Uri: The Surgical Strike

Uri: The Surgical Strike
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAditya Dhar
Written byAditya Dhar
Based on2016 Indian Line of Control strike commonly known as Uri Strike
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
StarringVicky Kaushal
Yami Gautam
Paresh Rawal
Kirti Kulhari
Rajit Kapur
Mohit Raina
Akashdeep Arora
Manasi Parekh
Thiago Juliaci
CinematographyMitesh Mirchandani
Edited byShivkumar V. Panicker
Music byShashwat Sachdev
Production
company
Distributed byRSVP Movies
Release date
  • 11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)[1]
Running time
138 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget25 crore[3]
Box office342.06 crore[4]

Uri: The Surgical Strike is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language military action film written and directed by debutant Aditya Dhar and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the RSVP Movies banner.[5] A fictionally dramatised account of the true event of the retaliation to the 2016 Uri attack, the film stars Vicky Kaushal along with Yami Gautam, Paresh Rawal, Kirti Kulhari and Mohit Raina in pivotal roles, and tells the story of Major Vihaan Shergill (Vicky Kaushal) of the Para (Special Forces), who played a leading role in the events.[6][7]

Screwvala announced the film in September 2017, a year after the 2016 Indian Line of Control strike. The principal photography began from June 2018 in Serbia where it was majorly shot before being wrapped up in September in Mumbai. It was released on 11 January 2019 to critical acclaim from critics and audiences alike, praising the performances of the cast, screenplay, action sequences, sound design, direction and technical aspects[8] and was also a recipient of various accolades including four National Film Awards.[9]

Made on a budget of 25 crore, Uri: The Surgical Strike grossed 342.73 crore (US$48.67 million) worldwide.[10] It was declared a Super Blockbuster by Box Office India.[3]

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  5. ^ "Raazi for any role". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019. Uri will change that. It is an out and out action film.
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  9. ^ "National Film Awards 2019: 'Andhadhun', 'Uri:The Surgical Strike' bag awards". The Hindu. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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