Back গুঞ্জন চাক্সেনা: দ্য কাৰ্গিল গাৰ্ল Assamese গুঞ্জন সাক্সেনা: দ্য কারগিল গার্ল Bengali/Bangla Gunjan Saxena: y Ferch Kargil Welsh گونجان ساکسنا: دختر کارگیل Persian गुंजन सक्सेना: द कारगिल गर्ल Hindi Gunjan Saxena ID Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Italian गुंजन सक्सेना: द कारगिल गर्ल Marathi गुञ्जन सक्सेना: द कारगिल गर्ल Nepali ਗੁੰਜਨ ਸਕਸੈਨਾ: ਦ ਕਾਰਗਿਲ ਗਰਲ Punjabi
| Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl | |
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| Directed by | Sharan Sharma |
| Written by | Nikhil Mehrotra Sharan Sharma |
| Produced by | Karan Johar Hiroo Yash Johar Apoorva Mehta Zee Studios |
| Starring | Janhvi Kapoor Pankaj Tripathi Angad Bedi |
| Cinematography | Manush Nandan |
| Edited by | Nitin Baid |
| Music by | Score: John Stewart Eduri Songs: Amit Trivedi |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 112 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film, directed by Sharan Sharma and produced under Dharma Productions and Zee Studios. The film stars Janhvi Kapoor as Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena, one of the first women to fly in a combat zone, alongside Pankaj Tripathi and Angad Bedi in supporting roles.[3]
Principal photography commenced in February 2019 and was wrapped up in October; it was extensively filmed across Lucknow.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was unable to release theatrically and was picked up for distribution by Netflix.[5][6] It was released globally on 12 August 2020.[1]
At the 66th Filmfare Awards, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sharma), Best Actress (Kapoor) and Best Supporting Actor (Tripathi).
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- ^ "Janhvi Kapoor shooting in Lucknow". The Times of India. 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Confirmed: Janhvi Kapoor's Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl to release on Netflix, watch her real story in new teaser". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Janhvi Kapoor Starrer Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl to Release on Netflix". News18. 9 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2020.