17 Squadron, the Golden Arrows, of the Indian Air Force (IAF) during the 1999 Kargil War.
Known by the call sign “Goofy”, he was a fighter pilot with No. New Delhi: Netflix’s ‘Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War’ features the story of Flying Officer Amit Kumar Gupta, who has been played by Arnav Bhasin.
He was among the IAF pilots who took part in the Operation Safed Sagar during the 1999 India-Pakistan military confrontation. The Golden Arrows became one of the IAF units involved in Operation Safed Sagar, which began in May 1999 as the Air Force’s campaign in Kargil. The film makers consulted IAF veterans and families of those involved in the 1999 operation while developing the series.
Bhasin plays Gupta in the Netflix series, where the character is called “Goofy”. Dhaliwal “Dhali”, C.H. Bal Reddy “Baldy” and Jitendra Sangwan “Sangy”. Dhanoa “Tony”. Netflix says the production was filmed with access to Air Force bases, aircraft and infrastructure, with veterans providing first-hand guidance.
The Netflix series tells the story of these pilots and their missions in the conflict. The missions involved reconnaissance, bombing and ground-attack sorties over some of the most difficult terrain faced by military aviation. Netflix describes the Golden Arrows as the youngest fighter squadron involved in the operation. The show places him along with other young Golden Arrows pilots, including R.S. Siddharth plays Squadron Leader Ahuja, while Jimmy Shergill portrays Wing Commander B.S. Gupta himself appeared at the Mumbai trailer launch of the series along with Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh and former Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa. His appearance gave the production a direct connection to one of the pilots whose wartime experience has been recreated on screen.
