Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets team 'Uri' on Army Day, congratulates Vicky Kaushal, Yami for 'slick war movie'

Sitharam admitted on Twitter that she hadn't watched the movie.

By ET Online | Jan 16, 2019, 04.46 PM IST

In pic from left: Nirmala Sitharaman, Aditya Dhar, Yami GautamImage: (Nirmala Sitharaman/Twitter)

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met the team of Aditya Dhar's war film 'Uri: The Surgical Strike' on Tuesday on the occasion of Army Day. She met the actors and director of the movie at Army Chief General Bipin Rawat's event. Sitharam congratulated the team for making a 'slick war movie on the spirit of our heroes.'

The 59-year-old, on Twitter, admitted that although she hadn't watched the movie, she had been hearing 'many good things' about it. She wrote, 'At COAS Bipin Rawat's #ArmyDay "at home", with the team of the film #URITheSurgicalStrike. Yet to watch it, but hearing many good things. Kudos, @RonnieScrewvala @AdityaDharFilms @vickykaushal09 @yamigautam for a slick war movie on the spirit of our heroes! #howsthejosh?'

At COAS Bipin Rawat’s #ArmyDay “at home”, with the team of the film #URITheSurgicalStrike. Yet to watch it, but hea… https://t.co/f1pxzht51o
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) 1547564816000

Actor Vicky Kaushal and actress Yami Gautam, who played pivotal roles in the movie, thanked Sitharam for her words and expressed 'honour' to have met her.

It was an honour meeting you Ma’m �� https://t.co/hyyfnIK6ko
— Vicky Kaushal (@vickykaushal09) 1547568132000

We are honoured to meet you Ma'am.... and thanks so much for your encouraging words. What you do for the nation is… https://t.co/YPrVZR0mTk
— Yami Gautam (@yamigautam) 1547568844000

The Kaushal-Gautam starrer is based on the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army on terrorist launchpads across the Line of Control in September 2016. The operation was conducted in retaliation to the terrorist attacks on an army camp in Uri earlier in the same month.

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