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Ronnie Screwvala announces a film on URI attacks with Vicky Kaushal!

Mohnish Singh
By Mohnish SinghSep 19, 2017
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Producer Ronnie Screwvala announced today a movie based on India’s greatest ever surgical strike conducted in POK by the Indian Army last year, which was a result of the URI attacks of September 2016.

Titled URI, the film features Vicky Kaushal in the lead commander-in-chief who led this operation of the surgical strike. Other cast members will be revealed soon. The movie will mount floors early next year and will be directed by debutant Aditya Dhar.

Speaking about the movie Vicky said in a press statement, “When this film came to me and we had this discussion. I was really thrilled and kicked about it because this is one story that I feel that everyone needs to know. One of the fantastic army operations that the Indian army has conducted and with great efficiency. I also feel it is a great opportunity and also a responsibility for all of us to portray this story.”

The surgical strike was a strong message from India and a great boost to our Armed Forces who carried out the strikes with no casualties on this side of the border.

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