'Kargil Girl' first look: Janhvi Kapoor plays first woman Indian Air Force officer to go to war
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'Kargil Girl' is based on the life of Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena, one of the first women Indian Air Force pilots to go to war.
The first look of Janhvi Kapoor’s upcoming film is finally out as she plays the role of IAF officer, Gunjan Saxena.
An official announcement of the film was made by the Dharma Productions on Wednesday with a picture of Gunjan as she steps gets ready to fly a helicopter. The post read: “We are proud to be telling the true story of Flight Lt. Gunjan Saxena, India's first Air Force woman officer who went to war - on the big screen. Stay tuned, first look coming up tomorrow morning!”
Earlier today, trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the first look of Janhvi as Gunjan as the poster read: “Gunjan Saxena: Ladki Pilot Nahi Banti” while Janhvi is seen flying a paper plane.
Janhvi Kapoor... First look poster of #GunjanSaxena: #TheKargilGirl... Directed by Sharan Sharma... Presented by Zee Studios and Dharma Productions... 13 March 2020 release. pic.twitter.com/zmyHCkpPfE
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 29, 2019
The film is based on the life of Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena, one of the first women Indian Air Force pilots to go to war.
Karan Johar also took to his social media account and shared another poster from the film that revealed the name of the film, 'Kargil Girl' and release date.
With unabashed courage & bravery, she made her domain in a man's world.
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 29, 2019
Gunjan Saxena - #TheKargilGirl, releasing on 13th March, 2020. @apoorvamehta18 @shariqpatel #Janhvi @TripathiiPankaj @Imangadbedi @ItsVineetSingh #ManavVij @sharansharma @DharmaMovies @ZeeStudios_ pic.twitter.com/UJCNnl7D6a
He also shared another poster featuring Pankaj Tripathi:
Her pillar of strength - her father. He gave her the wings to fly!
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 29, 2019
Gunjan Saxena - #TheKargilGirl, releasing on 13th March, 2020.@apoorvamehta18 @shariqpatel #Janhvi @TripathiiPankaj @Imangadbedi @ItsVineetSingh #ManavVij @sharansharma @DharmaMovies @ZeeStudios_ pic.twitter.com/xB2eEAlHLu
It is a joint production venture between Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios, is directed by Sharan Sharma. The film has Pankaj Tripathi as father to Janhvi, Neena Gupta as her mother, Angad Bedi as her brother. Rajat Barmecha, Vijay Varma and Manu Rishi will be seen portraying important characters.
The film is slated to release on March 13, 2020.