China Gate (1998 film)

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Plot

Colonel Krishnakant Puri and ten men from his unit were dishonourably discharged from the Indian Army for failing in a critical mission. Krishnakant challenged the decision of the military high command and pursued the case in civil courts for 17 years, but the final verdict is given against him and his team. Frustrated, he is about to commit suicide when a young lady named Sandhya knocks on his door.

Having witnessed the brutal murder of her father, Forest Officer Sunder Rajan, at the hands of dreaded dacoit Jageera, Sandhya has come to the Colonel to ask for his assistance in bringing an end to Jageera's reign of terror in the Devdurg region. Krishnakant agrees to assist her and summons his fellow disgraced officers and subordinates to assist him in this mission. They assemble at Devdurg with the necessary ammunition and arms to combat Jageera, not realising that Jageera has influence over the local police, who try to prevent Krishnakant and his men to possess any guns and weapons. This does not deter the men, and they continue to stay on in Devdurg. They gain the confidence of the villagers too.

The villagers do not know that Krishnakant and his men had been dishonorably discharged from the army for what was perceived as cowardice. At the time of the first encounter with Jageera and his gang, Krishnakant and his team realise that they are out of shape and have lost instincts and fighting capabilities due to age. With Krishnakant's permission, Major Gurung starts to train them again.

One day, Jageera captures them with the help of corrupt police officer Barot, but they escape and, in turn, capture Jageera. Colonel Keval Krishan Puri and a few other officers intend to kill him, but Krishnakant hands him over to Barot. As a result, Jageera is again set free and kills Major Sarfaraz. This causes Krishnakant to go full force against Jageera, and he and the other officers, with support from the villagers, chase Jageera to seek revenge. Krishnakant learns that Sandhya and the rest of the residents are held hostage by Jageera. Udit is able to save her. After a deadly fight, the soldiers including an outraged Keval kill Jageera to avenge Sarfaraz's death and end his reign of terror.

The film ends with the remaining team getting felicitated and praised by Brigadier Anoop Kumar, who expresses pride even though he had court-martialed them. The team eventually sets out for their next adventure to accomplish a new mission, and Udit becomes Sandhya's husband as well, later joining the Army and following his father's footsteps.

Cast

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Production

The film was conceived as a tribute to Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. The film was made on the budget of Template:INR20 crores, the most expensive Bollywood production at that point of time.[2]

Soundtrack

The music for this movie was composed by Anu Malik and the item song "Chamma Chamma" became extremely popular, which was later used in Hollywood film Moulin Rouge! and was recreated for the film, Fraud Saiyyan.[3][4][5][6][7] Template:Tracklist

See also

References

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