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| starring      = [[Shoaib Ibrahim]] <br/>[[Elena Kazan]] <br/>[[Farnaz Shetty]] <br/>Sparsh Sharma <br/>Chandraprakash Thakur <br/>Vishwas Kini<br/>[[Shree Rammy Pandey]]

| music          = Shailendra Sayanti (film score)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollyy.com/battalion-609-creates-an-unique-record-bollywood-films-music-launched-during-a-cricket-match/|title=‘Battalion 609’ Creates An Unique Record: Bollywood Film’s Music Launched During A Cricket Match!|date=5 December 2018|publisher=}}</ref><br/>Sanidhya Swarna, Sanjay Mahendra Pachauri (lyrics)<br/>Sanjay Choudhuri (background score)

'''''Battalion 609'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/its-vicky-kaushals-uri-the-surgical-strikes-vs-shoaib-ibrahims-battalion-609-at-the-box-office/404113|title=It's Vicky Kaushal's Uri: The Surgical Strikes Vs Shoaib Ibrahim's Battalion 609 At The Box Office|publisher=Mid Day}}</ref> is a 2019 Indian [[action film]] written and directed by Brijesh Batuknath Tripathi and produced by  Naraindas Lalwani under his banner N.J Lalwani Films and Executive Producer Shree Rammy Pandey. Starring [[Shoaib Ibrahim]], [[Elena Kazan]], [[Farnaz Shetty]], Sparsh Sharma, Vishwas Kini, Kiaan, Jashn Kohli, Vicky Ahuja, Vikas Srivastava, Chandraprakash Thakur, Manish R. Sharma & Shree Rammy Pandey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/battalion-609/cast/|title=Battalion 609 Cast & Crew|last=|first=|date=|website=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> It was all [[India]] theatrically released on 11 January 2019.<ref name="Battalion 609">{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/battalion-609-motion-poster/videoshow/67141837.cms | title=Battalion 609 - Motion Poster | publisher=Times of India | date=2018 | accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref>https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/tv/news/when-dipika-kakars-husband-shoaib-ibrahim-was-compared-with-superstar-shah-rukh-khan/articleshow/67174872.cms</ref>

The story revolves around a friendly cricket match between the [[Indian Army]] and the [[Pakistan Army]] gone wrong and narrates the tale of the soldiers of Battalion 609 putting up a fight with Taliban.<ref>https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-bigg-boss-12-winner-dipika-kakkad-is-happy-for-husband-shoaib-ibrahim-film-battalion609-18811899.html</ref> After an attack on the Indian army near the LOC, the match which was to be played between India and Pakistan is cancelled. Anwar Hussein, a Pakistani soldier who is very fond of cricket and was looking forward to the match, throws a cricket bat at the other end of the LOC and calls the Indian army and Indians a bunch of cowards. In anger, the Indian army throws a ball towards them. Soon, a verbal fight breaks between them which leads to the two teams deciding to play a cricket match. The losing team will take their post eighteen kilometres back.<ref name="Plot of Battalion 609">{{cite web | url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/national/news/battalion-609-a-film-on-india-pakistan-war-to-clash-with-uri-the-surgical-strike-on-11-january-83320.aspx | title=Battalion 609 a film on India-Pakistan war to clash with Uri The Surgical Strike on 11 January | publisher=Punjab News Express | date=2018 | accessdate=21 December 2018}}</ref>

| released  = 11 January 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/battalion-609/S5OwhTMkaJY_|title=Battalion 609 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=[[Saavn]]}}</ref>

The film's soundtrack was composed and produced by Shailendra Sayanti and lyrics written by Raj Sandilya, Sanjay Mahendra Pachori and Sanidhya Sawarna.  Sanjay Choudhuri worked as a guest composer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hungama.com/song/garam-hai-itnee-body/45189645/|title=Garam Hai Itnee Body|date=25 December 2018|publisher=}}</ref> The first song, "Garam Hai Itnee Body", was sung by Raja Sagoo.