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Dharma Productions’ Gunjan Saxena biopic to star Angad Bedi opposite Janhvi Kapoor?

Actor Angad Bedi, who is known for his performances in films like Pink (2015), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) and Soorma (2018), has reportedly bagged Dharma Productions’ forthcoming project.

Buzz has it that the young actor has been roped in to play an important role in Karan Johar's upcoming production venture, which is a biopic on flight lieutenant Gunjan Saxena. The actor will star opposite newcomer Janhvi Kapoor who plays the female lead in the flick.


“Angad is on board the film now. However, it is not clear whether he has stepped into an independent role or whether he will be replacing Dulquer Salmaan whose name has also cropped up as one of the actors in the film,” a source reveals.The movie tells a true-life tale of two female flight lieutenants Gunjan Saxena and Srividya Rajan, who flew choppers to evacuate injured Indian soldiers during Kargil war in 1999, fighting against all odds in northern Kashmir.

The project is yet to be announced officially.

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Highlights:

  • Hamlet trailer lands with Riz Ahmed in the lead role
  • Film sets Shakespeare inside a wealthy British South Asian family
  • Directed by Aneil Karia and in cinemas 6 February 2025
  • Cast includes Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chadha and Art Malik

Riz Ahmed has entered Hamlet in a way British cinema has not quite seen. The new Hamlet trailer has been released by Universal, giving the first proper look at Aneil Karia’s modern take on Shakespeare and placing the story inside a British South Asian business empire. It is due in cinemas on 6 February, and the footage shows a tense, controlled Ahmed moving through grief, suspicion and family power.

The film teams Ahmed and Karia again after The Long Goodbye, which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. That success informs this production. This is the first time a major UK studio release has grounded Hamlet within a South Asian household for a wide audience.

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