'Shershaah' is the latest of a series of Bollywood films set in a nationalist framework. Photo: Handout
A new Bollywood film depicting a young army captain fighting heroically in the disputed region of Kashmir was released on Aug 12 as patriotic fevour builds in India in the run-up to the country's independence anniversary on Aug 15.
Shershaah, which roughly translates as King of Lions, refers to 24-year-old Vikram Batra, who won a key victory against Pakistan-backed forces in Kashmir before he died in 1999.
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