Actor-filmmaker
Farhan
Akhtar
on
Friday
expressed
gratitude
to
the
Indian
Army
for
their
help
during
the
making
of
his
directorial
venture
Lakshya,
which
completes
17
years.
A
fiction,
with
the
1999
Kargil
War
at
its
backdrop,
Lakshya
revolves
around
an
aimless
young
man
Karan
Shergill
(played
by
Hrithik
Roshan),
who
joins
the
Indian
Army
and
matures
into
a
battlefield
hero.
The
47-year-old
director,
who
shot
the
major
portions
of
second
half
of
the
film
in
Ladakh,
said
working
on
the
project
was
a
lifetime
experience.
"Forever
grateful
to
the
Indian
Army
for
supporting
us
and
to
the
incredibly
dedicated
&
tenacious
cast
&
crew
who
collaborated
on
this
life
experience
..
I
won’t
call
it
a
film,
because
it’s
always
been
more
than
that.
Lakshya.
17
years,"
Akhtar
wrote.
The
2004
war-drama
was
the
actor-filmmaker's
second
directorial
venture
after
his
blockbuster
debut
Dil
Chahta
Hai.
Lakshya
also
featured
Preity
Zinta,
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Om
Puri,
Amrish
Puri
and
Ranvir
Shorey
Zinta,
who
essayed
the
role
of
a
journalist
in
the
movie,
said
she
is
proud
to
be
a
part
of
a
story
which
is
a
reminder
of
all
the
sacrifices
made
by
the
armed
forces.
"Filming
at
18000+
feet
in
Ladakh
was
brutal
and
beautiful
at
the
same
time.
I
am
so
proud
of
this
film
and
everything
it
stood
for.
It
definitely
is
a
love
letter
to
all
army
brats
out
there.
It's
also
a
reminder
to
never
forget
all
those
sacrifices
and
unmatched
bravery
of
our
armed
forces,"
the
46-year-old
actor
posted
on
Instagram.
Lakshya
received
mixed
response
from
the
audience
upon
its
release.
Actor-choreographer-filmmaker
Prabhudheva
won
the
best
choreography
National
Award
for
his
work
on
the
film's
song
'Main
Aisa
Kyun
Ho',
featuring
Roshan.