L.A.C. Battle of Galwan

The film depicts the events of 15 June 2020, when 20 Indian soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Chinese forces at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh. The story follows the soldiers' sacrifice and bravery during the confrontation at 15,000 feet altitude.

• Rahul Roy as Col. Suresh Yadav (based on Col. B. Santosh Babu)
• Nishant Singh Malkani
• Vishal Om Prakash Sharma as Maj. Kartar Singh
• Nitin Kumar Gupta as Xiangshi
• Anoop Bikram Singh as Chinese major

Development

Following the Galwan Valley clash in June 2020, director Nitin Kumar Gupta decided to create a tribute to the 20 soldiers who died in the conflict. The film was conceived as a single-shot feature to reflect the continuous nature of the actual combat.^[1]

Filming

Principal photography took place in November 2020 in Kargil, Ladakh, at temperatures of minus 14°C. The entire film was shot in one continuous take without cuts or edits. During production, lead actor Rahul Roy suffered a brain stroke due to the extreme weather conditions and had to be airlifted first to Srinagar and then to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai.^[2]

The film was submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in June 2022. According to the director, the CBFC requested multiple modifications including:

• Removal of "LAC" from the title
• Deletion of references to the actual location
• 33% reduction in combat scenes
• Removal of photographs of the 20 martyrs from the end credits^[3]

The film was released on YouTube on 11 January 2025, after three years of awaiting CBFC certification.^[4][5]

The film received the Rashtriya Military School Award for Excellence in Portrayal of Martyrs.^[6]

• Galwan Valley skirmish
• 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes
• Line of Actual Control
• One-shot film