India, Nov. 6 -- Apoorva Lakhia's Salman Khan-starrer Maatrubhumi: May War Rest in Peace has undergone a major overhaul since it went into production in 2025. Initially titled Battle of Galwan, the film was supposed to explore the 2020-2021 China-India skirmishes. Amid chatter that the Indian government pressured the film team to change the story, Salman shut down these rumours at the trailer launch event in Mumbai on Friday.

At the press conference during the Maatrubhumi trailer launch, Salman was asked why he would star in a film about war with China after starring in a film about cross-border unity, such as Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015). He responded, stating that not only was the perception about the film untrue, but the Indian government...