![]() For that, we formed a team of Dalip Tahil, Sharat Saxena, Salim Ghouse, Suresh Oberoi and Pankaj Dheer. "We wrote a story of some corrupt individuals stealing arms from the military and selling them. The mystery was never solved."We took inspiration from that too," said Abbas. From the sets: Abbas-Mustan while filming Soldier.The Purulia arms drop case had also taken place in 1995, with a large consignment of arms being mysteriously dropped at a remote location in Purulia district of West Bengal. "Mostly only The film was inspired by a real incident, reveals director Abbas. "Not too many films were based on real incidents those days," the director said. "Goel suggested they could build a script around this incident. Her husband, a soldier, was accused of treachery. Abbas said, "In Punjab, a woman's forehead was branded with the message that her husband was a traitor. Shyam Goel, the film's writer, had brought the news report to the director duo's notice. But not many know that the film starring Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta was inspired by a real-life incident.Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla. ![]() Director duo Abbas-Mustan's action drama Soldier (1998), which was released 20 years today (20 November), was an instant hit. ![]() The film was inspired by a real incident, reveals director Abbas.Abbas of the director duo Abbas-Mustan also revealed that producer Ramesh Taurani is keen on a sequel but they haven't found a suitable.
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