Summary
A war drama based on the Indo-China War of 1962, JP Dutta's "PALTAN" focuses on the hard-hitting truth of India's relations with China, and how it is important to acknowledge that China, an enormous power in world politics, poses to be a huge threat to India.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+27)
Critics 29Audiences 56GoodWatch 36
Tomatometer29%
Audience score60%
IMDb5.2
Running time
2 h 3 min
A typical length for war movies, +5 min on the typical 118
typical 118123Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 76 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+66Released
2018
September 7, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
WarDramaActionLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13
Arjun RampalLt. Col. Rai Singh Yadav
Jackie ShroffMaj. General Sagat Singh
Sonu SoodMaj. Bishen Singh
Sonal ChauhanMaj. Bishen Singh's Wife
Esha GuptaLt. Col. Rai Singh Yadav’s Wife
Gurmeet ChoudharyCapt. Prithvi Singh Dagar
Harshvardhan RaneMaj. Harbhajan Singh
Siddhanth KapoorHawaldar Parasar- LSLuv Sinha2Lt. Attar Singh
Rohit RoyMaj. Cheema
Dipika KakarCapt. Prithvi Singh Dagar's Fiance- MGMonica GillMaj. Harbhajan Singh's Girlfriend
Bijou ThaangjamChinese Soldier
Directing · 3
- J. P. Dutta Director, Story, Producer
- Surendra Verma Co-Director
- Nagender Choudhary Second Unit Director
Production · 5
- Ajay R Yadav Executive Producer
- Varun Gupta Executive Producer
- Shariq Patel Producer
- Rahul Nanda Publicist, Still Photographer
- Kavish Sinha Casting Director
Camera · 4
- Nigam Bomzan Director of Photography
- Shailesh AV Awasthhi Director of Photography
- Aditya Terkar Still Photographer
- Sureshchandra J Yadav Steadicam Operator
Editing · 1
- Ballu Saluja Editor, Sound Designer
Sound · 5
- Anu Malik Original Music Composer
- Boloy Kumar Doloi Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Sanjoy Chowdhury Additional Soundtrack
- Sajjan Choudhary Foley Artist
- Karnail Singh Foley Artist
Art · 3
- Amrish Patange Art Direction
- Nausheen Khan Assistant Director of Photography
- Dayanidhi Patturajan Art Direction
Other crew · 3
- Sham Kaushal Stunt Coordinator
- Himanshu Nanda Public Relations
- Ashwini Kumar Post Production Supervisor
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