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Salman Khan’s Battle of Galwan retitled to Maatrubhoomi to ‘tone down anti-China’ parts, conflict fictionalised: Report

Salman Khan’s Battle of Galwan retitled to Maatrubhoomi to ‘tone down anti-China’ parts, conflict fictionalised: Report

On Monday, actor Salman Khan made an important and surprising announcement. His upcoming war drama is no longer called Battle of Galwan. The film is now titled Maatrubhoomi, with Salman sharing a new poster and tagline. A new report now claims the title was changed to ‘tone down’ the film’s anti-China elements. Maatrubhoomi is based on the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes between the Indian and Chinese armed forces. Salman Khan in a still from Maatrubhumi. Why Battle of Galwan is now Maatrubhoomi On Monday, Salman took to social media to share a new poster for the film, with a new title: Maatrubhoomi. “May War Rest In Peace,” he wrote in the caption, followed by the hashtag #Maatrubhumi. Salman tagged the film’s director, Apoorva Lakhia, along with actor Chitrangda Singh and his own production house, which is backing the film. A Bollywood Hungama report quotes a source as saying the film’s title was changed to remove the anti-China portions. “Salman Khan was advised in certain official and strategic quarters to not only rethink the title of …

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not forget June 16 any time soon: Gen Naravane on Galwan Valley clashes | Latest News India

In his memoir ‘Four Stars of Destiny’, Naravane, providing a rare insight into the deadly Galwan Valley clashes, says Chinese President Xi Jinping will not forget June 16 any time soon as China’s People’s Liberation Army suffered “fatal casualties” for the first time in over two decades in the fighting. HT Image Naravane, one of the foremost Arrmy Generals, provided a gripping account of the India-China confrontation before and after the deadly Galwan Valley incident, India’s overall response to the Chinese action and how it served as a catalyst to firm up the Army’s combat readiness along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Stay tuned with breaking news on HT Channel on Facebook. Join Now “It was one of the saddest days of my entire career,” says Naravane, recalling the death of 20 Army personnel in the Galwan Valley clashes in June 2020. His tenure as the Army Chief from December 31, 2019 to April 30, 2022 was primarily marked by the Chinese challenges along the contested border as well as the rolling out of …