Shershaah Movie (2021):
Shershaah is a Hindi biographical war film based on the life of Vikram Batra, martyred in the Kargil War, directed by Vishnuvardhan in his Hindi film debut and written by Sandeep Shrivastava. The film was produced by Dharma Productions and Kaash Entertainment, with Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Shabbir Boxwala, Ajay Shah, and Himanshu Gandhi serving as producers.
Sidharth Malhotra stars in dual roles as Batra and his twin brother Vishal, with Kiara Advani as his girlfriend Dimple Cheema. Shershaah premiered on 12 August 2021 on Amazon Prime Video. Shershaah received positive reviews from both the critics and the audience, alike. The performances (especially Malhotra’s and Advani’s), direction, music, cinematography, action sequences, editing, and visual effects received high critical acclaim. However, the writing received some criticism. On 31 August 2021, Amazon stated that Shershaah had become the most-watched Indian film on the platform in India.
Shershaah Movie Information:
| Movie Name | Shershaah |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biographical War |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Release Date | 12 August 2021 |
| Running Time | 2hr 15min |
| Based on | The life of Vikram Batra, martyred in the Kargil War |
| Starring | Sidharth Malhotra Kiara Advani |
| Directed by | Vishnuvardhan |
| Written by | Sandeep Shrivastava |
| Produced by | Hiroo Yash Johar Karan Johar Apoorva Mehta Shabbir Boxwala Ajay Shah Himanshu Gandhi |
| Cinematography by | Kamaljeet Negi |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | John Stewart Eduri |
| Production Company | Dharma Productions Kaash Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Amazon Prime Video |
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Shershaah Movie Storyline:
Based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra who was an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded with the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest and most prestigious award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Shershaah Movie Cast and Characters:
- Sidharth Malhotra in a dual role as
- Lieutenant Captain Vikram Batra alias “Vicky” (Shershaah)
- Krishnay Tuteja as Little Vicky
- Vishal Batra, Vicky’s twin brother (cameo appearance)
- Kavay Tuteja as Little Vishal
- Lieutenant Captain Vikram Batra alias “Vicky” (Shershaah)
- Kiara Advani as Dimple Cheema, Vicky’s girlfriend and fiancée
- Shiv Panditt as Lieutenant Sanjeev “Jimmy” Jamwal (Sangram), Vicky’s colleague and later friend
- Nikitin Dheer as Maj. Ajay “Jassi” Singh Jasrotia, Vicky’s colleague
- Anil Charanjeett as Naib Subedar Bansi Lal Sharma, Vicky’s close friend
- Shataf Figar as Lt.Col. Yogesh Kumar “Y. K.” Joshi (Chanakya), CO of 13 JAK RIF
- Abhiroy Singh as Maj. Subrata “Subbu” Mukherjee, Vicky’s colleague and the CO of Delta Company
- Sahil Vaid as Amit “Sunny” Sood, Vicky’s best friend
- Manmeet Kaur as Mona Singh, Dimple’s best friend
- Raj Arjun as Subedar Raghunath Singh, a platoon commander in Delta Company
- Pranay Singh Pachauri as Rifleman Yash Paul Sharma
- Atul Verma as Rifleman Meher Singh
- Pawan Chopra as Girdhari Lal “G. L.” Batra, Vicky and Vishal’s father
- Mir Sarwar as Haider, a Pakistani terrorist[9]
- Bijay J. Anand as Mr. Cheema, Dimple’s father
- Himmanshoo A. Malhotra as Captain Rajeev Kapoor (Maharana Pratap), Adjutant of 13 JAK RIF
- Rakesh Dubey as Major Vijay Bhaskar
- Ankur Sharma as Major Vikas Vohra
- Jay Kartik as Lieutenant Naveen Nagappa
- Vijay Meenu as Kamal Kanta Batra, Vicky & Vishal’s mother
Interesting Facts About Shershaah Movie:
- Announced in May 2019, principal photography began in the same month and concluded in January 2020.
- Initially slated to be released on 3 July 2020, the film was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film then premiered on 12 August 2021 on Amazon Prime Video.
- On 31 August 2021, Amazon stated that Shershaah had become the most-watched Indian film on the platform in India.
- Shershaah led the 67th Filmfare Awards with 19 nominations, including Best Actor (Malhotra) and Best Actress (Advani), and won 7 awards including Best Film, Best Director (Vishnuvardhan), Best Music Director (Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin and Vikram Montrose), Best Male Playback Singer (Praak for “Mann Bharrya”) and Best Female Playback Singer (Asees Kaur for “Raatan Lambiyaan”).
- This isn’t the first time that Captain Vikram Batra has been portrayed in a movie. He appeared in 2003 film L.O.C. Kargil as well and was portrayed by Abhishek Bachchan. Abhishek Bachchan however was not signed because he was too old to return to the role, considering he was 24 years old during the war. Hence, Sidharth Malhotra was chosen by the Batra family.
- The film was earlier titled Yeh Dil Maange More.
- Siddharth did all of the war sequences himself. He took military training for the film.
- The film shows Batra telling his friend, “I’ll either come back after raising the Indian flag in victory or return wrapped in it. But I’ll come for sure.” Although, his twin, Vishal Batra confirmed Batra saying the words to “a friend”, it has been disputed as to who he actually said those words to.
- The movie portrays a Pakistani troop threatening Batra over the radio. Batra himself narrated this himself in his famous interview with Barkha Dutt recalling, “Oh Shershaah, you’ve come. Don’t try to come up, otherwise you’ll have a tough time… and that was the time they gave us a challenge and my guys they… they went wild.”
- The film also shows Pakistani troops asking the Indians to give them Madhuri Dixit. This has been previously confirmed by others who served in the unit.
