Anari No.1

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{{Infobox film
| name = Anari No. 1
| image = AnariNo1.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = poster
| director = [[Kuku Kohli]]
| producer = [[Aruna Irani]]
| writer = [[Kader Khan]] [[Kuku Kohli]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] [[Raveena Tandon]] [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]
| music = Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
| cinematography = H. Laxminarayan
| editing = [[Kuldip K. Mehan]]
| distributor = A.K International
| released = {{film date|df=y|1999|4|9}}
| runtime = 161 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''Anari No. 1''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1999|1999]] Indian Hindi language comedy film directed by [[Kuku Kohli]]. The film stars [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]], [[Raveena Tandon]] and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] in lead roles and [[Aruna Irani]], [[Kader Khan]], [[Satish Shah]] and [[Satyendra Kapoor]] in supporting roles, with songs composed by Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen.

==Plot==

Naive Raja ([[Govinda Ahuja|Govinda]]) is employed as a lowly waiter in a hotel. One day he serves and looks after a wealthy businessman K. K. ([[Kader Khan]]), who lends him a suit, and gives him some money, so that he could find a rich woman to woo and marry. Raja thinks Sapna ([[Raveena Tandon]]) is wealthy and successfully woos her and wins her heart, only to find out that she too is on the lookout for a rich prince charming. She thought Raja was the rich, debonair, and eligible bachelor Rahul Saxena ([[Govinda Ahuja|Govinda]]).

With the help of garage owner, Sattarbhai ([[Satish Shah]]), all three of them concoct a plot to kidnap Rahul Saxena and hold him for ransom, while Raja takes his place. After late him, kidnapping her Raja does take his place with Rahul's family, his stepmom, Sharda, dad Dhanraj, uncle, aunt, and sweetheart Sona ([[Simran (actress)|Simran]]). Sona happens to be the daughter of Raja's mentor K. K., and this arouses anger with K. K. when he finds out that Raja has chosen Sona to seduce. Then things start to go wrong as Raja himself gets kidnapped, as he is mistaken for Rahul.

==Cast==
* [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as Raja/Rahul Saxena(Double Role)
* [[Raveena Tandon]] / [[Rakhee Tandon (actress)|Rakhi Tandon]] as Sapna
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Sona
* [[Aruna Irani]] as Sharda Saxena, Rahul's mother
* [[Kader Khan]] as K.K.
* [[Adi Irani]] as Tiger Tadipaar
* [[Johnny Lever]] as Galer Mehndi
* [[Prem Chopra]] as chacha (Rahul’s Uncle)
* [[Himani Shivpuri]] as chachee (Rahul’s Aunt)
* [[Satish Shah]] as Sattarbhai
* [[Razak Khan]] as Rajju Tabela (Kidnapper)
* [[Satyendra Kapoor]] as Dhanraj Saxena, Rahul’s father
*[[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Jewellery Shop Owner
* Master Frank Anthony as Bunty

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Anari No.1
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| "A B C D E F G"
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
|-
| "Le Aaya Hoon"
| [[Kumar Sanu]], Preeti Uttam
|-
| "Dheere Dheere Ham Donon Mieen"
| [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| "Main Laila"
| Abhijeet, [[Jaspinder Narula]]
|-
| "Tujhe Dekh Ke Jaana Jaana"
| [[Sonu Nigam]], Alka Yagnik
|-
| "Main Hoon Ladki Kunwari"
| Abhijeet, Jaspinder Narula
|-
| "Pagal Mujhe Bana Gaya Hai"
| Abhijeet, Kavita Krishnamurthy
|-
| "Bol Hari"
| Dilip Sen, [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], Pradeep Suri
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0200435}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen]]
[[Category:Films scored by Aadesh Shrivastava]]
[[Category:Hindi-language comedy films]]

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Border 1997 film

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{{Infobox film
| name = Border
| image = border1997.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[J. P. Dutta]]
| producer = J. P. Dutta Bhanwar Singh
| screenplay = J. P. Dutta
| narrator =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*[[Sunny Deol]]
*[[Jackie Shroff]]
*[[Sunil Shetty]]
*[[Akshaye Khanna]]
*[[Pooja Bhatt]]
*[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
*[[Puneet Issar]]
*[[Sudesh Berry]]
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]
*[[Sharbani Mukherjee]]
*[[Raakhee]]
}}

| music = '''Songs''': [[Anu Malik]] '''Score''': [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]
| cinematography = Ishwar R. Bidri [[Nirmal Jani]]
| editing = Deepak Wirkud Vilas Ranade
| distributor = J. P. Films
| released = 13 June 1997
| runtime = 170 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{Estimation}} {{INR|100 million}}<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2678|title=Border - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|655.7 million}}<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2678|title=Border - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
}}

'''''Border''''' is a 1997 Indian [[Hindi]]-language epic [[war film]] written, produced and directed by [[J. P. Dutta]]. Set during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], it is an adaptation of real life events that happened during the [[Battle of Longewala]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19970728-if-the-reel-border-is-full-of-drama-and-heroism-so-was-the-real-battle-in-1971-830426-1997-07-28 |title=If the reel Border is full of drama and heroism, so was the real battle in 1971 |website=India Today |date=28 July 1997 |access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Sunny Deol]], [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Sunil Shetty]], [[Akshaye Khanna]], [[Sudesh Berry]], [[Puneet Issar]] and [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]. [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Rakhee Gulzar|Raakhee]], [[Pooja Bhatt]] and [[Sharbani Mukherjee]] feature in supporting roles.

''Border'' was Dutta's dream project. He had begun working on the film's script in September 1995 and completed it by April 1996. The film was mostly shot in [[Bikaner]], [[Rajasthan]]. Some parts were also filmed in [[Jodhpur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/jun/13dutta.htm |title='The common factor in all my films is ruggedness' |website=[[Rediff.com]] |date=14 June 1997 |access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> One of the film's songs, "Sandese Aate Hai", sung by [[Sonu Nigam]] and [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], became one of the most popular Hindi songs. The popularity of the song led several directors to offer Nigam for singing in their film's songs. [[Javed Akhtar]] wrote the lyrics of the songs while [[Anu Malik]] composed them. The song "Mere Dushman Mere Bhai" was sung by [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/82-border-top-100-bollywood-albums/ |title=#82 Border: Top 100 Bollywood Albums |website=Film Companion |date=19 August 2017 |access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref>

The film was released worldwide on 13 June 1997 with positive reviews from critics and garnered critical acclaim for its story, execution, scale, showing off the battle, direction, screenplay, performances and soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19970623-movie-review-border-starring-sunny-deol-sunil-shetty-jackie-shroff-831643-1997-06-23 |title=Border: An ambitious '71 war story is a mission unaccomplished |website=India Today |date=23 June 1997 |access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> It opened to strong box office results, had a final domestic net total of {{INRConvert|394|m}} and was declared an all-time blockbuster by [[Box Office India]]. It also became the highest-grossing Hindi film of 1997 in India, but if according to worldwide, it was the second highest-grossing film of the year behind ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]''. ''Border'' grossed a worldwide total of {{INR|655.7 million}} and it was fourth biggest blockbuster film of 90s decade. <ref>https://boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php?txtYearlyData=1990-1999</ref>

The film won several awards at different award functions. It received 11 nominations at the [[43rd Filmfare Awards]], including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for [[J.P. Dutta]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for [[Sunny Deol]]. Other nominations included [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Suniel Shetty and Akshaye Khanna, and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for Raakhee. It won four Filmfare awards including [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for [[J.P. Dutta]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut|Best Male Debut]] for Akshaye Khanna. It also won three [[National Film Awards]]: [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Film on National Integration]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] for Javed Akhtar, and [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Playback Singer (Male)]] for Hariharan.

On 15 August 2017, commemorating with the [[Independence Day (India)|70th Indian Independence Day]],<ref>[http://dff.nic.in/70thIndependance_Day/70_Saal_Independance_Day.pdf 70 Saal Independence_Day]</ref> the Indian [[Directorate of Film Festivals]] and [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] jointly presented the ''Independence Day Film Festival'', where the film was screened retrospectively for its continued cult classical popularity and completion of 20 years.

==Plot==
[[File:Yoddhasthal Permanent Exhibition Southern command Indian Army Bhopal (87).jpg|thumb|[[Jonga]] that destroyed several tanks during the battle]]
The film opens before the declaration of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. At an FOA (forward operating airbase), Indian Air Force Wing Commander Andy Bajwa ([[Jackie Shroff]]) & his air force wingmen soon take off to an unknown airbase in [[Rajasthan]]. Once there, he is briefed by his superiors that he and his squadron are assigned to the Jaisalmer sector and have to fly Hawker Hunter Ground attack planes to support the [[Indian Army]]. He is soon joined by his brother-in-arms army [[Major]] [[Kuldip Singh Chandpuri]] ([[Sunny Deol]]) as they meet on a courier flight and speak about the possibility of the opening of the Western front in light of the East Pakistan conflict. Kuldip takes up command of a company of the 23rd Battalion [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]] (composed of 120 soldiers), arguing about the light defense being assigned to the military post of Longewala. He meets his second-in-command 2nd Lieutenant Dharamvir Singh Bhan ([[Akshaye Khanna]]) (who happens to be the son of a [[1965 Indo-Pakistani War]] veteran who was killed during that war) and the Company JCO Naib Subedar Mathura Das ([[Sudesh Berry]]). The company moves to a remote outpost in the deserts of Rajasthan and begins to expand the rudimentary [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) post and does the observation of the area up to the international border with Pakistan. They meet the company commander of [[Border Security Force|BSF]] [[Assistant commandant|Assistant Commandant]] Captain Bhairon Singh ([[Sunil Shetty]]), a deeply patriotic man who expresses his love for the desert.

During a night patrol, Kuldip, Dharamvir, and Bhairon come across a suspicious bunch of locals who turn out to be insurgents, having informed the identities of the company to the Pakistani military. Kuldip and Bhairon manage to kill all but one of the insurgents, but Dharamvir hesitates to shoots the enraged surviving insurgent as he never killed anyone in combat. Kuldip severely derides him and shoots the insurgent himself, prompting Dharamvir to vomit. A badly shaken Dharamvir is comforted by Bhairon, and the two reminisce about their personal lives. Dharamvir recounts how he met his fiancée Kamla ([[Pooja Bhatt]]), a lively girl from his native village whom he had fallen for, and how he got his mobilization orders on the day of his engagement to Kamla. Bhairon recounts his wedding night, his first night with his bride Phool Kanwar ([[Sharbani Mukherjee]]), when he was called back to post and how he bids a tearful goodbye.

The unit is joined by the charismatic Subedar Ratan Singh ([[Puneet Issar]]), who has provided two 106mm [[Jonga]]-mounted RCL guns to serve as an anti-armor unit. Eventually, the company wireless operator picks up a spy transmitting from a nearby area, and Dharamvir sets out to investigate. He ambushes and kills the spy, bringing his body back to the post to prove that he has overcome his fear of killing. The unit settles down to wait for the Pakistani military as they keep track of the developing events on the radio. The Indian army starts moving forces to nearby locations, preparing to attack if Pakistan tries to open the Western front. This gives hope of soon-to-come action for the men tired of the long wait in the hot and desolate desert. The men receive letters with news from back home and talk among themselves of the people they left to serve the country, and Das is granted leave to attend to his wife (who is ailing with cancer) and children.

On the evening of 3 December 1971, the unit receives word that the Pakistan Air Force has bombed multiple Indian airbases and that war has been officially declared by the [[Indian Prime Minister]] [[Indira Gandhi]]. Kuldip sends Dharamvir along with five soldiers to patrol the border in a section and assigns Bhairon and his men to clear out the nearby villages to avoid civilian casualties. The next day, the Pakistani artillery batteries start shelling the post and a nearby village. Kuldip joins in the evacuation as heavy shelling occurs. Meanwhile, Dharamvir and his patrol spot Pakistani tanks (Chinese Type 59s) and infantry (led by the infamous Lahore thug Ghulam Dastagir, who was hired by the Pakistani military to lead the attack) crossing the border into India. Deducing that the shelling attacks were just a diversion to cover the arrival of the incoming invasion, Dharamvir reports this to Kuldip, who then orders him and his patrol to secretly follow the tanks without engaging them. Eventually, Das returns and apologizes for deserting the men, promising that he will return to his family after the war is over, and Kuldip happily assigns him to one of the anti-tank gun jeeps.

Kuldip radios for air support and speaks to Bajwa, who sadly tells him that there can be no air support as his base has only Hawker Hunter Ground planes, which cannot be used for night combat. Expressing his apologies, Bajwa asks Kuldip to defend the post as long as possible and that he and his pilots would be on the battlefield at the first stroke of light. In despair, Kuldip radios his CO and explains his untenable position. The CO advises Kuldip to retreat but gives him the authority to him to decide on the option of either to hold his post or to retreat. Kuldip decides to remain defending the post and gives the company the choice of whether to leave the post or not, and they all decide to stay with him and face the Pakistani soldiers to their deaths.

As Dastagir and his men finally close into Longewala, one of the Pakistani tanks blows up, due to Kuldip getting his men to bury anti-tank mines around the post earlier to prevent the tanks from barging in. Dastagir orders the Pakistani tanks to open fire on the post, and Kuldip retaliates by having Das to destroy several tanks with his [[Jonga]]-RCL units. Though the tide of the battle is improving for the Indians at first, Das's jeep is hit by a tank shell, wounding him and prompting Bhairon to extract him from the burning jeep. Das is fatally wounded when he goes to extract a recoil spring for Bhairon's MMG and dies in Bhairon's arms. Ratan sacrifices himself to throw away an exploding tank shell to prevent several of his men from being killed. Another tank targets Bhairon's machine gun nest and destroys it, wounding Bhairon. Using his remaining energy, Bhairon charges the same tank and destroys it with another anti-tank mine, killing angrily himself and the Pakistani soldiers inside. Dharamvir breaks through the enemy cordon and kidnapped returns to the post, but his entire patrol is wiped out in the process. Dastagir then orders a [[bayonet]] charge on the Indian position, but the attack is beaten back by the Indians, with Dharamvir being gunned down to death by Pakistani soldiers. Kuldip then captures a dying Pakistani private, who reveals that Dastagir plans to invade Jaisalmer by morning, Jodhpur by afternoon, and reach Delhi by night, thus bringing India under Pakistani's control.

As dawn nears, Dastagir orders his remaining men to make a last-ditch attempt to overrun Longewala with their massed assault of tanks and infantry, ignoring the danger of the anti-tank mines. Arming himself with an Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher and a bagful of grenades, Kuldip gathers his remaining depleted men as they make for a suicide counter-attack. Kuldip and his men manage to take down several tanks, who killing Dastagir, and enraged, many of his men in the process. Dawn has broken as Bajwa, and his squadron takes off on their planes to aid Kuldip and his men, destroying more Pakistani tanks in the process. The remaining Pakistani forces are forced to flee away back through the border to their country, thus leaving the Indian military as victors of the battle. Despite the battle being won while more Indian tanks and artillery arrive to fight back against Pakistani reinforcement, Kuldip and his remaining men are distraught over the many deaths of both their comrades and the Pakistani soldiers. The film ends with Kuldip inspecting the aftermath of the battle and the Indian military launching their counter-offensive on the Pakistani military while the news of the deceased soldiers reaches their homes, much to their families' sorrow.

==Cast==
*[[Sunny Deol]] as [[Major]] [[Kuldip Singh Chandpuri]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]
*[[Jackie Shroff]] as Wing Commander Andy Bajwa
*[[Suniel Shetty]] as Assistant Commandant Captain Bhairon Singh, BSF
*[[Akshaye Khanna]] as 2nd Lieutenant Dharamvir Singh Bhan
*[[Rakhee Gulzar]] as Sujatha Devi, Dharamvir's mother
*[[Pooja Bhatt]] as Kamla Sodhi, Dharamvir's fiancée
*[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] as Yamora Kaur Chandpuri, Kuldeep's wife
*[[Puneet Issar]] as Subedar Ratan Singh
*[[Sudesh Berry]] as Naib Subedar Mathura Das
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Cook Havildar Bhagiram
*[[Sharbani Mukherjee]] as Phool Kanwar, Bhairon's wife
*[[Amrit Pal (actor)|Amrit Pal]] as Kamalnath Sodhi
*[[Hemant Choudhary]] as P.D. Somesh Uttam
*Sanjeev Dabholkar as a Pakistani soldier
*Sapna Bedi as Roopali

==Production==
[[Sanjay Dutt]], who was signed for the film, was later replaced by [[Jackie Shroff]], due to the former's jail sentence. [[Juhi Chawla]] was offered [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]'s role, but declined it as she did not want to play a minor insignificant role. [[Manisha Koirala]] was signed for the film, but later opted out for the same reason. [[Shahrukh Khan]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Aamir Khan]], [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Ajay Devgn|Ajay Devgan]] and [[Saif Ali Khan]] were all approached for [[Akshaye Khanna]]'s role, but Salman Khan said he was not ready for the film; Aamir Khan, that he was busy with ''[[Ishq (1997 film)|Ishq]]'', Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar declined for the unknown reasons, while Devgan declined as he does not feature in a multi-starrer. [[Sunil Shetty]] declined the first time he received the offer, but he agreed to play the role when approached again. [[Sanjay Kapoor]] and [[Armaan Kohli]] were approached for Bhairon Singh's role when Shetty declined the role the first time. [[Aashif Sheikh]] was signed for the film, but was later replaced by [[Sudesh Berry]]. [[J. P. Dutta]] originally wanted [[Sonali Bendre]] for Sapna Bedi's role, but things couldn't work out at that time. Aamir Khan was the original choice for Dharamvir's role.
[[File:WLUS (20).jpg|thumb|[[Jonga]], mounted with 105 mm RCL gun, which destroyed several tanks]]

During production and filming, both the Indian Army and Air Force provided vehicles, rifles, and machine guns as well as uniforms and tactics used by the Pakistani Army during the Battle of Longewala. T-55 tanks resembling Chinese origin Pakistani Type-59s, weapons of the 70's era like [[Bren machine guns]] and SLRs as well as Air Force Planes like Hawker Hunters and MiG-21s were shown. All the actors, especially Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, and Jackie Shroff, were extremely nostalgic and felt elated and honored to be a part of such an epic war movie. After the filming was completed, director Dutta said, "''Border'' has a gigantic canvas on which I have tried to bring some real-life characters alive. It was shot on actual locations in the deserts of Rajasthan. For me, ''Border'' was like fighting a war."<ref>{{cite web |title=J P Dutta: Making BORDER was like fighting a war |url=http://www.screenindia.com/may30/border.htm |access-date=14 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113193956/http://www.screenindia.com/may30/border.htm |archive-date=13 November 2004 |date=13 November 2022}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music of the movie was composed by [[Anu Malik]], while the lyrics were penned by [[Javed Akhtar]]. Songs like "Toh Chalun", "[[Sandese Aate Hai]]", "Mere Dushman, Mere Bhai" and "Hamein Jab Se Mohabbat" became memorable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=061706060842|title=100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks Ever - Part 2 - Planet Bollywood Features|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028123952/http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=061706060842|archive-date=28 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> To this day, the songs of the film are not only popular in India, but also in Pakistan.<ref>Singh, Jupinderjit [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111128/main7.htm Here film songs, swaying grass may mean life or death], ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 28 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 201.</ref> Javed Akhtar won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist, while [[Anu Malik]] was nominated for the Filmfare award for his work in composing the music of this movie.

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| title3 = [[Sandese Aate Hai]]
| extra3 = [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], [[Sonu Nigam]]
| length3 = 10:19
| title4 = Mere Dushman Mere Bhai
| extra4 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
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== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award{{efn|Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.}}
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="11"| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="11"| [[43rd Filmfare Awards|31 January 1998]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| ''Border'' – {{sort|Dutta|[[J. P. Dutta]]}}
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="11"| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368659.cms |title=43rd Filmfare Awards 1998 Nominations |work=[[Times Internet|Indian Times]] |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706172521/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368659.cms |archive-date=6 July 2007 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368661.cms |title=43rd Filmfare Awards 1998 Winners |work=[[Times Internet|Indian Times]] |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508090623/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368661.cms |archive-date=8 May 2006 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{sort|Dutta|[[J. P. Dutta]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{sort|Deol|[[Sunny Deol]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut|Best Male Debut]]
| rowspan="2"| {{sort|Khanna|[[Akshaye Khanna]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| {{sort|Shetty|[[Suniel Shetty]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{sort|Gulzar|[[Rakhee Gulzar]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| {{sort|Malik|[[Anu Malik]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| {{sort|Akhtar|[[Javed Akhtar]]}} for "[[Sandese Aate Hai]]"
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| {{sort|Nigam|[[Sonu Nigam]]}}, {{sort|Rathod|[[Roopkumar Rathod]]}} for "[[Sandese Aate Hai]]"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Action|Best Action]]
| {{sort|Verma|Bhiku Verma}}, {{sort|Verma|Tinnu Verma}}
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[National Film Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[45th National Film Awards|10 July 1998]]
| [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
| Producer: {{sort|Dutta|[[J. P. Dutta]]}} Director: {{sort|Dutta|[[J. P. Dutta]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/72_45thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-date=23 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323163100/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/72_45thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyricist]]
| {{sort|Akhtar|[[Javed Akhtar]]}} for "[[Sandese Aate Hai]]"
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| {{sort|Hariharan|[[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]}} for "Mere Dushman Mere Bhai"
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="11"| [[Screen Awards]]
| rowspan="11"| [[4th Screen Awards|17 January 1998]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| ''Border'' – {{sort|Dutta|[[J. P. Dutta]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="11"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/bollywoods-best-to-vie-for-screen-videocon-awards/ |title=The 4th Screen Awards Nominations: Bollywood's best to vie for Screen-Videocon awards |website=The Indian Express |date=9 January 1998 |access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/and-the-nominees-for-1997-are/ |title=The 4th Screen Awards: And the nominees for 1997 are… |website=The Indian Express |date=9 January 1998 |access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.screenindia.com/screenawards/award97.html |title=Screen Award winners for the year 1997 are |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen India]] |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040107073055/http://www.screenindia.com/screenawards/award97.html |archive-date=27 January 2004 |agency=[[Indian Express Limited]]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.screenindia.com/jan23/films2.htm |title=Star Screen Videocon Awards Winners |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen India]] |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021020123812/http://www.screenindia.com/jan23/films2.htm |archive-date=20 October 2002 |agency=[[Indian Express Limited]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| rowspan="3"| {{sort|Dutta|[[J. P. Dutta]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]
| {{sort|Dutta|[[O. P. Dutta]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| {{sort|Malik|[[Anu Malik]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Music]]
| {{sort|Shrivastava|[[Aadesh Shrivastava]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| {{sort|Akhtar|[[Javed Akhtar]]}} for "[[Sandese Aate Hai]]"
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| {{sort|Nigam|[[Sonu Nigam]]}}, {{sort|Rathod|[[Roopkumar Rathod]]}} for "[[Sandese Aate Hai]]"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Action
| {{sort|Verma|Bhiku Verma}}, {{sort|Verma|Tinnu Verma}}
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Re-recording
| {{sort|Kathena|Suresh Kathena}}
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="19"| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| rowspan="19"| [[1997 Zee Cine Awards|14 March 1998]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| ''Border'' – {{sort|Dutta|[[J. P. Dutta]]}}
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="19"| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/nomipop.htm |title=1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Popular Award Categories Nominations |work=[[Zee TV|Zee Television]] |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980219071201/http://zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/nomipop.htm |archive-date=19 February 1998 |agency=[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/nomitec.htm |title=1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Technical Award Categories Nominations |work=[[Zee TV|Zee Television]] |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980219071230/http://zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/nomitec.htm |archive-date=19 February 1998 |agency=[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/popaward.htm |title=1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Popular Award Categories Winners |work=[[Zee TV|Zee Television]] |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980702044436/http://www.zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/popaward.htm |archive-date=2 July 1998 |agency=[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/wintech.htm |title=1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Technical Award Categories Winners |work=[[Zee TV|Zee Television]] |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980702051709/http://www.zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/wintech.htm |archive-date=2 July 1998 |agency=[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| rowspan="3"| {{sort|Dutta|[[J. P. Dutta]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]
| {{sort|Dutta|[[O. P. Dutta]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Male|Best Actor – Male]]
| {{sort|Deol|[[Sunny Deol]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male|Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male]]
| {{sort|Khanna|[[Akshaye Khanna]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| {{sort|Shetty|[[Suniel Shetty]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut|Best Male Debut]]
| {{sort|Goswami|Rajiv Goswami}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| {{sort|Bedi|Sapna Bedi}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|{{sort|Mukherjee|[[Sharbani Mukherjee]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| {{sort|Malik|[[Anu Malik]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score|Best Background Score]]
| {{sort|Shrivastava|[[Aadesh Shrivastava]]}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| {{sort|Akhtar|[[Javed Akhtar]]}} for "[[Sandese Aate Hai]]"
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Male|Best Playback Singer – Male]]
| {{sort|Nigam|[[Sonu Nigam]]}} for "[[Sandese Aate Hai]]"
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| {{sort|Bidri|Ishwar Bidri}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| {{sort|Wirkud|Deepak Wirkud}}, {{sort|Ranade|Vilas Ranade}}
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Song Recording
| {{sort|Gupta|Satish Gupta}}
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Make-up Artist
| {{sort|Shelke|Subodh H. Shelke}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|}

==Anti-war message==
''Border'' intended to make an appeal against war. Thus, the end of the movie depicted most soldiers dead and the trauma it caused to their family members.

The lyrics of the song "Mere Dushman Mere Bhai" sung by [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] criticises war and describes its disastrous effects, with the lines "Hum Apne Apne Kheton Mein Gehoon Ki Jagah Chaanval Ki Jagah, Ye Bandookein Kyoon Botein Hain.... Jab Dono Hi Ki Galiyon Mein, Kuch Bhooke Bachche Rotein Hain....!!" ("Why do we grow guns in our farms instead of wheat and rice, when children in our countries cry due to hunger...."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyricsmasti.com/song/1034/get_lyrics_of_Mere-Dushman-Mere-Bhai.html|title=Lyrics of Mere Dushman mere bhai}}</ref>

==Sequels==
In 2013, it was announced that Dutta would undertake sequels to ''Border'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Tuteja|first=Joginder|title=Sunny Deol's BORDER 2 to go on-floors in January|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/13/nov/25-news-sunny-deols-border-2-to-go-on-floors-in-january-111309.asp|access-date=13 March 2014|newspaper=Glamsham|date=25 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614011851/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/13/nov/25-news-sunny-deols-border-2-to-go-on-floors-in-january-111309.asp|archive-date=14 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and that ''Border 2'' would star [[Sangram Singh]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Dasgupta|first=Piyali|title=Sangram Singh in JP Dutta's 'Border 2'|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Sangram-Singh-in-JP-Duttas-Border-2/articleshow/22435128.cms|access-date=15 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 September 2022}}</ref> and [[Nafisa Ali]]'s son [[Ajit Sodhi]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Priya|title=JP Dutta to launch Nafisa Ali's son Ajit Sodhi in 'Border 2'|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/JP-Dutta-to-launch-Nafisa-Alis-son-Ajit-Sodhi-in-Border-2/articleshow/23723208.cms|access-date=15 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 October 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Asian historical drama films]]
* [[Battle of Longewala]] fought in Rajasthan (Western Theatre) during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
* [[Kuldip Singh Chandpuri]], Major (later Brigadier) of [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]] who won the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] for bravery in the [[Battle of Longewala]] and whose role has been played by [[Sunny Deol]] in this movie.
* [[1971 Bangladesh atrocities]] and [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], which led to the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
* [[Uphaar Cinema fire]], theatre fire in Delhi in 1997 during a screening of ''Border''
* '' [[LOC Kargil]]'', a 2003 [[Cinema of India|Bollywood]] [[war film]] based on "[[Kargil War]]" or the "Indo-Pakistani War of 1999", also directed by [[J.P.Dutta]]
* [[List of highest-grossing Indian films]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0118751|title=Border}}
* {{Amg movie|266775|Border}}
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19970509/12950753.html Interview with J.P. Dutta]
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{{Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration}}
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Border 1997 film