Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) One of filmmaker JP Dutta's biggest hits is "Border", and the patriotic film released on June 13, 23 years ago. To mark the occasion, actor Suniel Shetty, who played an important role in the 1997 war drama, and its composer Anu Malik have paid tributes to it.

The film, also starring Sunny Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Jackie Shroff, Sudesh Berry, Puneet Issar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Tabu, Raakhee and Pooja Bhatt, was set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Suniel, who essayed the role of BSF Commandant Bhairon Singh, tweeted on Saturday: "Blessed to be a part of this beautiful film."

The movie has many memorable songs, including "Sandese aate hai".

"The most loved Patriotic song 'Sandese Aate Hai' Reverberates across the world even today. Jai Hind Jai Bharat
Thank you JP Dutta Saab for having me as the composer of such a magnificent film BORDER.. 23 years and counting #23YearsOfBorder," tweeted Anu.

--IANS nn/vnc