Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl | Here's Why IAF Has Raised Objection To Janhvi Kapoor's New Movie

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl| The Indian Air Force in its letter stated that the filmmakers had initially promised to represent IAF with authenticity and make all efforts to ensure that the film helps to inspire the next generation of IAF officers.

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl| The much awaited biopic ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, based on an Indian Air Force pilot, is all set to be released on OTT platform on Wednesday August 12, but the aerial defence wing seems to be disappointed with the Dharma Production for negatively portraying the work culture at the IAF academy in the movie.



According to the reports, the Indian Air Force has written a letter to Dharma Production, Netflix and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) objecting certain scenes and dialogues in the movie and trailer over portrayal of IAF in a undue negative light.

The defence wing in its letter stated that the filmmakers had initially promised to represent IAF with authenticity and make all efforts to ensure that the film helps to inspire the next generation of IAF officers.

An ANI report quoted the letter which further read, "In the aim to glorify the screen character of Ex-Fit Lt Gunjan Saxena, M/s Dharma Productions presented some situations that are misleading and portray an inappropriate work culture especially against women in the IAF."

"IAF as a service has always ensured that the organisation is gender neutral and has always provided an equal opportunity to both male and women personnel. The summary of the scenes/ dialogues of the script, which are considered objectionable due to the presentation of incorrect gender bias, is annexed." the letter added.

Going by the reports, the Production house proposed a Media plan in the run up to the release and inserting a disclaimer in the Movie, however, the IAF has stated that the anmere 'Media plan' and 'Disclaimer' would not be adequate to prevent the presentation of incorrect facts about the IAF.



About Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl

‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, a biopic produced by Dharma Productions and Zee Studios, is the story of the first Indian woman air force officer to enter a war zone and play an important role in rescuing soldiers during the Kargil War in 1999.

Directed by Sharan Sharma, 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Vineet Kumar Singh, Angad Bedi, and Manav Vij in pivotal roles.

The Film's shoot was wrapped in December last year. However, since the theaters were shut due to Coronavirus induced lockdown, the filmmakers decided to release the film on OTT platform Netflix.

Film's trailer was released earlier this month on August 1, illustrating the difficulties a woman faces when she enters a male-dominant profession. But by shattering all the boundaries and working hard on her dreams, she finally goes to the Kargil War.