Emraan Hashmi, who was last seen in Soumik Sen's Why Cheat India, will now feature in director Vijay Ratnakar Gutte’s next film, Vayusena. Emraan will play the role of retired air commodore Kariyadil Cheriyan Kuruvilla (KC Kuruvilla) for the film. The film, which is expected to go on floors in November this year, will be wrapped up in one schedule. The makers have already written to the government, seeking permission to shoot at a real airbase along with fighter planes.
Director Vijay confirmed the news to a leading daily and said, “Emraan hasn’t played a character like this before, and he loves such roles. It was an instant nod from him. It’s a human interest story that starts with the 1971 Indo-Pak war and ends with the Indo-Pak Kargil War of 1999. We plan to film at a real airbase, and it’d be great if the authorities allow us to use real fighter planes to present the story correctly and realistically. We are hopeful that the permission will come through soon.”
The story begins when KC Kuruvilla was a Flying Officer at the age of 26. The film will go on to show the Kargil War as well when he was still in service.
(Source: Bombay Times)
