India and China’s military clash that took place at Galwan Valley in June 2020 has caught the attention of many filmmakers. While Salman Khan is headlining Apoorva Lakhia’s Battle of Galwan, actor Rahul Roy’s film LAC Battle of Galwan is streaming on YouTube. Now, mid-day has learnt that producer and businessman Himalay Dassani — husband of Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) actor Bhagyashree — is offering a retelling with Vir Chakra awardee Sepoy Gurtej Singh’s story at the centre. Tentatively titled The Lion of Galwan, the movie will see Himalay’s son Abhimanyu Dassani, who featured in Meenakshi Sundareshwar (2021), step into the martyr’s role. 

Gurtej Singh and Himalay Dassani

“It’s the life story of Sepoy Gurtej Singh. I was intrigued, so I traced his family down to his village, Mansa, in Punjab, and acquired Gurtej’s biopic rights from his parents,” begins Himalay, elaborating, “The story will be divided into three parts — Gurtej’s early days, the Galwan skirmish, and the stance that the Indian government took against the Chinese incursions.”