Overview
- Government sources told India Today and other outlets that filmmakers are free to choose their narratives and that cinema should not be politicised.
- China’s state-linked Global Times said the teaser misrepresents the 2020 Galwan clash, quoting analysts who labeled the film a one-sided Indian narrative and questioned its timing.
- The paper cited military commentator Song Zhongping asserting India crossed the border first and researcher Lan Jianxue warning the portrayal could inflame sentiment even as ties show tentative easing.
- Indian film figures, including FWICE’s Ashoke Pandit and producer Rahul Mitra, rejected the critique as predictable and insisted the project rests on research and creative license.
- The teaser, released December 27, previews Salman Khan as Col. B. Santosh Babu, has drawn online nitpicks over visuals and originality, the film is slated for April 17, 2026, and no detailed response from the makers has been reported yet.