Siddharth might have received reward for his portrayal of Squadron Chief Ajay Ahuja in Netflix’s Operation Safed Sagar, however the evaluate closest to his coronary heart got here from Ajay’s spouse, Alka Ahuja. After watching the sequence, Alka reached out to the actor and has since been in contact with him frequently, sharing her ideas on his efficiency in addition to messages from Ajay’s household.
The evaluate that mattered essentially the most
When Operation Safed Sagar premiered on Netflix on August 7, Siddharth was ready to listen to what Alka Ahuja product of his portrayal of her late husband. She had held again on the trailer launch, saying she wished to observe the sequence earlier than sharing her ideas. After lastly watching it, she reached out to Siddharth — and the 2 have been talking every single day since.
“I am very pleased to inform you I’ve obtained my greatest evaluate from Alka ma’am. I additionally converse to her every single day, so I get a brand new evaluate each morning. She notices various things at totally different instances, and factors them out to me. She’s very sort,” Siddharth instructed Display screen in an interview, including “She additionally sends me screenshots of messages from Ajay’s household. The widespread consensus is that relaxation assured, I’ve achieved my largest accountability, to pay him the precise tribute.”
‘Ajay bilkul tumhari tarah tha’
For Siddharth, Alka’s most touching suggestions has been about how a lot he reminds her of Ajay. She noticed glimpses of her husband in Siddharth, each in his efficiency and in the best way he’s as an individual. “She says, ‘Siddharth, Ajay bilkul tumhari tarah tha. He was very jovial, fun-loving and badmash. However each time he’d be at work, he’d turn out to be very targeted, identical to you,'” the actor revealed.
Alka additionally noticed glimpses of Ajay within the camaraderie Siddharth shared along with his co-stars. His bond with Baldy (Mihir Ahuja), Dhali (Abhay Verma), Sangy (Taaruk Raina) and Goofy (Arnav Bhasin) reminded her of the shut friendship Ajay shared along with his fellow officers.
About Operation Safed Sagar
Directed by Oni Sen and created by Kushal Srivastava and Abhijeet Singh Parmar, Operation Safed Sagar stars Siddharth, Jimmy Shergill,Abhay Verma, Dia Mirza, Prajakta Koli, Mihir Ahuja, Taaruk Raina, Arnav Bhasin and Amrita Bagchi, amongst others. One of many highlights of the sequence is its spectacular aerial motion, with the much-famed MiG-21 taking part in a key function. The plane was flown by the Golden Arrows squadron throughout the Kargil Warfare. Curiously, the sequence additionally captured the MiG-21 in motion for the final time on movie earlier than it was retired from the Indian Air Drive.
Netflix took the story of the long-lasting fighter jet ahead withThe Last Salute. Directed by Kushal Srivastava, the documentary appeared again on the MiG-21’s outstanding 62-year journey with the Indian Air Drive.
