<p class="title">Filmmakers Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Bhushan Kumar will collaborate on a film on the Balakot airstrike conducted by the Indian Air Force in February this year, the makers announced on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Billed as a "story that celebrates the accomplishments" of the IAF, the movie will be helmed by "Rock On!" director Abhishek Kapoor. He will be writing the script as well.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The project will also be backed by Mahaveer Jain and Pragya Kapoor.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It will be the second film on the February 26 airstrike against terror outfits in Balakot in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after the Vivek Oberoi starrer "Balakot - The True Story".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The strike followed the February 14 terror attack targeting the CRPF in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district in which 40 'jawans' were killed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhushan Kumar, Mahaveer Jain and Pragya Kapoor come together, to pay tribute to the sons of India and their never-say-die spirit in, National Award-winning director, Abhishek Kapoor's film based on, 2019 Balakot airstrike. A story that celebrates the accomplishments of the Indian Air Force," the statement, shared by Bhansali Productions on Twitter, read. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Sanjay Leela Bhansali(Photo by DH)</p>
<p class="title">Filmmakers Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Bhushan Kumar will collaborate on a film on the Balakot airstrike conducted by the Indian Air Force in February this year, the makers announced on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Billed as a "story that celebrates the accomplishments" of the IAF, the movie will be helmed by "Rock On!" director Abhishek Kapoor. He will be writing the script as well.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The project will also be backed by Mahaveer Jain and Pragya Kapoor.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It will be the second film on the February 26 airstrike against terror outfits in Balakot in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after the Vivek Oberoi starrer "Balakot - The True Story".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The strike followed the February 14 terror attack targeting the CRPF in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district in which 40 'jawans' were killed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhushan Kumar, Mahaveer Jain and Pragya Kapoor come together, to pay tribute to the sons of India and their never-say-die spirit in, National Award-winning director, Abhishek Kapoor's film based on, 2019 Balakot airstrike. A story that celebrates the accomplishments of the Indian Air Force," the statement, shared by Bhansali Productions on Twitter, read. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Sanjay Leela Bhansali(Photo by DH)</p>