The incident of India’s surgical strike on terrorist hubs in Pakistan is being made into a film. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, actor Vicky Kaushal will play the lead role in the movie that has been titled, “Uri“.
“Today we are a confident, aggressive and new age India – standing up for itself in every way and on the world stage. With this one single military action, we changed the fabric of our border politics forever and that became a watershed moment in our political history. But most importantly, ‘Uri’ is the incredible story of Indians coming together,” said Screwvala.
After terrorists from Pakistan attacked a military base in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir on 18 September last year, leaving 19 Indian soldiers dead, the Indian Army retaliated with a surgical strike after 11 days. The action heightened India-Pakistan tensions.
The film will have an ensemble cast and it is being directed by Aditya Dhar. “This is the story of what happened in those 11 days… It’s an honour and very reassuring to be backed by Ronnie Screwvala and to execute on this vision and what we believe is an engaging and thrilling story inspired by this true life incident.”
“Uri” will go on floor in early 2018 and will release in September 2018. Vicky plays the lead commander in chief who led this operation
