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Shershaah

Shershaah

How a soldier became a legend

20217.32h 15m

Overview

Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24.

Directed by Vishnu Varadhan
Written by Somen Mishra, Manoj Muntashir, Rashmi Virag
Produced by Shabbir Boxwala, Karan Johar, Himanshu Gandhi
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Top Cast

Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra

Captain Vikram Batra / Vishal Batra

Kiara Advani

Kiara Advani

Dimple Cheema

Shataf Figar

Shataf Figar

Lt. Colonel Y.K. Joshi

Shiv Panditt

Shiv Panditt

Capt. Sanjeev Jamwal

Nikitin Dheer

Nikitin Dheer

Major Ajay Jasrotia

Raj Arjun

Raj Arjun

Subedar Raghunath Singh

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Abhiroy Singh

Major Subrata Mukherjee

Anil Charanjeett

Anil Charanjeett

Naib Subedar Bansi Lal Sharma

Pawan Chopra

Pawan Chopra

G.L. Batra

Sahil Vaid

Sahil Vaid

Sunny

Themes & Keywords

biographykargil conflict

About Shershaah

Shershaah is a action, drama, thriller, war film released in 2021 exploring themes of biography, kargil conflict. Directed by Vishnu Varadhan, it stars Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Shataf Figar. Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24.

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