 "Uri: The Surgical Strike team meet Union defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Army Day")
New Delhi: Union defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman met the cast and crew of Uri: The Surgical Strike on the occasion of Army Day on Tuesday. Film’s stars Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam, director Aditya Dhar and producer Ronnie Screwvala were part of the meeting that took place at Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s ‘at home’ function. Sitharaman took to Twitter to congratulate the film’s team about which she has been “hearing many good things”. “At COAS Bipin Rawat’s #ArmyDay ‘at home’, with the team of the film #URITheSurgicalStrike,” wrote Sitharaman.
The actors said they were honoured to make the acquaintance of the minister.
Dhar replied to Sitharaman’s tweet as well.
The film is based on the 2016 Indian Army’s surgical strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan as a retaliation for the Uri attack that claimed the lives of 17 army personnel. Also featuring Paresh Rawal and Mohit Raina, Uri: The Surgical Strike released on 11 January.