Shershaah will stream on Amazon Prime Video.Shershaah, the cinematic retelling of the courage of Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra, is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Shershaah stars Sidharth Malhotra as Captain Vikram Batra and Kiara Advani plays his fiancee Dimple Cheema. The film marks the Bollywood debut of Tamil director Vishnu Varadhan.
Shershaah was supposed to release last year in theatres, but the coronavirus-induced lockdown forced cinema halls to shut, delaying the film’s arrival. Shershaah was further pushed in the beginning of 2021 and it was finally announced that the film would stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Shershaah has been produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Kaash Entertainment. Captain Vikram Batra’s family has been involved in the film’s making. Vikram’s twin brother Vishal Batra had spoken about the “dream of making a biopic on Vikram” at Shershaah trailer launch in Dras, Kargil, where the 1999 war took place. The launch, attended by Sidharth, Kiara, Vishnu and Karan among others, was a part of the 22nd Kargil Vijay Diwas celebration to mark India’s victory in the Kargil war against Pakistan.
In an interview to indianexpress.com, Sidharth Malhotra spoke about the pressure of doing a biopic. The actor said the team couldn’t afford to look at Shershaah as a “commercial” film because it was someone’s lived experience.
Farhan Akhtar posted on his Twitter account, "All set to watch the story of one of India’s greatest wartime heroes .. a true brave heart. #Shershaah Congratulations to my friends @karanjohar @SidMalhotra #ShabbirBoxwala & the entire team for bringing it to our screens ?? #Vishnuvardhan @advani_kiara @PrimeVideoIN."
Vikram Batra's brother Vishal Batra took to his Instagram account to post, "22 years 1 month and 5 days, Shershaah is back…."
A user @RiteshThakur906 tweeted, "3.5/5 for '??????' Powerful outstanding..One of the best realistic film ever in Indian cinema..Must watch movie for everyone. @SidMalhotra nailed it man what a performanceCollision symbolCollision symbol @DharmaMovies @advani_kiara @vishinduri #Shershaah #SidharthMalhotra #ShershaahOnPrime."
Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter to post, "'If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.' – King, Jr. Watching the impactful story of legendary Kargil War hero Capt. Vikram Batra (PVC), on screen makes us realise the meaning of this quote. Watch #Shershaah with Sid's solid performance."
@Shubham60162562 shared on Twitter, "You have killed it Sidharth Malhotra.My Eyes were wet throughout the Journey of Shershaah. I enjoyed each and every second of the Movie. Bachpan se bas kahaniyan hi suni thi ,aaj dekh v liya! #Shershaah #VikramBatra #ShershaahReview #SidharthMalhotra #KiaraAdvani."
Siddharth Kannan tweeted, "#Shershaah is a film that will make India proud ! @SidMalhotra lives the role of #CaptVikramBatra ! @advani_kiara gives a performance of a lifetime!I got teary eyed as d film has loads of heart & honesty!4.5*#ShershaahReview #SiddharthKannan #SidharthMalhotra #KiaraAdvani #sidk"
Kaushik LM tweeted, "A must-watch movie from Dir Vishnuvardhan, @SidMalhotra, @DharmaMovies, @karanjohar & team! The film's promotions have reached far & wide too. #Shershaah"
@imvinnyk posted on Twitter, "Sid has so far performed brilliantly, all his hard work is evident.. He is the soul of the film #Shershaah @SidMalhotra @advani_kiara @DharmaMovies @karanjohar."
A Twitter user @madiiihhha posted, "give him any role, any character #sidharthmalhotra will immerse himself in it so much that it becomes difficult to differentiate if the character is an individual entity or potrayed by an actor. from abhimanyu to shershaan this man showed his ability of perfection.-#shershaah."
Sathish Kumar M shared on Twitter, "Critics loving it, audience praising the film and its 9.4 rating on IMDB. Congratulations @SidMalhotra @DharmaMovies @karanjohar #Shershaah."
Here's putting the spotlight on Captain Vikram Batra's fiancée, played by Kiara Advani in Shershaah, who never married after he was martyred in the Kargil War. READ THIS
A fan @BhookhaSher shared on Twitter, "#Shershaah Salute to Shaheed Vikram Batra for sacrificing himself for Our Nation . What a story !! What a Movie !! What a performance by @SidMalhotra career Best. No other words .This climax Sid you made me cry. #IndianArmy i bow to you. Love you all Jawans at Borders."
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@Shivraj14016804 shared on Twitter, "Just finished watching this epic and loved it. @SidMalhotra his best performance till date,just amazing . @advani_kiara perfectly potential emotions. One of the best movies of 2021 4.5/5."
Twitter user @Manishapatel99 shared, "This film has kept me hooked so far.. I haven't been able to blink my eyes.. Mesmerizing cinematography.. #Shershaah @SidMalhotra @advani_kiara@DharmaMovies @karanjohar."
@notsojheelous shared on Twitter, "just finished watching #Shershaah and im speechless. im crying and feeling literally blank. this movie was something else. exceptional. unbelievable. im proud of you @SidMalhotra you did it! #ShershaahOnPrime"
Neha Dhupia took to Twitter to post, "Had the privilege of watching #Shershaah . The film is made on one of our bravest #CaptVikramBatra and it takes a lot of strength and courage to portray this story.For a generation that’s lived this war the movie brings out so many emotions that it’s hard to fit it all in one.."
A Twitter user @BaibhavKonwar posted, "What a movie! #Shershaah @SidMalhotra doing pure justice to the role of Captain Vikram Batra, PVC. The hard work and efforts of 5 years in making can be clearly seen. Thank you to the Batra family for choosing Sidharth to play the reel hero of the real life hero."
Sidharth Malhotra tweeted at midnight, "The day is here & Shershaah is yours now! I had the honour of portraying a brave, fierce & heart-warming character on screen, only to realise again & again that he was a true legend in real life. Forever grateful for this. Watch #ShershaahOnPrime, out now only on @PrimeVideoIN."
Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#OneWordReview... #Shershaah: POWER-PACKED. Rating: 3 and a half star #Shershaah salutes the valour, courage and bravery of #Kargil war hero Captain #VikramBatra, #PVC… Inspirational and emotional… A game changer for #SidharthMalhotra… Commanding act… Unmissable!" He added, "While the romantic portions are smartly interwoven [#KiaraAdvani is delightful], #Shershaah has two more actors who stand out: #ShivPanditt and #ShatafFigar… Had #Shershaah released in cinemas, I am certain, it would’ve left a mark at the #BO. Director #VishnuVaradhan narrates the story of #Shershaah with utmost competency… The screenwriting is absorbing for most parts… The war sequences are executed with flourish… The finale is sure to leave you moist-eyed."
Vamsi Kaka tweeted, "Param Vir Chakra awardee & Army Captain #VikramBatra’s warbiopic film #Shershaah is a must watch. Nobody could have done the lead role better than @SidMalhotra. Good performance from @advani_kiara & a dream debut in Bollywood for Director Vishnuvardhan."
Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta gave Shershaah two stars. She wrote in her review, "Sidharth Malhotra-starrer needed to soar, for yeh dil maange more. The film has neither the necessary drama inherent in a cracking war film, nor does it raise patriotic goosebumps." READ FULL REVIEW HERE.
Shershaah marks Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's first film together.
Director Vishnu Vardhan in a conversation with indianexpress.com said, "Whatever you see on screen actually happened. That’s the beauty of it. It’s also documented as such. When you talk to people around him, family, friends and officers that served with him, sometimes you really tend to believe is it really true? But that’s what actually happened. Like the dialogues he has spoken in the film are what he said in his life. Imagine what kind of a man he was. A guy, who’s very daring, flamboyant, a daredevil… These are all the traits of someone becoming a legend." READ MORE HERE
With Sidharth Malhotra in the lead role, the biopic of Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra is all set to release on Amazon Prime Video on August 12. The biopic is titled Shershaah and one may wonder why.
The Kargil War of 1999 was extensively covered by television media and as the Indian Army accomplished one goal after another, their laurels were broadcasted on national news. It was during one of these news interviews with NDTV that Captain Vikram Batra had shared that his codename was Shershaah, which the Pakistanis were already aware of. READ MORE
In a BTS video, Sidharth Malhotra spoke about Vikram Batra's personality. "He had different personalities. He is this extremely charming, personal, lovable Punjabi boy. A typical yaaron ka yaar, like we say. But when it came to duty, he's someone despite his comrades and colleagues telling him how dangerous it is, he would just go for it," he said.
In a BTS video shared on Instagram, Kiara Advani said, "I believe that Captain Vikram Batra's parents were very keen for Sid to play their son because of a certain sense of similarity. They kept looking at Sid and saying, 'You remind us so much of our son.'"
Shershaah stars Kiara Advani as Dimple Cheema, Captain Vikram Batra's fiancee. In a recent statement, Kiara recalled that the day they shot the funeral sequence, everyone on the set had tears in their eyes. Kiara shared that they shot the funeral sequence at the same place in Palampur where Batra’s funeral was actually held all those years ago.
“I told Vishnu Sir I would want to do only one take. He decided to take my close-up shot first to capture the emotions. While the camera was on me, I could hear sniffles all around me because the entire crew, including the junior artists, all other co-actors, despite not being in the frame, were all teary-eyed, even though they weren’t supposed to cry. We all resonated with the feeling of immense gratitude for the sacrifice of Captain Vikram Batra. It didn’t feel like we were performing, we relived July 11th, 1999,” she said. READ MORE
Shershaah releases on August 12 on Amazon Prime Video.
Himanshu Arora will be seen playing Major Rajiv Kapur in Shershaah. The actor shared a picture on his Instagram account, which left his wife and actor Amruta Khanvilkar all lovestruck. As soon as he shared the picture, Amruta called Himanshu her "hero."
Vishal Batra, twin brother of Paramvir Chakra awardee Vikram Batra, opened up about Bollywood movie Shershaah. He said it was not easy for him and his family to watch his brother's story being created. Shershaah, which is all set to release on Amazon Prime Video, recounts Vikram's story of courage and valour during Kargil War. "I have to say it is not easy watching his story being recreated. Not a day has passed since his going away 22 years when we in our family don’t remember him. To talk about him is still very very painful. The pain cannot be described. Reliving the memory of his loss every day is not easy," Vishal told Bollywood Hungama.
For Pranay Pachauri, being a part of Shershaah was nothing less than a dream come true. Introducing his character in the film, Pranay wrote on Instagram, "It was an honour and a dream to be able to experience , to live , to portray a soldiers life , to play my character (not yet revealing the name) can’t wait for all of you to see the film and take you on this Journey of Courage , Sacrifice and Bravery of our soldiers , of what it took to Win , Save and Defend our Nation."
As Shershaah is all set to release on Amazon Prime Video, Nikentan Dheer shared a BTS photo from the sets of the film and introduced his character. He wrote, "An absolute honour to be a part of #shershaah and to be playing Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia..we need your blessings!"
Vicky Kaushal wrote an emotional post on Instagram after watching Shershaah. "Loved the film. The valour and sacrifice of Capt Batra had me in tears. Salute to all the bravehearts. Kudos to the entire team of Shershaah. Sidharth, you have had a long journey with the film, and it's all so wroth it. You are absolutely smashing brother. And Kiara, tum toh yaar rula kar hi manogi. So so good. Must watch... kyunki - Yeh Dil Maange More," he wrote.
Sidharth Malhotra, who plays Vikram Batra in Shershaah, said the story is "close to my heart." Talking about the experience of working on the film, he said, "It was an honour to live the life of this brave heart and re-create his journey."
Actor Jaey Gajera saud that Shershaah is "brilliant" and "thrilling." On Twitter, he wrote, "Cinematography is amazing with promising performances. Shershaaah is a blend of action, thrill and romance."
Katrina Kaif is all praise for Shershaah. She took to her Instagram stories and wrote, "Love the film - such a beautiful story so well told. Sidharth Malhotra, you just hold the screen. Such a heartfelt performance. Kiara Advani is absolutely stunning and pitch perfect."
Producer Amar Bhutala posted on Twitter, "Finally watched a movie on the BIG screen and it was well worth the wait! #shershaah is fantastic!The story of #vikrambatra is told with grit and valour! @SidMalhotra you are FANTASTIC! Congratulations @karanjohar @apoorvamehta18! @advani_kiara you’re amazing, again!"
Filmmakers Raj and DK called Shershaah an exciting theatrical watch. "Theatrical experience after a looong time! And this is one film that was exciting to watch on the big screen. #Shershaah — An honest, thrilling, touching story of a braveheart #VikramBatra who made all Indians proud!! Congratulations. Kudos @DharmaMovies and @karanjohar for bringing this great experience. @advani_kiara you were treat to watch! Director @vishnu_dir take a bow! Superb action, cinematography and production design," their tweet read.
Mukesh Chhabra is all praise for Shershaah actor Sidharth Malhotra. The casting director tweeted, "Outstanding performance by @sidmalhotra you deserve this, you have outdone yourself in this film. Everyone has a stellar performance and this is yours."