NCW Asks Makers To Discontinue Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Screenings Post IAF Complaint
Jahnvi Kapoor's Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl has been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons. While the film received a lot of flak from fans, it also upset the Indian Air Force (IAF)
Jahnvi
Kapoor's
Gunjan
Saxena:
The
Kargil
Girl
has
been
making
the
headlines
for
all
the
wrong
reasons.
While
the
film
received
a
lot
of
flak
from
fans,
it
also
upset
the
Indian
Air
Force
(IAF)
as
they
raised
objection
over
the
gender
bias
presented
in
the
film.
Gunjan
Saxena:
The
Kargil
Girl
follows
former
IAF
pilot
Gunjan
Saxena.
While
the
film
shares
her
experience
at
the
Air
Force,
Gunjan
had
shared
with
a
portal
that
she
received
support
from
her
male
colleagues
at
the
Indian
Air
Force
(IAF).
She
also
confirmed
getting
equal
opportunities
like
her
male
counterparts.
Reacting
to
Gunjan
Saxena's
statement,
National
Commission
of
Women
(NCW)
chairperson,
Rekha
Sharma
asked
the
makers
of
the
biopic
to
discontinue
its
screening.
Rekha
Sharma's
Tweet
Sharma
said
the
makers
should
apologise
for
showing
IAF
in
the
negative
light.
She
tweeted,
"If
that
is
so,
the
filmmaker
must
apologize
and
discontinue
the
screening.
Why
showing
something
which
is
portraying
our
own
forces
in
bad
light
specially
when
it's
not
true."
IAF
Had
Penned
A
Letter
Objecting
The
Negative
Portrayal
The
Indian
Air
Force
has
penned
a
letter
to
the
censor
board
after
the
film's
release.
In
the
letter,
they
stated
that,
while
Karan
Johar
had
promised
authenticity,
the
film
has
not
presented
all
facts.
It
also
added
that
the
film
displays
inappropriate
work
culture
especially
against
women
in
IAF,
which
is
misleading.
After
raising
objections
on
scripts
and
dialogues,
IAF
has
reportedly
reached
out
to
the
production
house
(Dharma
Productions),
but
the
scenes
were
not
removed.
Gunjan
Saxena
Released
On
Netflix
On
August
12
Gunjan
Saxena:
The
Kargil
Girl,
released
on
Netflix
earlier
this
week.
While
Janhvi
Kapoor
plays
the
titular
role,
the
film
also
stars
Pankaj
Tripathi,
Vineet
Kumar
Singh,
Angad
Bedi
and
Manav
Vij
in
pivotal
roles.
Directed
by
Sharan
Sharma,
the
film
has
been
bankrolled
by
Karan
Johar's
Dharma
Productions.