Ensuring frontline troops had the ammunition and food needed to sustain the fight.
Born in Lucknow into a family with a strong army background (her father was an army officer), Gunjan grew up around airfields and developed a passion for flying. In the late 1990s, when the IAF opened its transport and helicopter wings to women on a short-service commission basis, she seized the opportunity. She was part of the first batch of women to undergo military pilot training in India. gunjan saxena
The narrative follows Gunjan (Janhvi Kapoor) from her childhood in a small town, where she dreams of the sky, to her induction into the IAF. The film chronicles her grueling training at the Air Force Academy and her eventual posting to the Udhampur base. The core conflict arises not from enemy fire initially, but from the systemic sexism within the armed forces. Gunjan faces resistance from her seniors who believe women do not belong in the cockpit of a fighter jet. The climax centers around the Kargil conflict, where she proves her mettle by executing critical rescue missions, earning the nickname "The Kargil Girl." Ensuring frontline troops had the ammunition and food