Gunjan
Saxena
On
How
She
Perceives
All
Such
Sequences
In
The
Film
She
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Indian
Air
Force
is
at
the
core
and
the
heart
of
this
film.
It
is
the
very
training
of
the
Indian
Air
Force
and
the
strong
ethos
of
the
Indian
Air
Force,
which
really
gave
me
the
courage
to
do
all
those
extraordinary
things
that
I
could.
And
not
only
me,
I
think
it
is
the
strong
values
and
rich
culture
of
the
air
force
that
is
really
the
driving
force
behind
all
the
women
officers
from
all
the
different
branches
of
the
Indian
Air
Force
who
have
served
or
are
still
serving
in
this
organisation."
Gunjan
Saxena
Defends
The
Film
Gunjan
told
the
news
agency
that
as
a
commercial
film
or
a
work
of
fiction,
the
Janhvi
Kapoor
creatively
tried
to
capture
her
story
and
her
journey.
She
further
continued
that
one
cannot
deny
that
the
film
did
portray
that
the
doors
were
opened
and
she
was
given
opportunities.
Gunjan
Saxena
Says
She
Was
Given
Equal
Opportunities
To
Perform
At
IAF
The
real-life
hero
shared
that
she
was
given
equal
opportunities
to
perform
at
IAF
and
that
she
thinks
they
are
still
there
for
all
the
women
officers
who
are
in
the
organisation.
She
continued,
"We
don't
need
any
other
or
bigger
proof
than
the
fact
that
over
the
last
20
years
the
number
of
women
officers
in
the
Indian
Air
Force
has
gone
up
at
such
a
high
rate.
So,
this
shows
that
the
Indian
Air
Force,
which
is
such
a
deeply
respected
institution,
has
been
so
progressive
and
positive
about
bringing
about
this
change
in
itself.
So
I
think
that's
how
I
would
like
to
address
this
question."
Gunjan
Saxena
further
said
that
she
was
able
to
realise
her
individual
dream
of
flying
because
of
the
support
of
her
family
and
the
Indian
Air
Force.
Gunjan
Saxena
On
Facing
Gender
Bias
Gunjan
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Whenever
there
is
a
major
change
happening
in
any
organisation
or
any
field
for
that
matter,
it
is
never
easy.
There
are
teething
troubles.
During
my
initial
days
in
the
Indian
Air
Force,
I
had
the
support
of
my
fellow
officers,
my
supervisors
and
commanding
officers
who
helped
me
during
the
difficult
times
or
when
I
was
caught
in
a
difficult
situation."
"When
there
is
major
change
happening,
some
of
the
individuals
are
able
to
accept
change
more
readily
as
compared
to
the
others,
and
some
individuals
take
more
time
to
adjust
to
a
major
change.
So
I
think
that's
how
I
would
like
to
put
it
and
what
is
really
of
consequence
and
importance
here
and
what
really
needs
to
be
focused
is
that
even
though
it
did
take
time
for
some
individuals
to
change,
that
change
did
occur,
it
did
happen
and
in
a
very
positive
and
right
direction,"
she
concluded.