Published 19:00 IST, December 28th 2019

Janhvi Kapoor wraps up shoot for 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl', pens heartfelt note

The biopic film is based on IAF pilot Gunjan Saxena, who is one of the first female pilots to fly in combat as she rescued soldiers during the Kargil War

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Janhvi Kapoor has reportedly finished shooting for her role as Indian Air Force officer Gunjan Saxena in her much-awaited biopic film Gunjan Saxena: Kargil Girl. actor took to Instagram and shared a series of photos as memories of shoot of Sharan Sharma directorial.

She captioned post with an emotionally charged mess which re," Spent two days trying to think of a caption that’ll do justice to what this experience has meant to me but thing sums it up. It’s a film wrap and I feel blessed to have been on this special journey, and through it to find my best friend (director Sharan Sharma) - like you say it’s all about process; and I don’t think re will ever be one as pure, honest, venturous and memorable as this one. Can’t wait for you guys to see it ❤️"

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Take a look at pictures in post:

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movie is based on Gunjan Saxena, one of first female pilots to fly in combat, who rescued soldiers during  Kargil War in 1999 and was hored with Shaurya Vir award for displaying cour during war.

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film also stars Pankaj Tripathi who will essay role of Gunjan's far while Ang Bedi will be playing her bror. In a poster shared by Janhvi Kapoor, she can be seen hugging her onscreen far Pankaj Tripathi. poster features tagline 'meri beti ki udaan koi nahi rok sakta' ( one can stop my daughter from flying high).

Have a look:

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What's next for Janhvi Kapoor?

Gunjan Saxena: Kargil Girl is slated to release in aters on March 13, 2020. Janhvi Kapoor has a slew of films lined up for upcoming year. She will feature in a horror anthology film Ghost Stories, in director Zoya Akhtar's segment, which will be released on digital platform on January 1, 2020.

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Dhak actor will also be seen in Hardik Mehta's horror-comedy Roohi Afza along with Stree actor Rajkummar Rao. film is currently in post-production phase and is likely to release on April 17, 2020.

Janhvi Kapoor is currently filming for Colin D'Cunha's Dostana 2 along with Luka Chhupi actor Kartik Aaryan and newcomer Lakshya.

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19:00 IST, December 28th 2019