Sidharth
Malhotra,
who
was
last
seen
in
Marjaavaan
is
all
set
to
play
the
role
of
Captain
Vikram
Batra
in
his
next.
Titled
as
Shershaah,
the
movie
is
directed
by
Vishnu
Varadhan
and
produced
by
Karan
Johar's
Dharma
Productions.
Captain
Vikram
Batra
was
a
real
life
hero
during
the
Kargil
War
of
1999.
He
sacrificed
his
life
for
nation
while
capturing
Indian
territories
from
Pakistan
during
the
war.
Captain
Batra
was
the
recipient
of
'Param
Vir
Chakra',
which
is
India's
highest
war-time
gallantry
award.
When
asked
about
Shershaah
Sidharth
told
IANS,
"If
it
is
a
story
which
will
become
a
passion
project
then
(he
will
produce
the
film),
not
from
a
commercial
aspect...
a
story
which
I
feel
has
to
be
made
and
should
be
made.
It
will
be
great
to
create
content
and
tell
stories
which
I
believe
in."
Sidharth
revealed
that
he
would
have
produced
Shershaah
if
he
had
the
means
to
do
it.
As
the
project
is
a
high-budget
one,
he
couldn't
do
it.
He
said,
"If
I
had
the
means
then
the
Vikram
Batra
film
would
have
been
produced
by
me
but
because
it
is
made
on
such
a
massive
scale
and
I
am
not
well
equipped.
Maybe
in
the
future
(he
will
produce
films)."
"Everyone
knows
about
his
heroic
stories
from
newspapers
and
articles.
When
you
meet
people
who
have
lived
with
him,
his
family
or
have
known
him
personally,
you
feel
an
immense
kind
of
pressure.
First,
you
hope
to
do
justice
to
his
personal
life
and
family," added
the
Ek
Vilain
hero.
Sidharth
said
that
Shershaah
is
his
passion
project,
which
is
very
close
to
his
heart.
He
said,
"It's
something
that
is
very
close
to
my
heart.
It's
like
a
passion
project.
It's
being
directed
by
Vishnu
Varadhan,
who
is
a
prolific
director
from
south.
He
is
making
his
Hindi
debut
with
this
film."