Emraan Hashmi will return to the big screen with a war drama ‘Ground Zero’, which is based on true story about the fight against terrorism in Kashmir. The movie has created excitement among the audience due to several reasons and one of them is Emraan Hashmi’s intense on screen presence. Amid all the hype, the makers of Ground Zero have announced that the movie will have its red carpet premiere in Srinagar. But why this premiere is big deal for Bollywood and Indian cinema?
For the unversed, Ground Zero is making the history by becoming the first Indian film in 38 years to have its red carpet premiere in Srinagar, Kashmir. This is a big milestone for Ground Zero and its makers as the movie has scripted its named in the history. The movie will reportedly be first shown to the Jawans and Army officers as it is based on true events that happened in 2001. Moreover, Ground Zero is completely filmed in Kashmir.
About Ground Zero:
Emraan will essay the role of real-life BSF Commandant Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey. At the trailer launch event of Ground Zero, he talked about the importance of BSF officer Narendra Nath Dubey’s real life operation after the 2001 Parliament Attack in India. He shared, “The story of the sacrifices of these BSF officers and this particular mission/operation’s importance from the phase of 2000-2003 is that Jaish-E-Mohammed’s whole infrastructure was destabilised by it.”
He added, “For 13 years, this organisation didn’t plan a terrorist attack on Indian soil because of this operation. Not too many people know about that. So that is the importance of this operation, and that’s why it’s a story that was waiting to be told. It is better late than never.”
Apart from Emraan Hashmi, ‘Ground Zero’ will also star Sai Tamhankar, Zoya Hussain, Mukesh Tiwari, Deepak Parmesh, Lalit Prabhakar, Rockey Raina and Rahul Vohra in the pivotal roles.
