Dhoop is a 2003 Hindi-language Drama motion picture written by Kumud Chaudhary and directed by Ashwini Chaudhary and produced by Sanjay Reddy, Parth Arora, Saket Bahl and Karan Grover. Right from Peon to Principal, and from the most lowly menial staff to the office of the Prime Minister, modern secular India is embedded in corruption by officials who brag that even if Mahatma Gandhi were to approach them to grant access to his very own Sabarmati Ashram, he would not be spared. In this era a honest man is defined as one who readily accepts a bribe and does the needful, while a dishonest man is one who accepts a bribe but refuses to do the needful. It is in this atmosphere that the Kapoor family live. This family consists of Suresh Kumar Kapoor, a Professor at a Delhi college; his wife, Sarita, who is a Librarian, and a son who is Captain Rohit in the 7th Jat Regiment of the Indian Army. Suresh is pitted against the corrupt system when he receives word that his son has been killed in Kargil, when the fragile truce between Pakistan and India was broken, resulting in thousands of deaths on both sides. In condolence, Suresh and Sarita receive messages from various army officials, politicians, including the State Chief Minister as well the President of India. Their to-be daughter-in-law, Peehu A. Verma is shattered by Rohit's death, and decides never to get married. The army offers them a plot of land so that they can open a petrol pump as a means of livelihood. Suresh, Peehu and a reluctant Sarita decide to call it Kargil Heights and go about obtaining the necessary documents to get it running, little knowing that the corrupt system will not permit them to take a step forward without bribing it's officers, of all ranks, who will refuse to issue any permit unless and until their palms are greased. Will Suresh, Sarita and Peehu ever be able to open Kargil Heights, or will it just remain a dream? Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com). Dhoop stars Om Puri in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Revathi, Gul Panag, Sanjay Suri, Yashpal Sharma, Preeti Dayal and Gopi Desai. The music was composed by Lalit Sen. Editing was done by Arvind Tyagi. The movie has a running time of 126 mins. It was released on 7th November 2003. Dhoop was made on a budget of ₹1 crore and at the box office it grossed only ₹21 lakh. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Dream Boat Entertainment Pvt Ltd and Fundamental Films.