The NCW chief has also asked makers to “discontinue the screening” of the film, which released on Netflix on August 12. Rekha tweeted late Friday, “The real #GunjanSaxena must come out and clarify whether the gender discrimination shown in movie is for real? Officer or not, women are always get their due respect in forces.” The film is based on the life of former air force pilot Gunjan Saxena, who played an important role in the Kargil War. https://t.co/KqtP9dQlPV — Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) August 13, 2020A Quint report quoted Gunjan as saying, “Indian Air Force is at the core and the heart of this film. It is the very training of the Indian Air Force and the strong ethos of the Indian Air Force, which really gave me the courage to do all those extraordinary things that I could.

Source: Hindustan Times August 15, 2020 04:52 UTC