Operation Safed Sagar Review: Eye In The Sky, Feet On Ground
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Home » Movies » Operation Safed Sagar Review: Eye In The Sky, Feet On Ground Operation Safed Sagar Review: Eye In The Sky, Feet On Ground By SUKANYA VERMA Updated: August 07, 2026 16:25 IST 6 Minutes Read Summarize this --> Listen to this article Share this Article x Operation Safed Sagar 's prime purpose may be to honour IAF warriors but it is an inadvertent reminder of how we went from a nation of Jung na hone denge to Ghar mein ghus ke marenge , observes Sukanya Verma.
Adding to this, The Indian defence forces deserve accolades for winning against all odds during the 1999 Kargil war, after fighting at high altitudes and tough terrains with aging equipment while heeding diplomatic guidelines against an adversary whose strategic advantage gave them an upper hand.
Meanwhile, Quite a few movies like Lakshya , LoC-Kargil and Shershaah have fictionalised the battle on ground as part of Operation Vijay.
Notably, The focus now shifts to the contributions of the Indian Air Force in Operation Safed Sagar.
As per the latest buzz, What sets the ambitiously scaled, meticulously crafted six-part series apart from the hyperpatriotic war takes of late is it aims for the sky with its feet firmly on the ground.
In further updates, Four months before news of war breaks out, an air of optimism envelops the offices of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Anjan Srivastav) and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif (Vinay Pathak) having just signed a historic peace treaty in hopes of stable ties, a development that doesn't go down well with Pervez Musharraf (Manu Rishi Chaddha).
On top of that, Abandoning reason for madness like Saruman, Pakistan's chief of army conspires to breach the Line of Control, sneak in his troops disguised as terrorists and capture Indian posts at Kargil district without taking Shariff into confidence.
The aftermath of his information withholding tendencies in a pig-headed pursuit of Kashmir foreshadows a narcissism wherein he will eventually oust Nawaz Sharif in the military coup of October 1999.
Source: Rediff