Sky Force (film)

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Sky Force
Directed bySandeep Kewlani
Abhishek Anil Kapur
Written bySandeep Kewlani
Aamil Keeyan Khan
Niren Bhatt
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran
Edited bySyed Shafqat Ali
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Release date
  • 2 October 2024 (2024-10-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sky Force is an upcoming Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Abhishek Anil Kapur and Sandeep Kewlani and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films and Jio Studios. [1] [2] It stars Akshay Kumar, Veer Pahariya, Nimrat Kaur, Sara Ali Khan, Sharad Kelkar and Suniel Shetty. [3] The film is a retelling of 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. [4] [5]

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The film was officially announced in October 2023. Filming commenced in May 2023 in Mumbai. [6] Principal photography wrapped up in April 2024 lasting for 100 days, with the film shot in India, USA and United Kingdom. [7] [8]

The film is scheduled to release in worldwide theatres on 2 October 2024. [9]

Cast

Production

The film first came into development in June 2022, with pre-production done by March 2023. [10] [11] The film was officially announced on 2 October 2023, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. [12] [13] The film is inspired by India's retaliatory attack on Pakistan's Sargodha airbase in the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965. [14] [15]

Filming

Principal photography began on 31 May 2023 in Mumbai. [16] Filming moved to Lucknow in August 2023. [17] [18] The shooting was officially wrapped up on 26 April 2024. [19] [20]

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. [21]

Release

Sky Force is set for theatrical release on 2 October 2024. [22]

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