Bollywood film Uri on Indian surgical strike has been announced
The project will have an ensemble cast and will be about what happened in the 11 days in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir
The story of India's surgical strike on terrorist hubs in Pakistan is being made into a Bollywood film produced by Ronnie Screwvala. Actor Vicky Kaushal plays the lead role in the movie titled Uri. RSVP, Screwvala's creative movie company, made the announcement on Tuesday.
"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," says Screwvala. He adds that the movie is a "great mix" of a story that must be told and a story they want to tell.
Terrorists from Pakistan attacked a military base in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, 2016, leaving 19 Indian soldiers dead. Eleven days later, the Indian Army retaliated with a surgical strike, heightening India-Pakistan tensions.
The project will have an ensemble cast and is being directed by Aditya Dhar, who says, "This is the story of what happened in those 11 days. It's an honour and very reassuring to be backed by Ronnie Screwvala. We believe it'll be an engaging and thrilling story inspired by this true life incident."
Uri will go on floors in early 2018 and will release in September 2018, two years after the surgical strike.
Vicky plays the "lead commander in chief who led this operation and led the paratroopers post the Uri attack", read a statement issued on behalf of the actor.
Humbled by this oppurtunity. #Uri produced by @RonnieScrewvala (RSVP) & directed by Aditya Dhar. Super excited!