Delhi:Just a day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) raised objection over the presentation of gender bias in the film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, the head of National Commission of Women (NCW), Rekha Sharma, has asked the makers to discontinue screening the film. She stated that they should apologise for showing IAF in the negative light, especially when it's not true.
Rekha replied to Gunjan Saxena's statement. The original Kargil girl went on to state that she received support from her male colleagues at the Indian Air Force (IAF). She also confirmed getting equal opportunities like her male counterparts.
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Replying to the same, Rekha tweeted, "If that is so, the filmmaker must apologise and discontinue the screening. Why showing something which is portraying our own forces in bad light especially when it's not true."
NCW asks Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl team to discontinue screening Rekha earlier urged the original girl Gunjun Saxena to come out and clarify whether the gender discrimination shown in the movie is for real.
She tweeted, "The real #GunjanSaxena must come out and clarify whether the gender discrimination shown in the movie is for real? Being from an Army background, I can never imagine defence officers behaving like goons. Officer or not, women always get their due respect in forces".
The Indian Air Force (IAF) had penned a letter to the censor board after Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl featuring Janhvi Kapoor in the lead role, released on Netflix. In the letter, they have stated that while Karan Johar promised authenticity, the film has not presented all facts and is misleading.
Directed by Sharan Sharma, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl also stars Vineet Kumar Singh, Angad Bedi, and Manav Vij in pivotal roles. It has been bankrolled by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.
Besides Janhvi Kapoor, the flick stars Pankaj Tripathi in the role of her father.
