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Shershaah Team Celebrates Kargil Vijay Divas and Launches Trailer in Kargil

On the occasion of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ the team decided to spend the evening with the Indian Army Jawans.

Shershaah Team Celebrates Kargil Vijay Divas and Launches Trailer in Kargil

The ‘Shershaah’ team had gone to Kargil on Sunday to unveil the trailer of the upcoming war film. 

On the occasion of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ the team decided to spend the evening with the Indian Army Jawans. 

Prominent actors of ‘Shershaah’, Siddharth Malhotra, and Kiara Advani were present at the event. 

The film crew and the members of the army came under one frame for a snapshot. 

You can see Siddharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Vishnu Vardhan, Karan Johar, and other members of the film in the photograph. 

The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Captain Batra’s brother Vishal Batra were also present. 

Kiara Advani shared the picture on her Insta Handle with these words, “On this #kargilVijayDiwas team #Shershaah had the honour of being a part of the evening with the Indian Army. Truly a humbling moment, our hearts are filled with gratitude and respect for our real heroes.”

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At the trailer launch of the film in Kargil, Siddharth expressed, “I would like to thank the Indian Army... This story is about true, real-life heroes like you. And I consider myself lucky that I got to play him.”

The trailer of ‘Shershaah’ was released yesterday. It has received a positive response from viewers. The film is a biographical war film which is based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra, who fought relentlessly and lost his life in the 1999 Kargil War. He exposed himself to the enemy when he was trying to save his comrade by dragging him to safety. 

Capt. Vikram was only 24 years when he was martyred in the Kargil war. He led one of the toughest operations in mountain warfare in Indian History and was given the codename ‘Shershaah.’ The captain was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously.  

The film will also cover the true love of his life Dimple Cheema whom he met when he was in college. After his death, Dimple vowed to remain unmarried. 

Shershaah also features Shiv Panditt, Raj Arjun, Pranay Pachauri, Himmanshu Ashok Malhotra, Nikitin Dheer, Ankita Goraya, Anil Charanjeett, Sahil Vaid, Shataf Figar, and Pawan Chopra in pivotal roles.

The film is directed by Vishnuvardhan and co-produced by Karan Johar. 

The film is all set to release on Amazon Prime Video on 12 August ahead of Independence Day. 

Check out the trailer below.