Gunjan Saxena

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical film directed by Sharan Sharma and produced under Dharma Productions and Zee Studios. The film stars Janhvi Kapoor as Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena, the first Indian female airforce pilot in combat, alongside Pankaj Tripathi and Angad Bedi in supporting roles.[1]

Gunjan Saxena
Netflix release poster
Directed bySharan Sharma
Produced byKaran Johar
Zee Studios
Hiroo Yash Johar
Apoorva Mehta
Written byNikhil Mehrotra
Sharan Sharma
StarringJanhvi Kapoor
Pankaj Tripathi
Angad Bedi
Vineet Kumar Singh
Manav Vij
Music bySongs:
Amit Trivedi
Gulraj Singh
Ishaan Chhabra
Score:
John Stewart Eduri
CinematographyR. Dee
Edited byAarif Sheikh
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The film was announced on 26 December 2018 as Kapoor shared the first look. Principal photography commenced on 20 February 2019 and was wrapped up in October; it was extensively filmed across Lucknow.[2] Netflix acquired the distribution rights for 70 crores and will stream the film worldwide.[3][4]

Cast

Marketing and release

The first poster of Janhvi Kapoor was unveiled on 29 August 2019.[5][6]

The film was scheduled to release theatrically on 13 March 2020. However, that release postponed to 24 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] It was then pulled from the schedule.

Netflix later acquired distribution rights to the film and on 9 June 2020 Netflix released a teaser video introducing Gujan Saxena and announcing that the film will be streamed on Netflix.[8]

References
  1. "Angad Bedi joins the star cast of Gunjan Saxena's biopic, Kargil Girl". Bollywood Hungama. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "Janhvi Kapoor shooting in Lucknow". The Times of India. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. "Confirmed: Janhvi Kapoor's Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl to release on Netflix, watch her real story in new teaser". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2020.
  4. "Janhvi Kapoor Starrer Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl to Release on Netflix". News18. 9 June 2020.
  5. "Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl first look: Janhvi Kapoor looks the part". The Indian Express. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. "Janhvi Kapoor All Set to Fly High in Gunjan Saxena- The Kargil Girl First Look Poster". News 18. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. "Janhvi's Gunjan Saxena postponed to April 24". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  8. "Janhvi Kapoor starrer Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl to premiere on Netflix". 9 June 2020.
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