Still get messages like 'we are not going to let Gunjan Saxena have an IMDb rating of more than zero': Janhvi Kapoor

By Rashita Sahni

on August 13, 2020

Janhvi Kapoor, who plays the first Indian female airforce pilot Gunjan Saxena who went into combat during the Kargil war in her upcoming film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, is confident the audience will like the film once they watch it. It released on Netlfix on August 12. Unfortunately, her film has been at the receiving end of backlash ever since the trailer released on August 1. The trolls and negative comments for the trailer are coming amid the ongoing insider vs outsider debate. Janhvi, daughter of late actress Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor, made her debut in 2018 with Shashank Khaitan's Dhadak.

Talking about the 'powerful sentiment on social media' Janhvi said, "I'm hopeful only, I don't know whether I'm being naive or what but I do understand there's a very powerful sentiment on social media, but I'm optimistic that once people see the film, they'll like it. But Sharan still gets messages like 'We are not going to let Gunjan Saxena have an IMDb rating of more than zero."

She continued, "I know nothing comes from frustration or aggression or negativity but it's also important to understand there's a sentiment underneath that and they feel like they need to be heard. We are sure of what we have done and we are sure of the hard work we have put in. I'm confident that people will recognize it."

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl also stars Angad Bedi, Panjak Tripathi, Viineet Kumar and Manav Vij. It is directed by Sharan Sharma who is making his directorial debut with it. Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is produced by Karan Johar under his production banner Dharma Productions.