Watch the thrilling trailer of Janhvi Kapoor starrer Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
As announced earlier, Janhvi Kapoor’s ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ will be releasing directly on Netflix. The film is scheduled to premiere on August 12. Meanwhile, the makers have shared the trailer online. The 2.42 minute long trailer has glimpses of several thrilling moments.
The film directed by Sharan Sharma is the biopic of Gunjan Saxena, a flight lieutenant who was posted in Kargil during the 1999 war. She had heroically evacuated injured soldiers from the war field and also air-dropping supplies flying through Kashmir. Gunjan was awarded the Shaurya Vir Award, for her outstanding show of courage in the Kargil war. She became the first woman to receive such an honour from the army.
As per the makers, ‘Gunjan Saxena’ is a defining film based on a true story about a woman who showed unparalleled courage, and inspiration to many in the coming years. Jhanvi is playing Gunjan Saxena’s role in the film. The cast also includes Pankaj Tripathi, Angad Bedi, Vineet Kumar and Manav Vij.
Karan Johar is producing the film under the banner of Dharma Productions.