Shershaah, says he is fortunate to have been chosen to play the real-life hero on-screen.
The biographical war drama, directed by noted south film director Vishnuvaradhan, narrates the life story of Captain Batra and how he led the charge of his troops during the 1999 Kargil war. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award Param Vir Chakra posthumously.
In the film, Malhotra will be seen in the double role of Captain Vikram Batra and his twin brother Vishal Batra.
“This day is extremely emotional for me. We started this journey five years ago with Vishal Batra ji. This is my first film where I have portrayed the life of a real-life hero. Shershaah has been an experience bigger than a film,” Malhotra said Sunday at the trailer launch event of the film at the National Horse Polo Ground here in Drass town on the eve of the 22nd Kargil Vijay Diwas.
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Rajya Sabha pays glowing tributes to the martyrs of Kargil War.
12:00 (IST) Jul 26
PIB s tweet on Kargil Vijay Diwas 2021
They proved to the world that Indian armed forces will prevail, no matter the odds!! To those who laid down their… https://t.co/d9HIPh4S1J— PIB India (@PIB India) 1627277699000
11:53 (IST) Jul 26
President Ram Nath Kovind at Baramulla on Kargil Vijay Diwas.
11:51 (IST) Jul 26
President Ram Nath Kovind laid a wreath at the Dagger War Memorial, Baramulla to pay tributes to all soldiers who sacrificed their lives in defending the nation. (ANI)
11:21 (IST) Jul 26
It is for the second time in three years that the President could not fly to Drass for the Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations.
Shershaah not just film, it s an emotion: Karan Johar
Filmmaker Karan Johar said it was a privilege to bring the story of Kargil hero Captain Vikram Batra to life in his upcoming production venture Shershaah . Captain Batra had led the charge of his troops of the 13th battalion of the JAKRIF regiment of the Indian Army during the Kargil war in 1999. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award Param Vir Chakra posthumously.
The biographical war drama, directed by Vishnuvardan, takes its title from the martyr s codename. It features actor Sidharth Malhotra in the double role of Captain Vikram Batra and his twin brother Vishal Batra.