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(Redirected from Veer Pahariya) Upcoming Indian film

Sky Force
Date announcement poster with initial release date
Directed bySandeep Kewlani
Abhishek Anil Kapur
Written bySandeep Kewlani
Aamil Keeyan Khan
Niren Bhatt
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySanthana Krishnan Ravichandran
Edited bySyed Shafqat Ali
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
companies		Jio Studios
Maddock Films
Release date
  • 24 January 2025 (2025-01-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sky Force is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language war film directed by Abhishek Anil Kapur and Sandeep Kewlani and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik under Maddock Films, and Jyoti Deshpande under Jio Studios. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Sara Ali Khan and Veer Pahariya. It is a take on India's retaliatory attack on Sargodha airbase of Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965, described as India's first and deadliest airstrike.

Officially announced in October 2023, Sky Force began filming in May 2023 in Mumbai. The principal photography wrapped up in late-April 2024, spanning 100 days, with shooting held in parts of India, US and UK.

Sky Force is set to release on 24 January 2025, coinciding with the Republic Day.

Cast

Production

The film first came into development in June 2022, with pre-production done by March 2023. The film was officially announced on 2 October 2023, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The film is inspired by India's retaliatory attack on Pakistan's Sargodha airbase in the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965.

Filming

Principal photography began on 31 May 2023 in Mumbai. Filming moved to Lucknow in August 2023. The shooting was officially wrapped up on 26 April 2024.

The film was shot over a period of 100 days (including 60 days for Akshay Kumar) in locations such as Mumbai, Lucknow, Sitapur, Amritsar, Hyderabad, Delhi, Pathankot, UK and USA. Filming concluded on 17 December 2024.

Release

Initially planned to release on 2 October 2024, Sky Force is set for theatrical release on 24 January 2025.

References

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