Valour) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Samar Khan and produced by Moser Baer.

[3][4] The film opens with a sequence where a group of Indian Army Soldiers cordons off a village; as a part of Counter-Insurgency Operation; in the Punj Area of Pulwama Dist in Kashmir Valley.

On being aware about the nature of his new posting, Siddhant, who had the hopes of a tension-free tenure; throws a childish fit, but ends up getting shut up by an annoyed Akash.

Meanwhile, a young aspiring Srinagar-based journalist Kavya Shastri, in the hopes of a big story; chances upon the murder case involving two army officers.

An army inquiry deems Javed guilty of insubordination and murder and is then to be subjected to a General Court Martial after a show trial.

An enthusiastic Kavya attempts to approach Javed, to get his side of story, but her efforts fail as the army authorities flatly refuse her request.

Akash advises Siddhant to just plead guilty on Javed's behalf, while he promises to take care of all the prosecution work.

After the meeting, however, Kavya heads to her office where she writes and later publishes a slanderous article about Brigadier Pratap in a local daily; naming Siddhant as the source of information.

The article spreads like wildfire and ends up causing huge embarrassment to the Army, thus leading Siddhant to get hauled up by his superiors.

Siddhant's superiors reprimand him for his actions as Brigadier Pratap is later revealed to be a highly decorated officer with a spotless reputation.

The authorities grant him the permission and Siddhant heads out to meet Pratap, who is deployed at a forward area near the LOC.

Kavya informs Siddhant about a major cover-up regarding the Rathore murder case, involving Brigadier Pratap and cautions him to be careful.

After spending the whole night studying the case, Siddhant concludes that Javed may actually be innocent and instead be a victim of a cover-up.

He not only answers all of Siddhant's questions but also provides him with documents that prove Javed's innocence; thus helping him prepare a strong defence.

The next day both Siddhant and Kavya visit Rathore's home and meet his widow Neerja and her son Kshitij.

Kavya attempts to press Neerja for valuable information, while Siddhant snoops around the house for clues, but both end up empty-handed.

She, on further analysis, concludes that both Brigadier Pratap and Major Rathore; who were known to be very close; also have numerous complaints of human rights abuses against them.

Kavya sends the necessary proofs to Siddhant but is arrested for trespassing on army area and trying to access sensitive information without due authorization.

Singh, during the operation, Major Rathore brutalized several villagers and charged them with supporting Pakistan and being terrorist sympathizers.

The sadistic Rathore, still not satisfied, shot the boy in cold blood, terrifying the villagers and horrifying the soldiers.

Here, R. P. Singh points out that despite a golden chance of escaping undetected and fully evading capture, Javed instead chose to surrender and accept his punishment.

In the guise of a memory quiz, Siddhant reveals to everybody attending the trial that Brigadier Pratap's eight-year-old daughter and his wife were raped and murdered and his elderly mother burnt alive by their Muslim servant during a communal riot and coaxes Pratap into revealing his involvement in the Rathore murder case.

Siddhant calls Pratap a coward and provokes him into launching into a fiery tirade that inadvertently exposes his anger towards Muslims and hatred for democracy.

In the end the Army Court declares Javed innocent, clearing him of all charges and restoring his rank and honours.