are relieved by the 2nd battalion, [[Rajputana Rifles]] (2 Raj Rif), commanded by Col. Ravindranath ([[Ashish Vidyarthi]]), which moves in with an artillery battery of 110 mm field artillery and acclimatized troops. They launch a multi-pronged attack with artillery support which ends in success but at a heavy cost, with Capt. Vijayant Thapar ([[Amar Upadhyay]]), Maj. Padmapani Acharya ([[Nagarjuna Akkineni]]) and Maj. Vivek Gupta ([[Himanshu Malik]]) was killed. All this happens while 13 JAK Rif stands by in case 2 Raj Rif fails. Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force launches combat sorties ([[Operation Safed Sagar]]) and bombs enemy positions.

13 JAK Rif is blooded at Rocky Knob, where they take the field after suffering heavy casualties. They follow it up with another victory at Point 5140, where Lt. Batra distinguishes himself by taking the south face of the peak without any casualties and is promoted to captain.

The decisive phase of the war arrives. 18 Grenadiers are assigned to take [[Tiger Hill, Kargil|Tiger Hill]], 17 Jat to Three Pimple Complex feature, 1/11 GR to Khalubar Ridge, and 13 JAK Rif to Point 4875. After a heavy artillery barrage, 18 Grenadiers take Tiger Hill, spearheaded by a daring stealth attack by the elite Ghatak section, which includes both Grens. Yogendra Singh Yadav. However, only one member of the section, Gren. Yadav (Manoj Bajpai), survives (despite being shot several times) to link up with the rest of the battalion. 17 Jat suffers heavy casualties with Capt. Nayyar and several others were killed and injured but are able to secure Three Pimple Complex.

1/11 GR link up with 22 Grenadiers at the base of Khalubar Ridge after braving an intense creeping barrage of artillery. Lt. Pandey somehow keeps the sagging morale of the weary unit up till the battalion begins its attack. The plans go awry when Col. Rai, is injured by machine gunfire. Lt. Pandey volunteers to take out the bunkers which are holding up the attack. The machine guns are taken out, but Lt. Pandey and his platoon sergeant Hav. Bhim Bahadur ([[Puru Raaj Kumar]]) are killed.

The last battle is fought by 13 JAK Rif at Bunker Complex. The unit gets split up – Capt. Batra is sent to link up with Capt. Nagappa (Nagender Choudhary) has captured one bunker and is surrounded by the enemy. Batra links up with Nagappa but is pinned down by the heavy enemy fire. He single-handedly takes out two bunkers but is mortally wounded. 13 JAK Rif pursues the fleeing enemy to the LOC, but Col. Y. K. Joshi stops due to orders not to cross it. After that, the 18 Grenadiers, 8 Sikhs,s and 1/11 Gorkha Rifles launch their final attack on [[Tiger Hill, Kargil|Tiger Hill]], and they manage to capture it.17 Jat captures Three Pimple Complex. 13 J&K Rifles capture Point 4875. 1/11 GR capture Khalubar Ridge. Finally, India declares Operation Vijay on 14 July 1999 a success.

== Cast ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
|[[Ajay Devgan]]
| Capt. [[Manoj Kumar Pandey]], 1/11 Gorkha Rifles
|-
| [[Sanjay Dutt]]
| Lt. Col. [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]], 13 [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|-
| [[Amit Behl]]
| Maj. [[Ajay Singh Jasrotia]], 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
|-
| [[Armaan Kohli]]
| Maj. Vikas Vohra, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
|-
| [[Sharad Kapoor]]
|Maj. S. Vijay Bhaskar, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
|-
| [[Milind Gunaji]]
| Maj. Rajesh Adhau, [[Indian Army Medical Corps|Army Medical Corps]] (attached to 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles as Regimental Medical Officer)
|-
| [[Abhishek Bachchan]]
| Capt. [[Vikram Batra]], 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
|-
| Nagender Choudhary
| Capt. Nagappa, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
|-
| Bikram Saluja
| Capt. Sanjeev Singh Jamwal, [[Indian Army Service Corps|Army Service Corps]] (attached to 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles)
|-
| [[Deepraj Rana]]
| Sub. [http://twdi.in/node/4370 Raghunath Singh], 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
|-
|[[Suniel Shetty]]
| Rfn. [[Sanjay Kumar (soldier)|Sanjay Kumar]], 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
|-
| [[Sudesh Berry]]
| Col. [[Lalit Rai]], [[Commanding Officer|CO]], 1/[[11 Gorkha Rifles]]
|-
| [[Mukesh Tiwari]]
| Lt. Col. Amul Asthana, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles
|-
| [[Puru Raaj Kumar]]
| Hav. [[Bhim Bahadur Dewan]], 1/11 Gorkha Rifles
|-
| [[Ashish Vidyarthi]]
| Col. [[Magod Basappa Ravindranath]], [[Commanding Officer|CO]], 2 [[Rajputana Rifles]]
|-
| [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna]]
| Maj. [[Padmapani Acharya]], 2 Rajputana Rifles
|-
| [[Himanshu Malik]]
| Maj. [[Vivek Gupta (major)|Vivek Gupta]], 2 Rajputana Rifles
|-
| [[Deepak Jethi]]
| Maj. Mohit Saxena, 2 Rajputana Rifles
|-
| [[Amar Upadhyay]]
| Capt. Vijayant Thapar, 2 Rajputana Rifles
|-
| [[Avtar Gill]]
| Sub. [[Digendra Kumar]], 2 Rajputana Rifles
|-
| [[Kiran Kumar]]
| Col. Umesh Singh Bawa, [[Commanding Officer|CO]], 17 [[Jat Regiment]]
|-
| [[Sanjay Kapoor]]
| Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 Jat Regiment
|-
| [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]]
| Maj. P.S. Janghu, 17 Jat Regiment
|-
| [[Saif Ali Khan]]
| Capt. [[Anuj Nayyar]], 17 Jat Regiment
|-
| [[Rohit Roy]]
| Capt. [https://gallantryawards.gov.in/hi/Awardee/shashi-bhushan-ghildiyal Shashi Bhushan], 315 Field Regiment, [[Regiment of Artillery]] (attached to 17 Jat Regiment)
|-
| [[Raj Babbar]]
| Col. Khushal Thakur, [[Commanding Officer|CO]], 18 [[The Grenadiers|Grenadiers]]
|-
| [[Mohnish Bahl]]
| Lt. Col. [[Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan]], [[Second in Command|2IC]], 18 Grenadiers
|-
| [[Karan Nath]]
| Maj. [[Rajesh Singh Adhikari]], 2 [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanised Infantry]] (attached to 18 Grenadiers)
|-
| Vineet Sharma
| Capt. Sachin Annarao Nimbalkar, 18 Grenadiers
|-
| Devashish
| Capt. Joy Dasgupta, 18 Grenadiers
|-
|[[Akshaye Khanna]]
| Lt. [[Balwan Singh]], 18 Grenadiers
|-
| [[Manoj Bajpayee]]
| Gren. [[Yogendra Singh Yadav]], 18 Grenadiers
|-
| [[Ashutosh Rana]]
| Gren. Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers
|-
| [[Shahzad Khan]]
| Nb. Sub. Zakir Hussain, 22 [[The Grenadiers|Grenadiers]]
|-
| Akbar Naqvi
| Maj. Ajeet Singh
|-
| Ashutosh Jha
| Intruder
|-
| Surendra Singh
| Intruder
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actress !! Role
|-
| [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]]
| Simran Kaur (Anuj Nayyar's fiancée)
|-
| [[Rani Mukerji]]
| Hema (Manoj Pandey's love interest)
|-
| [[Raveena Tandon]]
| Deepak Rampal's wife
|-
| [[Preeti Jhangiani]]
| Balwan Singh's fiancée
|-
| [[Mahima Chaudhry]]
| Reena Yadav (Yogendra Singh Yadav's wife)
|-
| [[Esha Deol]]
| Dimple Cheema (Vikram Batra's fiancée)
|-
| [[Isha Koppikar]]
| Santo (Sanjay Kumar's fiancée)
|-
| [[Divya Dutta]]
| Yogendra Singh Yadav's wife
|-
| [[Priya Gill]]
| Charulata Acharya (Acharya Padmapani's wife)
|-
| [[Namrata Shirodkar]]
| Yogesh Kumar Joshi's wife
|-
| Akanksha Malhotra
| Kiran Adhikari (Rajesh Adhikari's wife)
|-
| [[Maya Alagh]]
| Manoj Pandey's mother
|}

==Production==
Just like J. P. Dutta's previous war movie ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'', the Indian military provided technical and material assistance during the production and filming of ''LOC Kargil''. Weapons depicted were those used in the Kargil war, like different variants of the [[INSAS rifle]] family as well as Swedish [[Haubits FH77|Bofors Haubits FH77]] artillery guns and [[BM-21 Grad]] multiple rocket launchers. Indian Air Force planes like [[SEPECAT Jaguar]]s in bombing roles and helicopters like [[Mil Mi-17]]s and [[HAL Cheetah]]s were shown in casualty evacuation roles. Pakistani artillery depicted were Indian field guns and 81 mm mortars. [[L1A1 SLR|SLR]]s stood in for the [[Heckler & Koch G3|G3]] rifles used by the Pakistan Army.

[[Shah Rukh Khan]] was first offered [[Sanjay Dutt]]'s role, but things couldn't be worked out. [[Aamir Khan]] was the initial choice for [[Karan Nath]]'s role. [[Rahul Khanna]] and [[Arbaaz Khan]] were signed for the film, but both walked out later. [[Jackie Shroff]] was signed for the film but dropped out later. [[Salman Khan]] was the original choice for [[Abhishek Bachchan]]'s role [[Mukesh Khanna]] was signed for the film but was later replaced by [[Raj Babbar]]. [[Danny Denzongpa]] was signed for the film but later opted-out; [[Sudesh Berry]] replaced him later.

==Soundtrack==
The music of this movie was composed by [[Anu Malik]], with lyrics written by [[Javed Akhtar]]. The music was released by [[Saregama]] label. According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around 15,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eighth highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

'''List of songs'''
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 51:07
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| writing_credits =
| lyrics_credits =
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| title1 = Pyar Bhare Geet
| extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length1 = 9:23

| title2 = Main Kahin Bhi Rahoon
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], Sonu Nigam, [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| length2 = 12:52

| title3 = Ek Saathi Aur Bhi Tha
| extra3 = Sonu Nigam
| length3 = 8:32

| title4 = Seemaaye Bulaaye
| extra4 = [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length4 = 7:59

| title5 = Khush Rehena
| extra5 = Roop Kumar Rathod
| length5 = 6:35

| title6 = Before We Forget
| extra6 = Instrumental
| length6 = 5:46
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb movie}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|loc-kargil}}

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