Faithfully women-centric and partly realistic in its approach, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl turns out to be a decent watch!!

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl tells the journey of its titular character, from her early struggles to become a pilot to her exploits in the Kargil war. Directed by Sharan Sharma and written by Nikhil Malhotra and Sharran Kumar, the movie is relevant for its portrayal of a National treasure and for its importance as a feministic tale of a girl who broke free from her cage to fulfill her dream of becoming a pilot.

Somewhere after half an hour of its run time, there is this beautiful passage in the movie that helps in explaining why I find it quite a brilliant work. After coming through the initial struggles to get selected at the Indian Air Force, a confused looking Gunjan Saxena wakes her father up in the…