Emraan Hashmi’s Ground Zero has finally been released in theatres amid the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The movie is based on the BSF officer and Kirti Chakra winner, Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey. Here’s everything you need to know about this officer whose bravery gave inspiration for Emraan Hashmi’s Ground Zero.
Who is Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey?
Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey was a Border Security Force (BSF) officer posted in Kashmir who led a crucial operation in 2003 to capture the terrorist, Ghazi Baba. Ghazi was responsible for the 2001 Indian Parliament attack. During the operation, Dubey was shot multiple times, one of the bullets remaining lodged in his body, making it a reminder of his bravery.
In an interview with E24, Producer Ritesh Sidhwani stated, “Of course, you should take certain cinematic liberties to dramatise, but the material was available.” He further added, “Some of the things in the script, which we thought the writer wrote to make it filmy, but they were facts. Everything written there is authentic.”
Emraan Hashmi’s role in Ground Zero
Emraan Hashmi played Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey in Ground Zero, which is directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, produced by Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar, featuring Emraan Hashmi, Sai Tamhankar and Zoya Hussain. The film is dedicated to all the BSF officers for their acts of bravery and the security they provide to the country. In this film, Emraan has delivered a powerful performance and did full justice to the role.
During the launch of Ground Zero, Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey narrated a lethal experience from his 2003 operation: “Amid heavy AK-47 fire, I was hit by multiple rounds. Thanks to the protection offered by my medal, most bullets were deflected — but one grazed me and remains lodged as a lasting reminder.”
Ground Zero’s director, Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, said, “Aaj tak main kaafi achraj mein tha ke logon ko is baare mein pata nahi hai. Yeh Dubey ji ki kahani hai, jinko pyaar se hum NND kehte hain. Toh yeh BSF mein officer the, Kashmir mein posted the, woh 7–8 saal wahan pe rahe aur unko wahan terrorism ke baare mein jaankari hui.” (Until now, I was quite surprised that people didn’t know about this. This is the story of Dubey ji, whom we lovingly call NND. He was an officer in the BSF, posted in Kashmir. He stayed there for 7–8 years, and during that time, he gained deep knowledge about terrorism there.)
After the Kashmir terror attack, the movie Ground Zero has evoked a sense of patriotism in the audience. The film is getting loved by people as they are relating it to the ongoing circumstances in Kashmir.
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