1971, the 2007 National Film Award winner for Best Feature Film in Hindi, draws inspiration from true events.It focuses on six courageous soldiers who defy the control of the Pakistan Army, setting out on a dangerous journey back home.
2007 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi to Amrit Sagar (Director) Moti Sagar (Producer)
2009 Silver Lotus Award for Best Audiography to Kunal Sharma
Year: 2007
Producers: Subhash Sagar, Anand Sagar, Prem Sagar, Moti Sagar (Producer, Creative Producer), Jyoti Sagar, Amrit Sagar, Shakti Sagar, Shiv Sagar
Co-Producers: Narinder Saini, Bimal Saini
Executive Producers: Neelam Sethi, Arjun Bagga
Director: Amrit Sagar
Chief Assistant Director: Gautam Kishanchandani
Second Assistant Director: Bilbo Das Gupta
Assistant Directors: Aridhman Gulati, Vijay Kumar Singh, Dipesh Upadhyay
Writer: Moti Sagar (Story Idea),Piyush Mishra (Dialogue & Screenplay)
Army Consultant: Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal
Cinematographer: Chirantan Das
Chief Assistant Cinematographer: Deepak Pandey
Editor: Shyam Salgaonkar
Assistant Editors: Rajesh Khanchi, Tushar Shinde
Music & Original BGM Score: Akash Sagar Chopra (credited as Akash Sagar)
Audiography & Sound: Pramod John Thomas (Film Mixing Engineer),Kunal Sharma (Sound Design)
Art: Mukesh Kalola
Action: Shyam Kaushal
Stills: Publicity Stills - Vinay Mahidhar
Costume: Fabeha
Makeup: Devendra Kotwal
Hairdresser: Nafisa Shikh
Production Company: Sagar Pictures, Ramanand Sagar Production
Processed at: Adlabs Film Ltd.
Lab In-Charge: Krishna Shetty
Promo Packaging(Studio 18): Deepti Chawla
Marketing & Distribution (Studio 18): Priti Shahani, Utpal Acharya, Priya Rajesh
International Marketing & Distribution (Studio 18):Ashok Holla, Tanuj Garg (UK & Ireland), Gayathiri Batra (Rest of the world)
Media Consultant (PR): Spice
Publicity Design Consultant: PS Integrated
Bankersfor Studio 18: Yes Bank
Lawyers for Studio 18: Hariani & Co.
Production & Supervision: Studio 18
Production Team: Chitra Subhramaniam, Mohan Bangera
Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Ravi Kishan, Kumud Mishra, Chittaranjan Giri, Manav Kaul, Deepak Dobriyal, Gyan Prakash, Vivek Mishra, Piyush Mishra, Sanjeev Willson, Maj.Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, Farida, Deepti Gupta, Satyajeet, Promod Kapoor, Pankaj Kalra, Narendra Nina, Sunil Chauhan, Sagar Saini, Rajeev Sharma, Rao Devender, Amrendra Sharma, Pankaj Rathod
The war drama film 1971 released in 2007. The Hindi-language conflict narrative was directed by Amrit Sagar and co-written by Piyush Mishra and Amrit Sagar. Based on true events following the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, the film portrays the plight of Indian prisoners of war. The ensemble cast includes Manoj Bajpayee, Ravi Kishan, Piyush Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal, among others. 1971 received critical acclaim, winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi at the 55th National Film Awards. It recounts the escape of six Indian Army soldiers captured by the Pakistan Army during the discord, which followed East Pakistan's rebellion to form a new country separate from West Pakistan.
