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Ajay Devgn locks Independence Day 2020 for Bhuj: The Pride of India

Updated on: 24 March,2019 12:46 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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With "Bhuj", Devgn has staked claim over the Independence Day weekend, a release date that has been Akshay Kumar's favourite for last three consecutive years -- "Rustom" (2016), "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" (2017) and "Gold" (2018)

Ajay Devgn locks Independence Day 2020 for Bhuj: The Pride of India

Ajay Devgn

Ajay Devgn's Bhuj: The Pride of India is set to arrive in the theatres on August 14, 2020, the makers announced. With Bhuj, Devgn has staked claim over the Independence Day weekend, a release date that has been Akshay Kumar's favourite for last three consecutive years - Rustom (2016), Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017) and Gold (2018). The multistarrer patriotic film also features Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Rana Daggubati, Parineeti Chopra and Ammy Virk.


To be written and directed by Abhishek Dudhaiya, the film will feature Ajay as Vijay Karnik, an IAF Wing Commander, who was in charge of the Bhuj airport during the 1971 war between India and Pakistan. Karnik, along with 50 Air Force and 60 defence security officers, played an instrumental role in keeping the airbase operational despite facing heavy bombing from Pakistan.


The airstrip was damaged during the shelling but Karnik and his team, with the help of 300 local women, reconstructed it so that a flight carrying Indian Army officers could land safely. Bhuj will be co-produced by Krishan Kumar, Ginny Khanuja, Vajir Singh and Dhudhaiya.


Also read: Ajay Devgn to play a squadron leader in his next film, Bhuj: The Pride of India

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