New Delhi:Shorn of jingoism, free of gratuitous frills and delivered with fitting deference to the memory of the Indian soldiers (many of them unsung) who laid down their young lives in the battle of Rezang La in 1962, 120 Bahadur is a Bollywood war movie of a refreshingly different timbre.

Directed by Razneesh "Razy" Ghai and written by Rajiv G. Menon with dialogues by Sunit Arora, 120 Bahadur strikes a balance between emotion and action in its fictionalisation of a military face-off that took a heavy toll of lives but helped India stop China from marching into Ladakh.

The loud war cry ("Dada Kishan ki jai") of the Ahir boys of the 13th Kumaon Regiment's Charlie Company, whose last glorious stand at the Rezang La Pass has been part of Indian Army folklore for over six decades, frequently pierces the rarefied air of the battleground at an altitude of 18,000 feet, but the movie's even tone is never irretrievably compromised. It stays true to its purpose all the way through.

The men we see on the screen are ordinary infantrymen. Their incredible heroism stems from their valour. But their pugnacious words and acts, aimed against a marauding army from across the border, do not shellack the film's primary intent.

Source:Ndtv