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13th June 1997 – This was the day when war action drama Border hit the screens. On its release, the film was easily one of the biggest multi-starrers to have hit the screens. With seasoned superstars Sunny Deol and Jackie Shroff coming together, Suniel Shetty – who was one of the top stars of that time – joining forces, and surprise package Akshaye Khanna – for whom this was just his second release after a dud debut Himalayaputra – bringing on the youthful charm, this J.P. Dutta produced and directed film was one of the hottest of the year.
The film’s promo worked big time as well due to sentiments surrounding India-Pakistan enmity. Based on 1971 war, this one was designed as an epic affair no less. With a running duration of nearly three hours, Border was set to be a complete packaged entertainer that would have fiery dialogues, dramatic scenes and stylish action sequences with powerful performances thrown in.
No wonder, audiences were supremely charged about Border which was made at a budget of around 10 crores, a huge sum back then. This resulted in superb footfalls as well with the 1 crore milestone been breached on the opening day itself, a record that had been set by only two films before – Trimurti and Koyla, both featuring Shah Rukh Khan. Incidentally, Jackie Shroff was a part of Border as well as Trimurti. What made the record opening of Border even special was the fact that it went a little past the 1 crore mark with around 1.10 crores been collected.
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