Filmmaker
Karan
Johar
on
Sunday
said
that
it
was
a
privilege
to
bring
the
story
of
Kargil
hero
Captain
Vikram
Batra
to
life
in
his
upcoming
production
venture
Shershaah.
Captain
Batra
had
led
the
charge
of
his
troops
of
the
13th
battalion
of
the
''JAKRIF''
regiment
of
the
Indian
Army
during
the
Kargil
war
in
1999.
He
was
given
the
highest
wartime
gallantry
award
Param
Vir
Chakra
posthumously.
The
biographical
war
drama,
directed
by
Vishnuvardan,
takes
its
title
from
the
martyr's
codename.
It
features
actor
Sidharth
Malhotra
in
the
double
role
of
Captain
Vikram
Batra
and
his
twin
brother
Vishal
Batra.
"This
is
not
just
a
film
for
us,
but
an
emotion.
It
is
a
story
on
the
brave
Param
Vir
Chakra
(awardee)
Captain
Vikram
Batra.
We
are
very
honoured
that
we
had
the
privilege
to
tell
the
story," Johar
said
at
the
trailer
launch
of
the
film
at
the
National
Horse
Polo
Ground
here
in
Drass
town
on
the
eve
of
the
22nd
Kargil
Vijay
Diwas.
The
producer
said
the
team
was
thankful
to
the
Indian
Army
for
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
unveil
the
trailer
of
their
film
here
in
Ladakh.
The
event
was
attended
by
Chief
of
Defence
Staff
General
Bipin
Rawat
and
Northern
Army
Commander
Lieutenant
General
Y
K
Joshi,
along
with
the
film's
team
including
Malhotra,
Kiara
Advani,
Vishuvaradhan,
producer
Apoorva
Mehta
and
Vijay
Subramaniam,
director
and
head,
content,
Amazon
Prime
Video.
Johar
also
expressed
his
gratitude
towards
Captain
Batra's
family
for
helping
them
in
narrating
the
story.
Vishal
Batra,
the
twin
brother
of
the
war
hero,
said
it
was
a
dream
come
true
to
see
the
story
come
alive
on
screen.
"I
would
like
to
acknowledge
the
Indian
Army,
Ministry
of
Defence
and
General
Bipin
Rawat
sir
and
General
Y
K
Joshi.
Since
Vikram
was
a
war
veteran
and
a
lot
of
people
were
inspired
by
his
bravery,
we
requested
them
to
help
us," Vishal
Batra
said,
adding
that
he
has
been
part
of
the
film's
journey
since
past
five
years.
Due
to
his
exemplary
feat,
Captain
Batra
was
awarded
many
titles.
He
came
to
be
fondly
called
the
'Tiger
of
Drass',
the
'Lion
of
Kargil'
and
'Kargil
Hero'.
Gen
Rawat
said
he
was
hopeful
that
Shershaah
will
motivate
filmmakers
to
tell
more
stories
of
India's
war
heroes.
"We
are
thrilled
that
a
film
has
been
made
on
the
life
of
Captain
Vikram
Batra.
We
would
like
to
thank
all
of
them.
This
is
just
the
beginning.
We
hope
just
like
this,
many
more
films
are
made
on
other
war
heroes,"
he
said.
The
movie
is
scheduled
to
premiere
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
on
August
12.
The
release
of
Shershaah
via
the
streaming
platform
will
allow
the
film
to
be
showcased
across
200
countries.
Gen
Rawat
said.
"I
believe
with
this,
everyone
will
know
the
passion
of
Indian
forces,
the
strength
of
our
soldiers.
"It'll
be
message
to
all,
that
'agar
aap
humse
takraoge
toh
churchur
ho
jaoge,"
he
added.
Lt
Gen
Joshi,
a
Vir
Chakra
awardee
and
Captain
Batra's
Commanding
Officer
during
the
Kargil
war,
said
he
was
thrilled
that
a
film
is
being
made
on
the
real-life
hero.
"I
was
emotionally
attached
to
Vikram
Batra.
When
he
sacrificed
his
life
fighting,
I
was
only
200
metres
away.
But
today
I
am
happy
that
a
film
has
been
made
on
his
bravery,
which
will
motivate
the
youth
across
India,"
he
said.
Shershaah
also
stars
Shiv
Panditt,
Raj
Arjun,
Pranay
Pachauri,
Himanshu
Ashok
Malhotra,
Nikitin
Dheer,
Anil
Charanjeett,
Sahil
Vaid,
Shataf
Figar
and
Pawan
Chopra.
The
film
is
jointly
produced
by
Dharma
Productions
and
Kaash
Entertainment.