Satellite Shankar
Satellite Shankar is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Irfan Kamal. The film starring Sooraj Pancholi and Megha Akash is produced by Cine 1 Studios and SCIPL. The film based on the life of Indian soldiers, tells a story of the adventures of Indian soldier. The principal photography began on 6 September 2018, and was shot across ten States and [union territories of India|states] in India.
The film was released on 8 November 2019 and was a box office bomb.
Plot
Indian Army soldier Shankar gets injured in cross firing at the border. Senior Officer suggests him to take 8 days rest after consultation with doctors. Shankar requests for leave instead of rest, officers agree and tell him to report to duty on the morning of 8th day. While travelling, he helps citizens and ends up missing his train. Online news reporter covers his story without acknowledging him. The story later revolves around how he reaches his home and then back to duty in a short span of time.Cast
- Sooraj Pancholi as Shankar
- Megha Akash as Pramila
- Upendra Limaye as Inspector
- Anil K Reji as Sridhar
- Palomi Ghosh
- Pardeep Cheema as Subedar Jeetu Singh
- Raj Arjun
- Sameer Deshpande as Nasir Hussain
- Chhaya Kadam
- Sohaila Kapur
- Sanjay Gurbaxani
- Yogesh Bhardwaj
- Geetika Mehandru
- Asif Basra as Cab Driver outside Railway Station
- Lijo Srambikal as Driver at accident location
- Shivani Sopori
Production
Release
The film was theatrically released on 8 November 2019.The filmmakers in February 2019 confirmed that the film will not have its theatrical release in Pakistan following the 2019 Pulwama attack on the Central Reserve Police Force in Jammu and [Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir], which happened on 14 February 2019 resulting in the death of 40 CRPF personnel.