Haqeeqat (1964 film)

Haqeeqat
Film poster
Directed by	Chetan Anand
Written by	Chetan Anand
Produced by	Chetan Anand
Starring	Dharmendra Balraj Sahni Priya Rajvansh Sanjay Khan Vijay Anand Jayant Sudhir
Cinematography	Sadanand[1]
Edited by	M. D. Jadhav Rao
Music by	Madan Mohan Kaifi Azmi (lyrics)[1]
Distributed by	Himalaya Films
Release date	1964 (1964)
Running time	184 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Haqeeqat (lit. Reality) is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language war-drama film written, directed and produced by Chetan Anand. The film stars Dharmendra, Balraj Sahni, Priya Rajvansh, Sudhir, Sanjay Khan and Vijay Anand in major roles. The music of the film is composed by Madan Mohan and the lyrics of the songs are by Kaifi Azmi. The film is based on the events of the 1962 Sino-Indian War about a small platoon of soldiers in Ladakh pitched against a much larger adversary. The film was constructed around the battle of Rezang La in Ladakh and showcases a fictionalised version of the last stand of Ahir Company, 13 Kumaon led by Major Shaitan Singh. However the film is not only a representation of war, but a dramatic retelling of the impact war has on the common soldier. Chetan Anand dedicated the film to Jawaharlal Nehru and the soldiers in Ladakh. The film is widely considered one of India's greatest black and white war-films.

Haqeeqat won the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film in 1965. In 2012, the colour version of the film was released. The film was screened retrospective on 12 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating the 70th Indian Independence Day.^[2][3]