‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ gets applauded by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

Aditya Dhar’s directorial ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ has been rocking the headlines ever since the film’s trailer was released. The film has been garnering rave reviews from audience and critics alike. The one thing which is being widely applauded by all walks of life is its dialogue ‘How’s the Josh?’ This dialogue of ‘Uri’ has become a slogan for many, as it has been used by several politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The film ‘Uri’ stars Vicky as an Indian Army Officer, who was a part of the surgical strike carried out by Indian soldiers on Pakistan’s terrorist camps. According to reports, a special screening for Vicky Kaushal and Yami Gautam starrer was organised for Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and he watched the film along with Indo-Tibetan Border police personnel.

Venakaiah Naidu seems to be inspired by the film. He Congratulated the cast and crew of ‘Uri’, for showcasing the valour of the Indian army.  Taking to the microblogging site Twitter, he tweeted about the film. Check out his tweet below:

Happy to have watched the movie 'Uri-Surgical Strikes' today along with Indo-Tibetan Border Police Personnel who guard the Vice President's Residence in New Delhi. It was an inspiring movie. I congratulate the cast & crew of #Urimovie for showcasing the valour of #IndianArmy. pic.twitter.com/BR1zlXGpUO

— Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) January 29, 2019

The film is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and also features Mohit Raina, Paresh Rawal and Kirti Kulhari in vital roles. ‘Uri’ was released on January 11 but still continues to receive loads of love and appreciation from actors and the audiences alike.

Recently, popular Indian dairy company Amul took to social media and posted a cartoon featuring Amul girl sporting the military uniform with a gun in the air amidst a war scene. The advert is basically trying to resemble a scene from the film ‘Uri’ and its dialogue ‘How’s the Josh?’

‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ has done an outstanding performance at the box office window and crossed the 150 crore benchmark. It is likely to register in Rs 200 crore mark at the ticket window.

Also Read: Amul pays tribute to ‘Uri’; Vicky Kaushal says what an utterly butterly honour

Omair Iqbal

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