<p>Karan Johar's "Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl" is set to start streaming on Netflix from August 12, the makers announced on Thursday.</p>.<p>Starring Janhvi Kapoor in the title role, the film is based on the life of Gunjan Saxena, then a flying officer, who became the first woman combat aviator to fly into a war zone during the 1999 Kargil War.</p>.<p>Presented by Zee Studios and Johar's Dharma Productions, the film, also featuring Pankaj Tripathi and Viineet Kumar, was earlier slated to be released on April 24.</p>.<p>Dharma shared the date announcement on its official Twitter page.</p>.<p>"The true story that scripted a historic journey about India’s first woman Air Force Officer who went to war! Thrilled to bring to you #GunjanSaxena - The Kargil Girl releasing on 12th August," the tweet read.</p>.<p>Janhvi said she is "proud" to bring the story of India's first woman Air Force officer to go to war.</p>.<p>"A journey that I hope will inspire you the way that it has inspired me. 'Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl' is landing on 12th August to your #Netflix screens," she wrote on Instagram.</p>.<p>Tripathi, who plays Gunjan's father in the film, wrote on Twitter that the film is his "favourite story" which they are looking forward to presenting with a lot of love and pride.</p>.<p>"Gunjan Saxena" is directed by Sharan Sharma, who shares writing credits with Nikhil Mehrotra. Hussain Dalal has been credited with additional dialogue writing.</p>.<p>Netflix on Thursday also unveiled a lineup of 17 original stories, including Bollywood titles "Ludo", "Torbaaz", and Mira Nair's ambitious series adaptation of "A Suitable Boy".</p>
<p>Karan Johar's "Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl" is set to start streaming on Netflix from August 12, the makers announced on Thursday.</p>.<p>Starring Janhvi Kapoor in the title role, the film is based on the life of Gunjan Saxena, then a flying officer, who became the first woman combat aviator to fly into a war zone during the 1999 Kargil War.</p>.<p>Presented by Zee Studios and Johar's Dharma Productions, the film, also featuring Pankaj Tripathi and Viineet Kumar, was earlier slated to be released on April 24.</p>.<p>Dharma shared the date announcement on its official Twitter page.</p>.<p>"The true story that scripted a historic journey about India’s first woman Air Force Officer who went to war! Thrilled to bring to you #GunjanSaxena - The Kargil Girl releasing on 12th August," the tweet read.</p>.<p>Janhvi said she is "proud" to bring the story of India's first woman Air Force officer to go to war.</p>.<p>"A journey that I hope will inspire you the way that it has inspired me. 'Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl' is landing on 12th August to your #Netflix screens," she wrote on Instagram.</p>.<p>Tripathi, who plays Gunjan's father in the film, wrote on Twitter that the film is his "favourite story" which they are looking forward to presenting with a lot of love and pride.</p>.<p>"Gunjan Saxena" is directed by Sharan Sharma, who shares writing credits with Nikhil Mehrotra. Hussain Dalal has been credited with additional dialogue writing.</p>.<p>Netflix on Thursday also unveiled a lineup of 17 original stories, including Bollywood titles "Ludo", "Torbaaz", and Mira Nair's ambitious series adaptation of "A Suitable Boy".</p>