The
generation next star Janhvi Kapoor’s upcoming venture ‘Gunjan Saxena: The
Kargil Girl’ trailer is out. The movie will be premiering on OTT platform Netflix
on August 12, ahead of the Independence Day.
The announcement was made
online with a trailer release date on the new poster by the official Twitter handle of Zee Studio
which is presenting the film.
“It’s been long-awaited and
finally it’s here! Excited and thrilled to share with you the first glimpse of
#GunjanSaxena : The Kargil Girl, premiering Aug 12, on @NetflixIndia. Trailer
out tomorrow at 10 am.
It is a
biopic which tells the story of our country’s first Air Force woman officer who
went to war.
The film
chronicles the journey of the first Indian woman Air Force officer — Gunjan
Saxena, which will be portrayed by Janhvi in the film.
Saxena, who is one of the first female pilots to fly in combat, played an important role in rescuing injured soldiers during the Kargil War in 1999 and
was awarded the gallantry Shaurya Vir Award for displaying courage during the
war.
The movie also stars Angad Bedi, Manav Vij,
Pankaj Tripathi, Rajat Barmecha, Neena Gupta and Vijay Varma in pivotal parts.
Janhvi chopped off her long hair to ace her part as the lead character.
