Sidharth Malhotra wraps shoot for Vikram Batra biopic 'Shershaah', shares pics

Sidharth Malhotra has wrapped up shoot for  biographical-action film Shershaah, which is based on life of Kargil Martyr Captain Vikram Batra. film is written by Sandeep Srivastava, directed by Vishnuvardhan, and produced by Karan Johar under his banner of Dharma Productions.

Earlier on Sunday, Sidharth posted a series of pictures on his Instagram account with a caption that read, "And it’s a wrap! universe has been so grateful for giving me chance to portray real-life hero of our Indian Army, Vikram Batra. And I couldn't be happier to bring you his courous life story. I want to thank each one of you for being a part of this amazing film. This 3-year long journey has been spectacular and I feel grateful to have best team by my side. Watch out for our first look!"

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Sidharth will be playing a double role in film, wherein he will portray both Vikram Batra and his twin bror Vishal Batra. He told PTI, "This is my first biopic and I am super excited for it. He has a bror but film is predominately about Captain Vikram. We are planning how to cleverly deal with it (double roles). He impacted so many people in Army. I won't say he is a personality that everybody kws but I felt it was a story that needed to be told. I found his story fascinating”. 

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Story of martyr

Shershaah is based on real-life of Captain Vikram Batra, who was in news for recapturing Indian territories from Pakistani thugs during Kargil War of 1999. Though he died saving lives of his people, he is still celebrated and loved by countrymen for his bravery. Sidharth Malhotra will be seen essaying role of Vikram Batra in Shershaah. film is directed by Vishnu Vardhan, who is a popular director down South and has wielded megaphone for movies like Arrambam, Billa, among ors. 

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(With PTI inputs)