Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020)

Original title

गुंजन सक्सेना: द कारगिल गर्ल

Directed by

Sharan Sharma

Genre

drama film, war film, biographical film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

U

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 90 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

It tells the true story of Gunjan Saxena, a young woman who becomes one of India's first female combat pilots. She faces pushback from family and a male-dominated military but persists to serve in the Kargil War.

inspirationaldeterminedpatrioticemotionalbraveearnestrestrainedsteady-paced

What happens

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film, directed by Sharan Sharma and produced under Dharma Productions and Zee Studios. The film stars Janhvi Kapoor as Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena, one of the first women to fly in a combat zone, alongside Pankaj Tripathi and Angad Bedi in supporting roles. Principal photography commenced in February 2019 and was wrapped up in October; it was extensively filmed across Lucknow. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was unable to release theatrically and was picked up for distribution by Netflix. It was released globally on 12 August 2020. At the 66th Filmfare Awards, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sharma), Best Actress (Kapoor) and Best Supporting Actor (Tripathi). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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