Vishnuvardhan's biopic on the late captain Vikram Batra, Shershaah, will be released on 2 July. The film stars Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani.
The larger than life untold true story of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC) is ready to be unravelled on the big screens. We’re honoured to be showing this journey - #Shershaah in cinemas on 2nd July, 2021, starring Sidharth Malhotra & Kiara Advani. Directed by Vishnu Varadhan. pic.twitter.com/B0xFOronlY
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) February 20, 2021
The title of the film refers to the call sign of the late captain, who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra — the highest award for gallantry in military services in India — for his valour during the Kargil conflict in 1999.
The film, which was shot in 2019 in Kargil, ran into problems with the arrival of the pandemic. Initially scheduled for a 3 July 2020 release, Shershaah is being produced by Dharma Productions and will mark the directorial debut of Vishnuvardhan.