Gunjan Saxena, The Kargil Girl is directed by Sharan Sharma and is based on the story of Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena who, along with Srividya Rajan, became the first Indian women fighter pilots to venture into a war zone. She rescued soldiers during the Kargil War in 1999 and was honoured with the Shaurya Vir award for displaying courage and grit during the war. The film has been announced to be released on Netflix.
Now the news of the film releasing on Independence Day just got in. A source close to the development revealed, “It’s as patriotic a story as it gets and everyone associated with the film feels that August 15 is the best date for the film release. The idea is to pay tribute to the Indian Air Force Pilot, Gunjan Saxena, the first female to go on combat. A theatrical trailer of the film is being prepared right now and will be unveiled within the next 10 days.”
“But the post production has taken longer than expected and hence they had to delay the film by a couple of weeks. There is a possibility of the film’s trailer hitting the digital world on July 26, thereby being a fitting tribute,” the source added.
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is a joint production of Dharma Productions and Zee Studios. The film also stars Pankaj Tripathi and Angad Bedi.
