Feb. 17, 2017|India|126 Min.|n/A
Genre: Action;Bollywood;Thriller;War
Description: In November 1971, India and Pakistan were on the brink of war due to the refugee crisis caused by the Pakistan Army’s Operation Searchlight. The Indian Navy and RAW intercepted a secret code sent from Pakistan to East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), indicating a potential attack on an Indian naval vessel. Suspecting that the target was INS Vikrant, India’s sole aircraft carrier, the Navy sent the submarine S21, commanded by Cmdr. Ranvijay Singh, on a reconnaissance mission. To counter Singh’s aggressive nature, Lt. Cmdr. Arjun Varma was assigned to S21 with orders to prevent Singh from engaging Pakistani warships and escalating the conflict.
The Navy later discovered that the Pakistan Navy had deployed PNS Ghazi, led by Cmdr. Razak Khan, to the Bay of Bengal to confront Vikrant. In a diversionary tactic, Ghazi attacked an Indian merchant ship. S21, detecting the attack, rushed to the scene. Arjun rescued a Bengali refugee girl and woman from the wreckage. During surveillance, S21 detected Ghazi’s sonar signal.
Singh insisted on tracking and attacking Ghazi, while Arjun opposed, citing his orders. Singh overruled Arjun and ordered Lt. Commander Santosh Devraj to conduct a drill targeting Ghazi. They fired a torpedo, narrowly missing Ghazi but alerting the enemy. Realizing S21’s presence, Razak ordered his crew to speed toward Visakhapatnam Port, setting mines along the way to destroy S21. S21 pursued Ghazi but narrowly avoided the mines at the last moment.
Cast director: Sankalp Reddy
Cast actor: Kay Kay Menon, Rana Daggubati, Atul Kulkarni, Taapsee Pannu, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri, Milind Gunaji, Rahul Singh, Satyadev Kancharana, Chiranjeevi
Original name: द गाजी अटैक