Ajay Devgn will play a squadron leader in his upcoming film, Bhuj: The Pride of India

The T series and Select Media Holdings LLP joined forces to create a magnum opus, a story to tell. And the one they took on board is the very reliable Ajay Devgn.

After being applauded by the applause for his entry into Simmba and giving the audience successful films like the Golmaal. Again Raid and Total Dhamaal Ajay Devgn is ready to put another heroic avatar at the time of the announcement of his next film.

His next project, which will amaze the public, Bhuj: The Pride of India . The film is based on a real incident and is one of India's most fascinating stories about the war. Devgn will try the role of squadron leader Vijay Karnik, who was in charge of Bhuj airport during the Indo-Pak war in 1971. It is Karnik and his team, with the help of the women of the region, which reconstructed the airstrip destroyed in Bhuj, Gujarat, at the time destroyed, at a time that could be called the "Pearl Harbor" of India.

The landing strip was destroyed during air strikes that saw Pakistan drop napalm bombs on it. Karnik took a bold step to convince 300 intrepid women from a nearby village to rebuild the runway so that a plane carrying Indian Army officers could land safely. Karnik, along with two other officers, 50 Air Force soldiers and 60 members of the Defense and Security Corps, did an excellent job of keeping the air base operational despite Pakistan's heavy bombing.

Bhushan Kumar of T-Series, ecstatic, co-produces the film with Select Media Holdings LLP: "This brave tale must be told because we want the next generation to know the existence of this brave soldier, Squadron leader Vijay Karnik, who played an important role in the victory of India during the 1971 war. Nobody other than him was heroic enough to take this bold step to involve civilians in a war. "

Producer Ginny Khanuja of Select Media Holdings LLP also believes that the story was waiting to be told and adds," This has never happened. What has happened already, and in doing so, Mr. Karnik has made history unforgettable. I am happy to announce today that we are going to tell the story of this true celluloid hero. "

Recalling this incident, the squadron leader, Vijay Karnik, said:" We were waging war and if there had been victims of these women, it would have been a great deal. loss for the war effort. But I made the decision and it worked. I had explained to them where they could be sheltering when they were attacked and they followed him with courage. Plus, I could only see Ajay Devgn trying on my character and I'm glad he's on board. "

Bhuj: The pride of India a presentation of Gulshan Kumar with T-Series and Select Media Holdings LLP, together celebrate the courage of Karnik and his team. by Abhishek Dudhaiya, the film will be produced by Ginny Khanuja, Vajir Singh, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Abhishek Dudhaiya.