Revealed: Details Of Sidharth Malhotra’s Biopic On Kargil War Hero Vikram Batra

We had reported last year that Sidharth Malhotra may be signed up to play the lead role in a film based on the life of Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra and we have some fresh updates about the film for our readers.

Sources claim that the biopic on the late Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra, is scheduled to go on the floors this June. Titled Kargil: Sher Shah, which was the Captain’s code name during the war, the film will also be shot in Ladakh, Chandigarh and the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun. We have also heard that Sidharth will play a double role in the film (that of Vikram and his twin brother Vishal, who has come on board to offer inputs about his brother’s life).

For those who do not know this, Vikram was born in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, and joined the Indian Army on growing up. When the war broke out, the 24-year-old officer’s unit received orders to move to Kargil. Eighteen days later, on June 19, 1999, he was ordered to recapture Point 5140 in his first major battle. The enemy camp was routed, their soldiers killed and 13 J&K Rifles’ (infantry regiment of the Indian Army) victory strengthened India’s hold. His triumphant war cry, “Yeh dil maange more,” grabbed headlines. In the last phase of the mission, when a junior officer injured his legs in an explosion, Vikram rushed out of the bunker to rescue him and  was hit by a bullet in his chest. Captain Vikram Batra was honoured with the Param Vir Chakra a month after India won the war.