Boney Kapoor Felt Pankaj Tripathi Is A Better Father To Janhvi After Watching Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl

One of the most awaited films of the year, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl finally released on Netflix on 12^th August. Starring Janhvi Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi and Angad Bedi, the film is based on the inspiring story of Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena, who became the first Indian female air-force pilot in combat. While the film has received mixed reviews from netizens on social media, the one thing that touched almost all of our hearts is the bond shared by Gunjan and her father Anup Saxena. Janhvi and Pankaj have done exceptionally well at portraying the special bond on-screen and are definitely winning hearts!

In a recent chat with Indian Express, Pankaj revealed Janhvi’s father and filmmaker Boney Kapoor’s reaction to their performance in the film. The actor shared, “Boney Kapoor called me at night after watching the film. He said, “You are a better father to Janhvi than me.” He said he hasn’t ever seen a father-daughter movie that’s so truthful. He was very emotional and I could completely understand his state of mind. So many of my fraternity friends also told me that after watching the film, they went and hugged their daughters.”

Talking about his on-screen daughter, Pankaj shared, “Janhvi and I met on a flight six months before we started work on Gunjan Saxena. We were going to Goa. This girl walked in and greeted me. She then told me that when I was sent the script for Gunjan Saxena. She prayed and pledged to God that she will become a vegetarian so that I agree to do the film. The day I agreed, the director called her to share that I was onboard. I had gone to my village where there’s little internet, so it took me around 10 days to respond to the director’s message. I told her she should’ve informed me about her pledge before. I would’ve then said a yes without even reading the script (laughs).”

Well Pankaj and Janhvi’s performance as a dynamic father-daughter duo is definitely one of the major highlights of the film.