Janhvi Kapoor shared this image. (courtesy janhvikapoor)
Strong points
- “Sometimes a one-sided mind about the goal helps,” wrote Gunjan Saxena.
- “It’s an honor to know you,” wrote Janhvi Kapoor
- “I hope we make you proud, mom Gunjan,” added Janhvi
New Delhi:
Janhvi Kapoor, who stars in her next film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, shared an article written by the real Gunjan Saxena, the first Indian female air force pilot in a combat zone, on which the biopic is based. The teaser video for the film was released on Instagram on Wednesday. The creators of the film also announced that Gunjan saxena will not see a theatrical release, instead, it will go directly to an OTT platform, Netflix. On Wednesday, former IAF pilot Gunjan Saxena shared the movie poster on his Instagram profile and wrote an elaborate post for Janhvi Kapoor and the film’s director Sharan Sharma. She wrote: “It is very rare that old memories flashed before me in a way as sweet as that experienced after watching my montage with the voiceover of Janhvi Kapoor. I guess it’s time for the the outcome of an enriching journey that began with Sharan Sharma three years ago. And what a journey it was with Sharan. “Recounting his memories of an IAF pilot, Gunjan Saxena added:” None of the journeys of life “is a walk in the park and mine was no different. But sometimes a one-sided spirit about the goal helps. During my tenure in the IAF, no matter how little I could succeed with the help of men and women in blue uniforms. “Read his article here:
Janhvi Kapoor shared a screenshot of Gunjan Saxena’s post on her Instagram profile and wrote: “It is an honor to know that you are even less privileged to be able to understand your journey and share it with the world. I hope we make you proud, Gunjan Mam. “
Take a look at the teaser video of Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl here. Film producer Karan Johar shared the teaser on Instagram and wrote, “Her inspiring journey is history. Here is her story.”
The film is based on GalacticGaming’s 1999 report on the first Indian women to fight airmen. In 1999, Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena and Flight Lieutenant Srividya Rajan operated in the Kargil War Zone in Cheetah helicopters. Towards the end of the war, GalacticGaming’s Vishnu Som and cameraman Manvendar Gautam flew with Lt Saxena from Uddhampur Air Force Base. A few years later, the director of the film Sharan Sharma contacted the GalacticGaming team for more details. Slowly, a relationship was established between Gunjan Saxena and Dharma productions and the film was developed. Janhvi was chosen to play the role of Gunjan Saxena in the film. Take a look at the GalacticGaming report here:
Co-written by Sharan Sharma and Nikhil Mehrotra, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl also stars Angad Bedi, Pankaj Tripathi and Manav Vij.
