Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s production house, Excel Entertainment announced a new film titled Operation Trident on Wednesday. The historic war film navigates through the story of the Indian Navy’s contribution during the Indo-Pak war of 1971.
The film was announced at Nausena Bhavan in New Delhi, in the presence of the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Adm R Hari Kumar. The makers shared some pictures of the meeting with Navy officers and also unveiled a tentative poster for the film.
In the caption they wrote, “Excel Entertainment in collaboration with Sunshine Digimedia presents Operation Trident. The film is based on the #IndianNavy’s daring attack during the #1971IndoPakWar. The saga of the historic triumph will inspire generations to come.”
Operation Trident was an offensive operation launched by the Indian Navy on Pakistan's port city of Karachi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The movie chose the same title to depict one of the important and successful wars fought by India in the history. The film is jointly produced by Excel Entertainment and Sunshine Digimedia. More details from the project are awaited.