Janhvi Kapoor’s film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl will premiere directly on Netflix, the streaming giant confirmed on Tuesday.
Netflix shared a video with the caption, “Plane ladka udaye ya ladki, usse pilot hi kehte hain”- Gunjan Saxena – The Kargil Girl, arriving soon. #GunjanSaxenaOnNetflix”
Janhvi Kapoor shared a video on Instagram announcing the news. She wrote, "Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl. This isn’t just a film for me- it’s a journey that’s taught me to believe in myself. A journey I can’t wait to share with you all. About a girl who set out to do something simple, follow her dreams. #GunjanSaxena - #TheKargilGirl coming soon on Netflix. #GunjanSaxenaOnNetflix (sic)."
Directed by Sharan Sharma, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is the biopic of the former Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena who played a pivotal role in the Kargil War of 1999.
Presented by Zee Studios and Dharma Productions, the film, also featuring Pankaj Tripathi and Viineet Kumar, was earlier slated to be released on April 24.
There were rumours about the film going for a digital release and now the movie officially joins a list of other Bollywood titles, including Amitabh Bachchan-Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Gulabo Sitabo and Vidya Balan's Shakuntala Devi biopic which are slated to debut on Amazon Prime Video, to directly head to a streamer during the coronavirus pandemic.
Janhvi made her Bollywood debut in 2018 with Karan Johar's production Dhadak, the Hindi remake of Marathi blockbuster Sairat.
-with PTI inputs
