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 …
