Director Sriram Raghavan and producer Dinesh Vijan will work on a biopic about Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, who was posthumously awarded a Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India’s highest honour for gallantry, during the 1971 war with Pakistan.
“Dinesh Vijan and Sriram Raghavan team up once again after Badlapur to bring to life the spectacular story of Param Vir Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal!” read a post on the official Twitter account of the production company Maddock Films.
“When I heard the story of Arun Khetarapal, I was inspired. He is the youngest recipient of the Param Vir Chakra. What he did and the kind of life he lived was absolutely exemplary and unbelievable,” Vijan said in a statement.
He says it is a huge responsibility to make a film with such an inspirational message.
“Arun involves a lot of passion since we all are moved by it. We are doing our homework,” he added.
“Sriram is one of the most talented directors around, and [writer] Ritesh [Shah] is as passionate, so I feel it’s the perfect team,” Vijan said.
The script of the film is likely to be finalised in the next couple of weeks. The makers will need six months of prep and so the film is expected to go on floors next year.
Raghavan is known for directing films such as Ek Hasina Thi, Johnny Gaddaar and Agent Vinod.
