Despite its predictability, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is an engaging watch

What’s refreshing about the film is that it shows Gunjan Saxena as a human being with her own dreams, rather than as an hyper-nationalist ‘daughter of the nation’.

The film starts thus: the flight commander-in-chief is informed that there’s an immediate need for an air force officer for a rescue operation. Tension builds, the army panics and then we see someone running towards a helipad. The camera moves in slow-motion, and then we see Gunjan Saxena, taking charge of the mission.