The biopic on the female Indian air force (IAF) pilot `Gunjan Saxena’ is embroiled in the debate once again.
Responding strongly to the uproar created over the picturisation of IAF as an organisation, Gunjan writes, “IAF is too big and too respectable a force to even be scratched by the controversy. The IAF as an organization is not into institutional discrimination, be it on gender or anything. I can speak for myself.”
Gunjan also slammed the baseless rumours that claims she is not the first woman pilot in the Kargil war. She asserted, that is an absolutely absurd propaganda by peddling lies. Saxena opens up by telling, some people are trying to tarnish her hard earned reputation through nonsensical rants.
Namrita Chandi, a retired wing commander lashed out at Karan Johar and dismissed claims for showing misogyny and gender bias in the film. She also quoted saying Srividya Rajan was the First Lady pilot who flew to Kargil not Gunjan. Srividya too agreed to the statement and also shared her concern on the way Jahnavi was portrayed in poor light.
However, Gunjan proudly shared the accomplishments in her blog while being as an IAS officer in eight years of her journey.
“I was first in the order of merit during my basic training and also in helicopter training, the first woman to fly in a combat zone (mentioned in the Limca Book of Records), the first ‘BG’ (a coveted flying category) among women helicopter pilots and the first woman officer to undergo the jungle and snow survival course,”.