Bhuj: The Pride of India — Sonakshi Sinha's first look poster unveiled from Ajay Devgn's period film

Sonakshi Sinha has unveiled her first look from her upcoming film Bhuj: The Pride of India. The poster shows the actress sporting the look of a Gujarati woman with several tattoos inked across her neck.

The actress shared the poster of the film on her Instagram account.

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According to a report in Hindustan Times, Sonakshi will essay the role of Senderben Jetha Madharpaya, who led 299 women to support the Indian Army during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. The report adds that based on the true story, Bhuj: The Pride of India is a war film also starring Ajay Devgn,  Sanjay Dutt ,  Parineeti Chopra , Rana Daggubati and  Ammy Virk . The film has been written and directed by Abhishek Dudhaiya and will release on Disney+ Hotstar .   Devgn will essay the role of Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik . The actor had, in a tweet last year, revealed that Karnik had guided 300 women from nearby villages to reconstruct a wrecked Indian Air Force air-strip during the war so that Air Force officers could safely land.

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1971. Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik & team. 300 Brave Women. Reconstruction of a wrecked Indian Air Force airstrip. 'Bhuj- The Pride Of India' pic.twitter.com/HZYxPOn0Du

— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) March 19, 2019

Devgn had recently shared his and Sanjay Dutt’s looks from the film as well.

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