Unsurprisingly, China is not happy with Salman Khan’s upcoming movie, Battle Of Galwan.

The Chinese language authorities affiliated media outlet International Instances accused the movie of exaggeration and presenting a ‘one-sided narrative’ of the June 15-16, 2020 Galwan valley conflict between Indian and Chinese language troops.

The movie, slated for launch in April 2026, stars Salman Khan as Colonel Bikkumalla Santosh Babu, who was martyred within the Galwan valley.

A teaser was unveiled on the actor’s sixtieth birthday on December 27, and it shortly drew consideration on social media platforms in China in addition to the official State media.

Battle of Galwan is predicated on the June 15-16, 2020 conflict between Indian and Chinese language troops within the Galwan Valley area of Ladakh, the place 20 Indian troopers have been martyred.

China misplaced 38 troopers within the conflict, in keeping with the Australian news outlet The Klaxon, however Chinese language officers declare that solely 4 of its troopers died.

After the Battle Of Galwan teaser was launched, Chinese language netizens questionED the movie’s historic accuracy, in keeping with International Instances.

A person on China’s social media platform Weibo in contrast scenes from the teaser to imagery from the favored fantasy collection Sport Of Thrones and accused the filmmakers of copying visuals and dramatising fight.

One other person commented that the Indian movie was ‘over-the-top’ and ‘critically contradicted the information’.

A person posted, ‘When historical past falls quick, Bollywood steps in.’

A Chinese language navy skilled instructed the International Instances that cinema-driven nationalism wouldn’t have an effect on China’s stance on territorial sovereignty or the Individuals’s Liberation Military’s resolve.

Indian officers have persistently rejected China’s model of occasions within the Galwan Valley and have maintained that Indian troops have been responding to makes an attempt by the PLA to unilaterally change the standing quo alongside the Line of Precise Management, the notional border between India and China.

Chinese language analysts quoted within the International Instances additionally criticised the timing of the movie, arguing that it might inflame public sentiment at a second when bilateral ties have proven restricted indicators of stabilisation after years of navy and diplomatic talks.

The film-makers of Battle of Galwan haven’t but publicly responded to the criticism but.

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