Synopsis
It's 1971, and 2000 members of the Pakistani Army—armed with tanks—are at war with just 120 men in a battalion of Indian soldiers based in the Longewala region of Rajasthan in India.
Action + Drama in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Border itself).
The 1996–1998 India Window
Border holds position #22 of 48 India films in the 1996–1998 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Border premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other India films in 1997.
The 240th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
58 audience reviews — more than 84% of India films in our index.
Review volume (84th percentile) outruns trending popularity (54th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #938 of 1,983 India films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Action productions specifically: #262 of 637 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | J.P. Films |
| Runtime | 2h 56m |
| Release Date | June 13, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0118751 |













