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Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl review
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Filmi Score
Very good
15 reviews
74
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Critics praise Pankaj Tripathi's restrained performance and the film's grounded, non-jingoistic take on Gunjan Saxena's inspiring story, though several say Janhvi Kapoor's performance is still a work in progress.
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Summary
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 74 from 15 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Inspired by the life of a fearless young officer who made history by becoming the first Indian female Air Force officer to fly in a combat zone during the 1999 Kargil War
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sharan Sharma · written by Sharan Sharma & Nikhil Mehrotra & Hussain Dalal · music John Stewart Eduri & Amit Trivedi
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Summary
Inspired by the life of a fearless young officer who made history by becoming the first Indian female Air Force officer to fly in a combat zone during the 1999 Kargil War
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 74 from 15 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
15 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 15 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Renuka Vyavahare · 10 Aug 2020
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Movie Review: A deeply moving tale of a feminist father and his feisty daughter Read it there →
Published · 4.0/5
Filmi’s reading 86
80
Anna MM Vetticad · 10 Aug 2020
Critic calls the film deeply moving and intelligently crafted, praising its restrained writing, Tripathi's performance and clean handling of… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Devesh Sharma · 10 Aug 2020
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Movie Review | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 82
70
Stutee Ghosh · 10 Aug 2020
4/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 82
80
Divyanshi Sharma · 12 Aug 2020
Gunjan Saxena Movie Review: Pankaj Tripathi helps Janhvi Kapoor soar in an inspiring film Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 80
70
13 Aug 2020
Gunjan Saxena Movie Review: A Realistic Attempt Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 78
60
Vaibhavi V Risbood · 11 Aug 2020
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Movie Review: Janhvi Kapoor pays an honest tribute despite turbulence Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Geetika Mantri · 12 Aug 2020
Mantri praises the film for showing institutional sexism and patriotism without jingoism, and for Tripathi's understated performance, while… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Saibal Chatterjee · 10 Aug 2020
<i>Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl</i> Movie Review: Spry Biopic Flies Light With Passably Steady Janhvi Kapoor Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Rohan Naahar · 10 Aug 2020
Naahar praises the film's progressive, non-jingoistic politics and Tripathi's tender performance, calling it one of the year's best Netflix India… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
Kennith Rosario · 11 Aug 2020
Rosario finds the three-act structure almost clinical but praises the restrained, non-jingoistic third act, calling the film's ordinariness a… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
72
Mike McCahill · 13 Aug 2020
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl review – Janhvi Kapoor excels as an Indian Air Force pioneer Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 70
60
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 12 Aug 2020
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 62
60
Shubhra Gupta · 10 Aug 2020
Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl review: Janhvi Kapoor movie doesn’t soar Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 48
50
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 15 readings; 11 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl: quick answers
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What is Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl's OTT release date?
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl arrived on OTT on 12 Aug 2020 on Netflix in India.
Where can I watch Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl?
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl?
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl has a Filmi Score of 74 (Very good), the mean of 15 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 48 (The Indian Express) to 86 (Times of India). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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