
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl(2020)
Inspired by the life of a fearless young officer who made history by becoming the first Indian female Air Force officer to fly in a combat zone during the 1999 Kargil War


“How a soldier became a legend”
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.

Sidharth Malhotra
Captain Vikram Batra / Vishal Batra

Kiara Advani
Dimple Cheema

Shataf Figar
Lt. Colonel Y.K. Joshi

Shiv Panditt
Capt. Sanjeev Jamwal

Nikitin Dheer
Major Ajay Jasrotia

Raj Arjun
Subedar Raghunath Singh
Abhiroy Singh
Major Subrata Mukherjee

Anil Charanjeett
Naib Subedar Bansi Lal Sharma

Pawan Chopra
G.L. Batra

Sahil Vaid
Sunny
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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