Shershaah: Sidharth Malhotra Reveals Who Inspired Him To Take Up Captain Vikram Batra's Role

Sidharth Malhotra will be seen as Captain Vikram Batra in Shershaah, which will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on August 12.

Sidharth in a still from Shershaah (Source- PR Image)

Mumbai: Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani starrer 'Shershaah' has been making waves ever since the trailer of the film was released. The movie, which is based on the real life events of Kargil War between India and Pakistan, will showcase the story of Captain Vikram Batra. Sidharth, who made his acting debut with 'Student Of The Year', will be seen playing the lead role in the much-awaited flick.

The 'Marjaavaan' actor has revealed his inspiration behind taking the role of Captain Vikram Batra, who is considered as the hero of Kargil war. Malhotra said that a meeting with Vikram's twin brother Vishal Batra in 2016 inspired him to take up the role.

Malhotra said that he was 'gripped emotionally' by the way Vishal described his brother's life. Interestingly, the actor met Vishal Batra with a different team.

“I first met with Vishal Batra around five years ago, at the time with a completely different team. He and his family had approached me to discuss the potential of telling Vikram’s story and I must say I was immediately gripped emotionally by the way Vishal described Vikram’s life and his character – his charm, his courage and his all-round personality”, the 'Hasee Toh Phasee' actor said.

Sidharth approached Karan Johar's production and they came on board in no time.

“We couldn’t make it work at the time, but it was a story I believed needed to be told. I approached Dharma Productions and they were immediately on board and 5 years on we are so pleased with the end product”, Malhotra added. 

The 'Kapoor & Sons' star was elated when Vikram's family members felt that 'Shershaah' would perfectly represent his legacy.

"Doing his family proud was the priority for me, not commercial success. We’ve been on this five year journey together and It was vital we got this right. Vishal told me that he had never visualised his brother on the battlefield before, but now when he sees me in Shershaah he can”, the 'Ek Villain' actor concluded.

Shershaah Plot

The film will depict the story of celebrated Indian Army hero, Vikram Batra, who was martryed at the age of 24 while saving his fellow soldier during the Kargil war. The war drama will showcase how Batra inspired others with his patriotism and heroism in the battle-field.

'Shershaah', which has been directed by Vishnu Varadhan, will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on August 12, 2021. The film also stars Shiv Panditt, Raj Arjun, Himanshu Ashok Malhotra and Nikitin Dheer in key roles. Dharma Productions and Kaash Entertainment have jointly produced the highly-anticipated flick.

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