Janhvi Kapoor begins shooting for Gunjan Saxena’s biopic Kargil Girl, see pic

Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor who made her debut from the film Dhadak has begun shooting for her next film, a biopic on Indian Air Force fighter pilot Gunjan Saxena. 

Janhvi, along with Pankaj Kapoor is in Lucknow, shooting for the film, and pics from the sets have now surfaced online. In the pic, Janhvi is seen sitting in a car.

Janhvi Kapoor begins shooting for Gunjan Saxena’s biopic

Reports also suggests that the film has been titled Kargil Girl. 

Janhvi Kapoor’s next film which is a biopic of Indian Air Force fighter pilot #GunjanSaxena has been titled #KargilGirl… Also starring @TripathiiPankaj, @Imangadbedi and Ayesha Raza, the film’s shooting has begun in Lucknow… @DharmaMovies‘ AD @sharansharma is directing!! pic.twitter.com/WHHgbHyQHd

— Rahul Raut (@Rahulrautwrites) February 24, 2019

For the uninitiated, Gunjan Saxena was India’s first female combat pilot who was posted in Kargil during the 1999 war between India and the militants. According to old reports, at the time of war, Gunjan had risked her life in several rescue operations to save injured soldiers of the Indian army.

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Meanwhile, on the work front, Janhvi will also be seen in Karan Johar’s Takht that has an ensemble cast of Anil Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and Bhumi Pednekar.