Overview
Based on the harrowing real-life events from 2000, when 233 Indian soldiers were held hostage by rebel forces in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and the subsequent high-risk rescue mission that followed. Major General Raj Pal Punia (then a young Company Commander of the 14th Mechanised Infantry) navigated both the tense standoff and the extraordinary rescue operation amid challenging jungle warfare conditions.
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Based on
Based on a true story
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Girish KohliScreenplay
- Status
- Canceled
- Original language
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
Production
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