Salman Khan posted the Maatrubhumi trailer on X, starring as Colonel Santosh Babu in a war drama about the 2020 Galwan clash. The film’s full title is Maatrubhumi: May War Rest in Peace, and the trailer’s punchiest line, aimed at Chinese troops, made the Times of India’s headline.
Salman plays a real officer. Colonel Bikkumalla Santosh Babu of the 16 Bihar Regiment was one of 20 Indian soldiers killed in the Galwan clash on 15 June 2020. India.com says he was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra. Salman’s post on 10 November was characteristically playful:
Aaj release karoon ya kal? Jo kal kare so aaj kar, Jo aaj kare so ab. Enjoy the trailer.
Salman Khan, on X
Bollywood Hungama says the trailer runs 4 minutes 43 seconds and carries a U/A 16+ certificate from India’s CBFC. It opens on a whistled Saare Jahan Se Accha theme. Then it moves between hand-to-hand combat, a tense border confrontation, and family life with his wife (Chitrangda Singh) and their two children. Facing a Chinese soldier, he says: “Let’s sort this s**t, bro!”
Apoorva Lakhia directs, and Salma Khan produces under Salman Khan Films. ANI says the film was earlier titled Battle of Galwan and was first due in April before it was postponed, and Gulf News reports the same. Zeyn Shaw and Abhishrri Sen also star, with music by Himesh Reshammiya, Ravi Basrur, and Ayaan Lall.
Not every early reaction is warm. Koimoi’s critic felt the fight choreography lacks sharpness, a real worry for a film built around close-quarters combat. Fans can catch more Salman in the meantime, as he hosts Bigg Boss Season 20 on STARZPLAY.
DNA says Maatrubhumi launches in theatres on 4 December 2026, the same day as Shraddha Kapoor’s Eetha.
