Shah Rukh Khan To Play A Solider In His Next Production Venture Based On Operation Khukri?

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has played an Army officer in films like Army, Main Hoon Na and Jab Tak Hai Jaan, will possibly don the olive green Army uniform once again for his upcoming production venture, which will be based on Operation Khukri.

What is Operation Khukri, you may ask and we are here to tell you about it in detail… Operation Khukri, a joint Indian Army-Air Force mission, was carried out in a tropical forest in Sierra Leone, West Africa in 2000. It was a mission to rescue around 223 peacekeepers of India who were sent to Sierra Leone by United Nations to help the government there in tackling Revolutionary United Front (RUF), a rebel group. Major (now Lt Col) Harinder Sood led the operation and around 120 IAF officers were flown from Indian to Africa for the same. The team was able to rescue all the peacekeepers and the mission was termed a success.

A source from Red Chillies Entertainment was quoted saying that the director and cast are being finalized and the film will roll later this year. The source also added that it will be shot in real locations in Africa with authentic armed combat battle scenes.