Producer Karan Johar has shared the first poster of Sidharth Malhotra's film, Shershaah. The film is a biopic of Kargil legend Captain Vikram Batra who went by the code name Shershaah and stars Sidharth in the lead role. The captain was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra — India's most noteworthy military award.
While one poster shows Sidharth, wearing an army uniform, in the middle of action alongside some other officers, another gives a more critical take a gander at the actor as he is by all accounts lost in the profound idea. Sharing two posters of the film, Karan composed on Twitter, "We bow our heads in respect & pay an ode to the brave journey of the Kargil War hero through our film. Presenting @SidMalhotra in the UNTOLD TRUE STORY of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC) – #Shershaah. Releasing 3rd July 2020. @Advani_Kiara @vishnu_dir @apoorvamehta18."
In the movie, sponsored by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and directed by Vishnu Varadhan, he plays Captain Batra, who set out his life in the service of the country while recovering Indian territories from Pakistani intruders during the Kargil War of 1999. It stars Kiara Advani as the female lead inverse Sidharth.
Sidharth had before said that if he had the means then the film, which he calls his meaningful venture, would have been created by him. Gotten some information about creating films, Sidharth told IANS: "If it is a story which will become a passion project then (he will produce the film), not from a commercial aspect… a story which I feel has to be made and should be made. It will be great to create content and tell stories which I believe in."
He proceeded to include, "If I had the means then the Vikram Batra film would have been produced by me but because it is made on such a massive scale and I am not well equipped (he is not producing it). Maybe in the future (he will produce films)."
Discussing why he is near this film, he had stated, "Everyone knows about his heroic stories from newspapers and articles. When you meet people who have lived with him, his family or have known him personally, you feel an immense kind of pressure. First, you hope to do justice to his personal life and family. It's something that is very close to my heart. It's like a passion project. It's being directed by Vishnu Vardhan, who is a prolific director from south. He is making his Hindi debut with this film."
