Sankalp Reddy: Only Vidyut could do justice to a part that is steeped in patriot

Updated On: 22 April, 2023 08:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma

IB 71 director says Vidyut’s army background made him perfect fit for spy thriller steeped in Indian history

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Casting for a film inspired by real-life events is tricky as one has to be authentic to the story. Director Sankalp Reddy was aware of the challenges as he began work on IB 71, a spy thriller that is centred on the Indian Intelligence Bureau’s secret mission that gave the Indian Army the required edge during the 1971 India-Pakistan war. He says that luckily, actor-producer Vidyut Jammwal was the perfect fit for the role given his Indian Army background.

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