Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Kartik Aaryan Takes Flying Lessons for Captain India Role
Kartik Aaryan is preparing to play a pilot in a new movie called Captain India.
He is taking flying lessons to make the role more realistic.
The movie is about a dangerous rescue mission in a country affected by war.
Its story is inspired by Operation Raahat, which India carried out in Yemen in 2015.
During that mission, India brought home more than 4,600 Indian citizens.
It also helped nearly 1,000 people from 41 other countries.
Air India, the Indian Air Force and the Indian government worked together.
Shimit Amin is directing the film, and some scenes will be filmed in Morocco.
Kartik Aaryan is taking flying lessons for his role as a pilot in Captain India.
The film follows a dangerous evacuation mission inspired by India’s 2015 Operation Raahat in Yemen.
Operation Raahat evacuated more than 4,600 Indian citizens and nearly 1,000 nationals from 41 other countries.
The mission involved Air India, the Indian Air Force and the Indian government.
Shimit Amin is directing the film, which will include key sequences shot in Morocco.
- Who
- Kartik Aaryan stars as a pilot, with Shimit Amin directing Captain India.
- What
- A film about a high-risk evacuation mission inspired by Operation Raahat.
- When
- The story is inspired by India’s 2015 evacuation mission; the articles do not give Captain India’s release date.
- Where
- The film is based on an evacuation from Yemen and will have key sequences shot in Morocco.
- Why
- Kartik Aaryan is taking flying lessons to prepare for his role as a pilot leading the rescue mission.
- Film
- Captain India
- Lead actor
- Kartik Aaryan
- Director
- Shimit Amin
- Inspiration
- Operation Raahat, India’s 2015 evacuation mission in Yemen
- Indian citizens evacuated
- More than 4,600
- Other nationals evacuated
- Nearly 1,000 nationals from 41 countries
- Filming location
- Morocco