Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar's much-anticipated war drama 120 Bahadur is well on track for it's November release this year. And now HT City has exclusively learnt that the film's search for a pivotal character has ended with Raashii Khanna.
Farhan Akhtar, Raashii Khanna
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A source tells us that the actor has boarded the film and will be seen alongside Farhan. “Raashii has proved herself with The Sabarmati Report and Yodha, two completely different films and characters. The makers of 120 Bahadur felt that she would be able to hold her ground in a story which is so patriotic and hard-hitting, and bring added depth,” we learn. More details about what Raashii will play are being kept under wraps for now.
120 Bahadur revolves around the Battle of Rezang La during the Indo China war. Farhan will step into the shoes of Major Shaitan Singh, who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra for the ultimate sacrifice, fighting for his country. Farhan had earlier shared with HT City that he went back to Ladakh to shoot a full-fledged film, 20 years after last filming Lakshya with Hrithik Roshan.
Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.
