SOURCE : TIMES NOW
Karan Johar has confirmed the direct-to-digital release of his upcoming production venture, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl. The biopic is based on the life of Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena who became the first Indian woman pilot to fly in a combat zone during the Kargil war. Directed by Johar, the film stars Janhvi Kapoor in the titular role.
Johar tweeted the teaser of the biopic which is voiced by Janhvi Kapoor. Janhvi narrates the story of Saxena in the teaser and says, “Gunjan Saxena, Lucknow ki ek chhoti si ladki, jiska ek bohot bada sapna tha – badi hoke pilot banne ka sapna. Lekin jo duniya ye sochti thi ki ladkiyan gaadiyan nahi chala pati, kya wo Gunjan ko plane udane deti? Us deewani ko duniya ki parvah nahi thi. Bas apne papa par bharosa tha, jo kehte plane ladka udaye ya ladki, usey pilot hi kehte hain.“
Who is Gunjan Saxena?
Flight lieutenant Gunjan Saxena is the first woman Indian Air Force (IAF) officer to enter a war zone. She made history when she flew a Cheetah helicopter in the Kargil war and rescued several soldiers.
Saxena was inspired to join the IAF by her father who served in the Indian Army. When a five-year-old Gunjan saw the cockpit for the first time, she dreamed of flying Indian Airforce fighter jets.
After pursuing her graduation from Hansraj College in New Delhi, Gunjan got the opportunity to join the first batch of female IAF trainee pilots.
While women pilots were not allowed to fly fighter jets owing to extreme mental and physical stress they would have to endure in the combat areas, Gunjan got a chance to fly into the combat zone when war struck in 1999.
Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena, along with Flight Lieutenant Srividya Rajan, flew Cheetah helicopter in the Kargil war zone for casualty evacuation.
Gunjan was later awarded the Shaurya Chakra by the Indian government for her courage and bravery.
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