Janhvi Kapoor to take up flying lessons for Gunjan Saxena biopic

Janhvi Kapoor who is set to do her first biopic on IAF pilot Gunjan Saxena, is due to take flying lessons as part her preparations.

Reported by AsianAge, Kapoor has already gone through the look test and is now undertake flying lesson to enact her role better. A source shared, “She went through few look tests a few months ago but her real test begins now. She will now take flying lessons, which is going to be the most challenging part. She will begin her training in a week’s time.”

Saxena was the first female IAF pilot who flew into a combat zone during the Kargil War in 1999. Honoured for her bravery, she was awarded the Shaurya Chakra.

The film is being directed by Sharan Sharma, and will also star Angad Bedi and Pankaj Tripathi.