Reportedly after Shoojit Sircar's Gulabo Sitabo and vidya Balan's Shakuntala Devi, Janhvi Kapoor's much awaited film, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil girl, will also be released on a wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital platform. karan johar, who has produced the film, took to social media to reveal that the film will be released on Netflix. karan johar shared a new poster of the film announcing that it will be released on Netflix. The filmmaker, however, didn't reveal the date of its release.
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. varun dhawan also took to social media to show his support for the film. Sharing the poster, he wrote, "Born to break boundaries, witness her true story!! Gunjan Saxena - TheKargilGirl, coming soon on Netflix! #GunjanSaxenaOnNetflix."
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. Directed by sharan Sharma, the film was set to hit the screens on march 13, 2020. But due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, its release was postponed. The shooting of Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil girl started in Luckow in 2018. Apart from lucknow, the film is shot in Georgia. It also stars pankaj tripathi as Gunjan Saxena's father and angad bedi as her brother.