| 72 Hours: Martyr Who Never Died | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Avinash Dhyani |
| Written by | Avinash Dhyani |
| Screenplay by | Avinash Dhyani |
| Produced by | JS Rawat Tarun Singh Rawat Prashil Rawat |
| Starring | Avinash Dhyani Mukesh Tiwari Virendra Saxena Alka Amin Shishir Sharma Gireesh Sahdev Prashil Rawat |
| Cinematography | Harish Negi |
| Edited by | Ajay Verma |
| Music by | Sunjoy Bose Background score: Aslam Keyi |
Production company | JSR Production House |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
72 Hours: Martyr Who Never Died is a 2019 Indian biographical drama film directed by Avinash Dhyani. The story is based on the life of Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat.[1] 55 years ago during 1962 Sino-Indian War , when the destiny of war was pre-decided, there stood a brave soldier from 4th Garhwal Rifle against all odds and guarded our post from Nurunaang Base in Arunachal Pradesh then called NEFA border for 72 Hours. He was awarded Mahavir Chakra for his posthumous bravery, and is said to be guarding the post even after his death. Jaswant Singh has attained the status of a deity at the Sino-Indian frontier.[2]
Plot
editThe film revolves around the life of Jaswant Singh Rawat and takes us into the 1960s era, when apart from economic instability, famine and religious fights, our country was struggling with a new danger - the war of Indo-China. Jaswant was born in a poor family of Dehradun and his family belonged to the beautiful hills of Garhwal. He grew up to be a responsible son, devoting his life towards study and his family, but destiny wanted him to serve his country. Due to some incidents, he decided to join army at a very young age and received his training in Lansdowne District and became a successful soldier of Garhwal Rifles Regiment. Shortly after his training, their paltan was sent to defend the approaching Chinese army from the North-East front on India. And began the historical war of Indo-China where our soldiers were outnumbered and outgunned but fought till the last man. Due to adverse circumstances, the infantry had to step back. However, one soldier stood there till his last breath and fought against the Chinese army alone for 72 hours. The soldier was Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat.
Cast
edit- Avinash Dhyani as Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat
- Mukesh Tiwari as Hawaldar CM Singh
- Virendra Saxena as Shri Guman Rawat
- Alka Amin as Leela Rawat
- Shishir Sharma as Col. SN Tandon
- Gireesh Sahdev as Nayak Sher Singh
- Prashil Rawat as Rifleman Jeet Singh
- Abhishek Maindola as Nayak Laali Chaman
- Ishtiaaq Khan as Rifleman Darbaan Singh
- Sumit Gulati as Rifleman Trilok Singh Negi
- Yeshi Dema as Noora
- Naman Tiwari as Young Jaswant Singh Rawat
- Suraj Dholakhandi as Rifleman Leela Singh Rawat
Marketing and promotions
editThe first look of the movie was released on 27 November 2018.[3]
Music
editThe film's soundtrack is composed by Sunjoy Bose and lyrics penned by Vikas Chauhan, Seema Saini, Ashish Chaterjee, Sujata Devrani and Nishant Mishra.
References
edit- ^ "72 Hours: Martyr Who Never Died". Times Of India. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "We salute the poster of 72 HOURS MARTYRS WHO NEVER DIED". Glamsham. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "First Look Poster of the film 72 Hours,Martyr who never died". IndiaTVTimess.com. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
Category:2019 films Category:Indian biographical films Category:Indian films Category:Hindi-language films Category:2010s Hindi-language films