Bollywood Gupshup: Ajay Devgn’s 'Bhuj: The Pride Of India' set to premiere on August 15

According to media reports, the film, which has the 1971 India-Pakistan war in its backdrop, is slated to directly release on the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar on India's Independence Day on 15 August. All this and more in our weekly bulletin from the world of cinema and music.

Produced by Bhushan Kumar, 'Bhuj: The Pride Of India' is a war drama set during the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971.

Ajay Devgn will play the role of Indian Air Force Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik, the then in-charge of the Bhuj airport who, with his team, reconstructed the IAF airbase with the help of 300 women from a local village.

In other news, music composer Shravan Rathod, of popular music director duo Nadeem-Shravan, passed away last week due to COVID-19 related complications.

 

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