Kartik, Hansal Mehta team up
The actor and director collaborate for Captain India
Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan is set to play the lead role in director Hansal Mehta’s upcoming film, Captain India, the makers announced on Friday.
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and actorturned-producer Harman Baweja, the actiondrama is inspired from India’s biggest and most successful rescue missions from a wartorn country.
Aaryan will essay the role of a pilot in the movie. “Captain India is inspiring and thrilling in equal measure and it gives me great pride and honour to be a part of such a historic chapter of our country,” said Aaryan, adding, “I have immense respect for Hansal sir’s body of work and this was the perfect opportunity to collaborate with him.”
Screwvala said the film captures the indomitable human spirit and Mehta, best known for
Shahid, Aligarh and
Scam 1992, is the perfect person to tap into the humane aspect of it.
“Captain India is not just a story of one of the biggest humanitarian operations ever but also about the indomitable human spirit, one that rises above failure despite the odds. Hansal
Mehta is one of the finest filmmakers of our time and has always beautifully captured the true essence of humane stories. Kartik’s fans are surely in for a treat as he steps into all-new territory with
Captain India,” Screwvala said.
Mehta said he is looking forward to working with Aaryan.
“Captain India, which is inspired by true events will revisit a moment in time where a man goes beyond his own pain and suffering to save thousands,” he said. The film will go on floors early next year. —
Captain India is not just a story of one of the biggest humanitarian operations ever but also about the indomitable human spirit, one that rises above failure despite the odds. Hansal Mehta is one of the finest filmmakers of our time and has always beautifully captured the true essence of humane stories. Kartik’s fans are surely in for a treat as he steps into all-new territory with Captain India
— Ronnie Screwvala, producer