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While no official reason for the change has been given, the film recently faced controversy after the Chinese media accused it of distorting facts and promoting anti-China sentiments
The title of Salman Khan's forthcoming war drama Battle of Galwan has been changed to Maatrubhumi. On Monday, Khan shared a new poster of the film with the revised title. "May War Rest In Peace #Maatrubhumi," he wrote on X.
While no official reason for the change has been given, the film recently faced controversy after the Chinese media accused it of distorting facts and promoting anti-China sentiments. Directed by Apoorva Lakhia, the film is based on the 2020 border clashes between India and China in the Galwan region in Ladakh. The conflict was chronicled in a chapter in the book India's Most Fearless 3 by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh, on which the film is based. According to reports, Khan plays the role of Colonel B Santosh Babu, the officer who led the 16 Bihar Regiment during the clash.
The 2020 Galwan Valley clash was a deadly hand-to-hand skirmish between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control. During the clash, soldiers could not use firearms like guns and explosives owing to longstanding bilateral agreements between the nations. As such, they fought with improvised melee weapons and bare hands, leading to fatal casualties on both sides.
The makers had earlier released a teaser featuring Khan as an injured but determined Indian Army officer, leading a ragtag group of soldiers against a swarm of advancing Chinese men. Outnumbered and armed with clubs and stones, the brave jawans braced for battle.
Maatrubhumi, as it is now called, features Chitrangada Singh as the female lead opposite Khan. The film is produced by Salman Khan Films. Curiously, Khan's 2023 action comedy, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, was also retitled from Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali.
Salman Khan's last theatrical release was Sikandar in 2025. Directed by AR Murugadoss, the film was a box-office dud.