Shershaah
Sign in to saveShershaah () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical war film based on the life of Vikram Batra, martyred in action 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 a dual role as Vikram Batra and his twin brother Vishal, with Kiara Advani as his girlfriend Dimple Cheema.
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7.3Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24.
Released: 2021-08-12135 minDir: Vishnu VaradhanAction, Drama, Thriller, War
Cast
- Sidharth Malhotra as Captain Vikram Batra / Vishal Batra
- Kiara Advani as Dimple Cheema
- Shataf Figar as Lt. Colonel Y.K. Joshi
- Shiv Panditt as Capt. Sanjeev Jamwal
- Nikitin Dheer as Major Ajay Jasrotia
- Raj Arjun as Subedar Raghunath Singh
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Shershaah
- Film.image
- Shershaah film poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Official release poster
- Film.director
- Vishnuvardhan
- Film.producer
- Hiroo Yash JoharKaran JoharApoorva MehtaShabbir BoxwalaAjay ShahHimanshu Gandhi
- Film.writer
- Sandeep Shrivastava
- Film.music
- Score:John Stewart EduriSongs:Tanishk BagchiB PraakJasleen RoyalJaved–MohsinVikram Montrose
- Film.cinematography
- Kamaljeet Negi
- Film.editing
- A. Sreekar Prasad
- Film.studio
- Dharma ProductionsKaash Entertainment
- Film.distributor
- Amazon Prime Video
- Film.runtime
- 135 minutes
Key dates
- Published
- 12 August 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Director
- Vishnuvardhan
- Cast member
- Himmanshoo A. Malhotra
- FilmAffinity ID
- 344217
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Soundtrack
- Release
- Reception
- Accolades
- Historical accuracy
- Notes
- References
- External links
Shershaah () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical war film based on the life of Vikram Batra, martyred in action 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 a dual role as Vikram Batra and his twin brother Vishal, with Kiara Advani as his girlfriend Dimple Cheema.
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.