Bollywood
actor Janhvi Kapoor’s movie ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, which has
released on Netflix today, has come under fire from the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The IAF has
written to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) complaining against
its “undue negative portrayal” in the movie.

The film is
based on the life of Gunjan Saxena, the first woman IAF officer to go to war.

According to
news agency ANI, the IAF has sent a letter to the CBFC, Netflix, and Dharma
Productions, saying that as per initial understanding, “Dharma Productions
had agreed to represent Indian Air Force (IAF) with authenticity and make all
efforts to ensure that the film helps to inspire the next generation of IAF
officers.”

However,
when the trailer of the movie was released recently, they observed that
“certain scenes and dialogues in the movie and its trailer, which was
forwarded to this office for viewing, have been found to portray the IAF in an
undue negative light.”

The IAF has
also annexed the summary of the scenes and dialogues of the script, which are
considered objectionable due to the presentation of incorrect gender bias with
the letter, reported ANI.

The letter
written by the IAF and accessed by ANI, read “In the aim to glorify the screen
character of ‘Ex-Fit Lt Gunjan Saxena’, M/s Dharma Productions presented some
situations that are misleading and portray an inappropriate work culture especially
against women in the IAF.”

The Air
Force stated that it feels that a mere media plan and disclaimer would not be
adequate to prevent the presentation of incorrect facts about the IAF. “In view
of the above, the issue of grant of NOC for the release of the movie will be
considered after deleting or suitably modifying the scenes in order to cater to
the observations mentioned,” the Air Force stated.

The
biographical film is directed by Sharan Sharma and produced under Dharma
Productions and Zee Studios. The film stars Janhvi Kapoor as Gunjan Saxena,
alongside Pankaj Tripathi and Angad Bedi in supporting roles.