Shooting For Captain Vikram Batra's Funeral Scene In Shershaah Made Everyone On The Set Emotional
Some unseen photos of Captain Vikram Batra, whose funeral scene made everyone emotional and teary-eyed on the sets of Shershaah.
To make a film on a heroic tale of a brave heart who lost life-fighting for the country and its safety is full of a roller coaster of emotions. While you feel proud at several moments, you cry because it is emotionally overwhelming.
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That's what happened when the cast and crew shot for Shershaah. The last scene, the funeral one, had everyone on the set in tears.
Vikram Batra funeral n obviously Vishal Batra sir was there.
¡ª JUNIOR SID MALHOTRA? (@Ranjanbharwaz1) September 9, 2020
SALUTE to Capt. VikramBatra n to his family as well
YEH DIL MAANGE MORE pic.twitter.com/SC8O6qVkUa
From the junior artistes to the members of crew who weren't even in the frame, everyone was shedding tears. There were sniffles all around the sets, revealed Kiara Advani who essayed the role of Dimple Cheema, Capt Vikram Batra's fiancee.
"While the camera was on me, I could hear sniffles all around me".
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The scene was shot in the presence of Vikram¡¯s twin brother Vishal Batra. The sequence was shot at the same place in Palampur where Batra's funeral was held years ago.
20000 people came to attend funeral of captain Vikram batra on 8 July 99 in palampur Himachal. pic.twitter.com/mGMYZ8Mf2b
¡ª Rajput Vikas Rana (@VikasRa11658853) February 20, 2021
"The entire crew, including the junior artists, all other co-actors, despite not being in the frame, were all teary-eyed, even though they weren¡¯t supposed to cry. We all resonated with the feeling of immense gratitude for the sacrifice of Captain Vikram Batra, it didn¡¯t feel like we were performing, we relived July 11th, 1999," she told Indian Express.
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Captain Vikram Batra (PVC) was born on Sep 9, 1974, in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh to Girdhari Lal Batra and Kamal Kanta Batra. He had an identical twin and two sisters.
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His brother still has the letters he wrote for him from the war zone. "Don't mind my handwriting. I'm at a height of 17,200 feet. It's very cold here," reads one of the letters.
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For his bravery, Captain Vikram Batra was posthumously awarded India¡¯s highest gallantry award Param Vir Chakra in 1999.
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Narrating the story of a soldier who became a legend, Shershaah is streaming on Amazon Prime Video from August 12.
Garima Satija leads the Entertainment vertical of Indiatimes. A storyteller at heart who enjoys the thrill of writing, she is sometimes found daydreaming about living the lives of movie characters. Also, she hates talking about herself in the third person.
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