The Pakistani Navy dispatched the PNS Ghazi , a modern, US-built submarine, into the Bay of Bengal. Its dual mission was highly strategic: to mine the eastern coast of India and destroy the INS Vikrant , India’s majestic aircraft carrier.
The narrative focuses on the crew of the Indian submarine S21, led by the rule-following Captain Ranvijay Singh (Kay Kay Menon) and the more pragmatic Lieutenant Commander Arjun Varma (Rana Daggubati). Their mission is to intercept the PNS Ghazi, which has been dispatched by Pakistan to destroy the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. The film masterfully captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of submarine life, where every creak of the hull and ping of the sonar carries the weight of life and death.
Sankalp Reddy’s film chooses to dramatize a classified, alternative scenario. The narrative follows the crew of the Indian submarine INS S21 , sent on a routine surveillance mission under strict orders from the Admiralty to remain peaceful unless attacked.
The film is "inspired by true events" surrounding the sinking of the PNS Ghazi off the coast of Visakhapatnam the ghazi attack -2017-
The Ghazi Attack was a response to the terror attack on an Indian Army base in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, on September 18, 2016. The Uri attack killed 19 soldiers, and India accused Pakistan of supporting the terrorists. The Indian military conducted several operations against terror camps in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) and Pakistan.
The diplomatic fallout was immediate. Pakistan denied any submarine existed, calling the incident “Indian maritime hysteria.” But satellite images of the surfaced submarine, captured by a commercial imaging company and leaked to The Hindu , told a different story. The UN Security Council convened an emergency session. Pakistan’s ambassador walked out.
While The Ghazi Attack boasts a high degree of technical realism regarding submarine operations, ballast tanks, and torpedo mechanics, it takes significant cinematic liberties with history. The Pakistani Navy dispatched the PNS Ghazi ,
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Released simultaneously in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil, The Ghazi Attack was a commercial and critical success. It grossed over ₹340 million worldwide, proving that Indian audiences were eager for content-driven, genre-specific cinema devoid of typical masala elements.
At 07:15, the Ghazi-II, flooding, powerless, and with oxygen reserves at 12%, surfaced 40 miles east of Visakhapatnam. A white flag was hoisted on the periscope. Indian marine commandos (MARCOS) boarded the vessel and secured Captain Raza and 68 surviving crew members. Eight had perished in the depth charge attack. Their mission is to intercept the PNS Ghazi,
Pakistan maintains that the submarine sank due to an accidental internal explosion while laying mines in the harbor.
The explosion, however, was seen by a US spy satellite. Within minutes, the White House Situation Room was alerted. India’s NSA Ajit Doval received a secure call: “De-escalate, or this becomes Article 5 material.” (A reference to NATO’s collective defense clause, though neither nation was a member—a sign of global alarm.)
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The Ghazi Attack marked a significant escalation of military operations between India and Pakistan. The operation demonstrated India's military capabilities and willingness to conduct cross-border operations.
Indian sources claimed that two Indian naval commandos, using advanced underwater propulsion vehicles (often called "torpedo-like divers"), approached the outer perimeter of the Karachi naval base. Their objective was to destroy the PNS Khalid (an Agosta 90B-class submarine) using limpet mines, thereby avenging the 1971 Ghazi sinking.