Antoniomec at 19:35, 11 January 2026

2026-01-11T19:35:19Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian English language film}}
{{Infobox film
| director = Chow Partha Borgohain
| writer = Chow Partha Borgohain
| story = Nang Tanvi Manpoong, Chow Partha Borgohain
| producer = Marbom Mai
| starring = Daniel Han
| cinematography = Chow Partha Borgohain
| editing = Amardeep Singh Khichi
| music = Rahul Prabhakaran
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2016|05|18|France|ref1=}}
| runtime = 109 minutes
| country = India
| language = English
}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}

'''''1962 My Country Land''''' is an Indian English-language film directed and written by filmmaker Chow Partha Borgohain in 2016 and produced by Living Dreams Films Productions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Entertainment News, Latest Entertainment News and Celebrity Gossip Today |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dibrugarh filmmaker movie to premiere in Cannes International Film Festival 201600516 |url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.Press_Release.Press_Release_2016.Dibrugarh_filmmaker_movie_to_premiere_in_Cannes_International_Film_Festival_201600516 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Borah |first=Pranjal |date=2016-05-21 |title=New Assamese Film on the 1962 War ‘1962: My Country Land’ Creates Waves |url=https://kothasobi.com/assamese-film-1962-my-country-land/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=KothaSobi.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-05-16 |title=Dibrugarh filmmaker's movie to premiere at Cannes - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/top-headlines/dibrugarh-filmmakers-movie-to-premiere-at-cannes/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref> The film is about the border dispute, how two nations consider reconciliation based on the 1962 [[Sino-Indian War]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=‘1962: My Country Land’ to premiere at BVFF {{!}} The Dawnlit Post - Rise with the Post |url=https://thedawnlitpost.com/2016/07/1962-my-country-land-to-premiere-at-bvff/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=thedawnlitpost.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |date=2016-05-17 |title=Arunachal Guv hails '1962: My Country Land' team on Cannes |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/arunachal-guv-hails-1962-my-country-land-team-on-cannes-116051700783_1.html |access-date=2022-10-24}}</ref>

== Plot ==
At the Himalayan frontiers between [[India]] and [[Tibet]], three people engage in combat over a plot of land that is neither in China nor India. Their lives are permanently altered by the 1962 outbreak of the Indo-Sino War. Love blossoms between two, but fate separates them. The other makes a sacrifice for the two by turning against his country.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-05-18 |title=Dibrugarh-Based Filmmaker’s "1962: My Country Land" to Showcased at Cannes |url=https://www.magicalassam.com/2016/05/dibrugarh-1962-my-country-land-at-cannes.html |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=www.magicalassam.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* Daniel Shin Han as Wong
* [[Aham Sharma]] as Army [[Lance Naik]] Luitya<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajamani |first=Radhika |date=2020-08-25 |title='Emotionally it was quite challenging playing Karna' |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/life-style/emotionally-it-was-quite-challenging-playing-karna-641519 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Lhakpa Lepcha<ref>{{Cite web |title=National School of Drama {{!}} Sikkim Center |url=https://sikkim.nsd.gov.in/administration |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=sikkim.nsd.gov.in}}</ref>
* Ketholeno Kense

== Production ==
''1962 My Country Land'' is an Indian film production. It has been made by Living Dreams Productions in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Notes from a battle zone: Partha Borgohain talks about his movie '1962: My Country Land' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-notes-from-a-battle-zone-partha-borgohain-talks-about-his-movie-1962-my-country-land-2222489 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Result
!Ref
|-
|2016
|[[Marché du Film|Marche du Film]]
|[[Cannes Film Festival]] 'OLYMPIA 07'
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2022
|[[Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival]]
|Official Selection
|{{Unknown}}
|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=jul16 23 |url=https://www.arunachaltimes.in/archives/jul16%2023.html |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=www.arunachaltimes.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=When films mirrored life |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/entertainment/when-films-mirrored-life-280226 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-23 |title=Festival brings films of the Northeast under the spotlight |url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/movies/5769-festival-brings-films-northeast-under-spotlight |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=The Sunday Guardian Live |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

== Reception ==

* [[Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa]]: The depiction of the 1962 Indo-China War and rural life in the extraordinarily harsh terrain of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] would heighten the already strong sense of patriotism among the locals and also highlight the ongoing difficulty of resolving border disputes.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Press Trust of India |title=Arunachal Governor J P Rajkhowa hails ‘1962: My Country Land’ team on Cannes screening {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/arunachal-governor-j-p-rajkhowa-hails-1962-my-country-land-team-on-cannes-screening-1192626/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist|}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title}}
* {{official|https://1962mycountryland.in/}}

[[Category:2016 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films shot in Meghalaya]]
[[Category:2016 Indian films]]
[[Category:Sino-Indian War films]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Chinese people]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Tibetan people]]

1962 My Country Land - Revision history

Antoniomec at 19:35, 11 January 2026