The makers of Paltan have gone an extra mile as they stay true to their research backend approach for the film. Lieutenant Attar Singh and Major Bishan Singh and family of Captain Dagar (real war hero who was part of the war in 1967) helped the makers to recreate the sets in Ladakh and throughout the film.

While talking about his encounter with the real-life soldiers, JP Dutta shared, "I meet all the officers with the help of their respective battalions. The commanding officer of the battalion gives me the contact and then I start my research. Attar Singh came on our sets and he pointed out and zeroed in on the feature that was closest to Nathu la".

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He further added, "They live in Delhi and Jaipur respectively. I have met their families and interacted with them very closely". Dutta who almost took a year for the research shared, "It took me close to a year. I start by getting in touch with the heroes and their families and then I start getting my facts right and keep it as real as I possibly can for cinema".

The film is an upcoming war drama starring an ensemble cast of Arjun Rampal, Sonu Soon, Gurmeet Choudhary, Harshvardhan Rane and Siddhant Kapoor amongst others, Paltan will complete India's biggest war trilogy. Based on the Nathu La military clashes of 1967 which took place along the Sikkim border,  Paltan showcases on the untold story of the Indian forces facing off in an intense battle of ward off a Chinese infiltration.

The renowned filmmaker returns to direction after 12 years with Paltan. The national-award winning director had earlier treated the audience with war films like the Border, LOC Kargil, and Refugee among others.

The film promises to tell the riveting, untold story of the bravest of Indian soldiers who fought with their brothers next to them till the end. It is slated to release on September 7.