It was officially confirmed that there will be a new film based on the life of Major Mohit Sharma. He was India’s most cited military officers. Applause Entertainment along with Drishyam Films made the announcement through their social media handles.
Drishyam Films shared the first look of the film and added a tweet that said, “@ApplauseSocial and @DrishyamFilms collaborate on IFTIKHAR.
A prestige movie project that will tell the valiant story of Ashok Chakra awardee Major Mohit Sharma, who fearlessly infiltrated Hizbul Mujahideen under the alias of Iftikhar Bhatt.”
.@ApplauseSocial and @DrishyamFilms collaborate on IFTIKHAR.
A prestige movie project that will tell the valiant story of Ashok Chakra awardee Major Mohit Sharma, who fearlessly infiltrated Hizbul Mujahideen under the alias of Iftikhar Bhatt. pic.twitter.com/oelVLyC6TW— Drishyam Films (@DrishyamFilms) January 22, 2021
Major Mohit Sharma was a Para Special Forces Officer and also the recipient of the Ashok Chakra in 2009. As per the reports, the film will be inspired by the first chapter of the book titled, ‘India’s Most Fearless 2: More Military Stories of Unimaginable Courage and Sacrifice’ by Rahul Singh and Shiv Aroor.
The poster that was shared also mentioned that the film will be releasing during the time of August next year 2022.