Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War

Name: Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War
Director: Abhijeet Singh Parmar
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-08-06
Cast: Siddharth, Jimmy Shergill, Abhay Verma, Manu Rishi Chadha, Vinay Pathak

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As the Kargil War erupts between India and Pakistan, the Golden Arrows squadron of the Air Force takes flight on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines.

Starring

Siddharth as Ajay Ahuja
Jimmy Shergill as BS Dhanoa (Tony)
Abhay Verma as Rajpal Singh Dhaliwal (Dhali)
Manu Rishi Chadha as Pervez Musharraf
Vinay Pathak as Nawaz Sharif

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Type: Show
Language: Hindi
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 6
Created by: Abhijeet Singh Parmar
Studio: Matchbox Shots

Releases in India

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Budget: ₹215 cr
IMDb: ★ 8.6 7.4K votes
Producers: Karishma Panvelkar, Mehboob Pal Singh Brar, Sarita Patil, Sanjay Routray
Released in: Hindi

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Made with a budget of ₹215 crore, the series is Netflix's biggest production in India so far, with filming spanning 115 days across multiple locations including Gwalior, Chandigarh, and Himachal Pradesh.
More than ₹49 crore was spent on VFX work by 15 India-based VFX studios to bring the aerial combat missions and fighter jet sequences to life.
The series is based on Operation Safed Sagar, the code name for the Indian Air Force's No. 17 Squadron operations during the Kargil War.

Source: Wikipedia · Rating: IMDb. Figures are as reported and often vary between sources.

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