Karan Johar to co-produce Sidharth Malhotra starrer Vikram Batra biopic titled Time to relive Yeh Dil Mangey More

3 May 2018

Sidharth Malhotra , who was last seen in Neeraj Pandeys Aiyaary , is all set to start work on his next film soon. The film is a biopic on Captain Vikram Batra who is a Kargil hero and a winner of Param Vir Chakra. According to the previous reports, Sidharth Malhotra will essay a double role of Vikram Batra and his twin Vishal Batra. Now, the film titled Time to relive Yeh Dil Mangey More has been finally announced. It will be co-produced by Sidharth Malhotras mentor and friend, Karan Johar.Karan Johar, on Thursday, made an official announcement about Time to relive Yeh Dil Mangey More on Twitter with proper details about the film. The biopic on the Kargil war hero will be written by Sandeep Shrivastava and directed by Vishnu Varadhan. Sidharth Malhotras forthcoming film will be co-produced by Karan Johars Dharma Production and Shabbir Boxwala. He tweeted, Time to relive-Yeh Dil Mangey More.@DharmaMovies & Shabbir Boxwala collaborate to present the true story of bravery & patriotism-the chronicles of Kargil war hero Vikram Batra. @S1dharthM in the lead as Sher Shah Vikram Batra; Vishnu Varadhan to direct; Written By Sandeep Shrivastava. According to earlier reports, the biopic will be set in Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, and Dehradun. The Kargil heros brother and girlfriend Dimple Cheema have joined hands with the makers of the film. They have given the makers all the necessary information about Vikram to portray him accurately. For the uninitiated, Vikram Batra was born in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. At the time of Kargil War, this unit received orders to move to Kargil. Eighteen days after this, on June 19, 1999, he was ordered to recapture Point 5140 in his first major battle. He defeated the enemy and gave out a triumphant war cry, Yeh Dil maange more. While leaving the base, his colleague lost his legs in an explosion. He went back just to save him thats when he was hit by enemys bullet in his chest. He was martyred on the spot. He was honoured with Param Vir Chakra, Indias highest and most prestigious award for valour, for his actions during the war. Also Read: After Sidharth Malhotra and Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kartik Aaryan joins cast of Karan Johars next