Bhuj:
The
Pride
of
India,
starring
Ajay
Devgn,
will
be
released
on
the
Independence
Day
weekend
on
Disney+
Hotstar
VIP,
the
streaming
platform
announced
on
Tuesday.
The
film
is
billed
as
a
"true
story" of
bravery,
patriotism
and
determination
set
in
the
backdrop
of
the
1971
Indo-Pakistan
War.
Bhuj
is
slated
to
be
released
on
the
streamer
on
August
13.
The
period
war-action
movie
follows
IAF
Squadron
Leader
and
then
Bhuj
airport
in-charge
Vijay
Karnik,
played
by
Devgn,
who
reconstructed
an
entire
IAF
airbase
along
with
the
help
of
300
women
from
a
local
village
in
Madhapar
to
protect
the
country.
The
official
account
of
Disney+
Hotstar
VIP
shared
the
release
date
of
the
film
on
Twitter.
"Catch
the
true
story
of
courage,
valor
and
victory
of
1971.
The
Greatest
Battle
ever
fought.
#BHUJThePrideofIndia
streaming
from
Aug
13th
on
#DisneyPlusHotstarMultiplex,"
the
tweet
read.
Bhuj
also
stars
Sanjay
Dutt,
Sonakshi
Sinha,
Ammy
Virk,
Nora
Fatehi
and
Sharad
Kelkar.
The
film
is
directed
and
written
by
Abhishek
Dudhaiya,
along
with
Raman
Kumar,
Ritesh
Shah
and
Pooja
Bhavoria.
It
is
presented
by
T-Series
and
Ajay
Devgn
Ffilms
and
produced
by
Bhushan
Kumar,
Kumar
Mangat
Pathak,
Ginny
Khanuja,
Vajir
Singh,
and
Bunny
Sanghavi
under
the
banner
of
Select
Media
Holdings
LLP.