Tag: Major Hoshiar Singh

  • Fact vs Fiction: Border 2 and The battle of Basantar

    Fact vs Fiction: Border 2 and The battle of Basantar

    I’ve always had a problem with “historical” war films that freely mix facts with fiction and still market themselves as true stories. Creative liberty is fine. Intellectual dishonesty isn’t. Border (1997) worked despite its flaws. The music was iconic, the emotions landed, and most importantly, the film stayed focused on one battle — Longewala. Even…