Sky Force (film)

Sky Force is an upcoming Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Abhishek Anil Kapur and Sandeep Kewlani and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films and Jio Studios. The film stars Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty and Veer Pahariya alongside Nimrat Kaur, Sara Ali Khan, and Sharad Kelkar. It is a take on India's retaliatory attack on Sargodha airbase of Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965, described as India's first and deadliest airstrike.

The film was officially announced in October 2023. Filming commenced in May 2023 in Mumbai. Principal photography wrapped up in April 2024 spanning 100 days of shooting in India, USA and United Kingdom.

The film is scheduled to release in worldwide theatres on 11 October 2024.

Cast

 * Akshay Kumar as Squadron Leader Ravi Pratap, Amar's cousin brother
 * Suniel Shetty as Inspector Amar Kapoor, Ravi's cousin brother
 * Veer Pahariya as Shekhar Kartoos, (the last main antagonist villain)
 * Nimrat Kaur
 * Sara Ali Khan
 * Sharad Kelkar

Production
The film first came into development in June 2022, with pre-production done by March 2023. The film was officially announced on 2 October 2023, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The film is inspired by India's retaliatory attack on Pakistan's Sargodha airbase in the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965.

Filming
Principal photography began on 31 May 2023 in Mumbai. Filming moved to Lucknow in August 2023. The shooting was officially wrapped up on 26 April 2024.

The film was shot over a period of 100 days (including 60 days for Akshay Kumar) in locations such as Mumbai, Lucknow, Sitapur, Amritsar, Hyderabad, Delhi, Pathankot, UK and USA.

Release
Sky Force is set for theatrical release on 11 October 2024.