Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar Team Up for ‘Operation Sindoor' Film
The film is based on Lt Gen KJS ‘Tiny’ Dhillon’s book 'Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of India’s Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan'
Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and producer Bhushan Kumar have announced their new film, Operation Sindoor, inspired by the Indian Armed Forces' military attack on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir last year.
Based on Lt Gen KJS ‘Tiny’ Dhillon’s book Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of India’s Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan, the film will be backed by Kumar's T-Series and Agnihotri's I Am Buddha Productions.
Agnihotri, whose credits include films like The Kashmir Files, The Tashkent Files and The Bengal Files, said Operation Sindoor won't be just a film but a "revelation."
"We have conducted extensive, ground-level research in collaboration with multiple wings of the Indian Armed Forces to understand not just what happened, but how and why it happened," the filmmaker said, adding that what emerged was a "reality far more complex, far more precise, and far more unsettling than what is available in the public domain."
"I have always believed in telling stories that are uncomfortable but necessary. My effort is to bring this story of courage, professionalism, and strategic clarity to audiences with authenticity, while also presenting it as an edge-of-the-seat cinematic experience," he said, noting that his intention with the film is not to "create noise, but to confront it—with facts, with clarity, and the magic of cinema.”
Kumar said the story of Operation Sindoor chose the team and said it demands to be told with "honesty, courage, and responsibility."
"This is not just a film. It is a revelation. When a nation goes through events of such magnitude, it becomes important to document them truthfully," the producer added.
Further details about the project are currently under wraps and will be announced soon. Agnihotri last directed The Bengal Files, which starred Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar, Anupam Kher and Simrat Kaur. Released in 2025, it was the third and final installment in Agnihotri's The Files Trilogy.