Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Siddharth Recalls Veterans’ Tears at Safed Sagar Screening
Operation Safed Sagar is a show about real-life military stories.
Actor Siddharth plays Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja in the series.
The actors showed one episode at a special screening in Bharat Mandapam.
Senior leaders from the Army, Navy and Air Force attended.
Air Marshals and generals were also in the audience.
Siddharth said the actors felt very nervous and overwhelmed.
Ajay Ahuja’s former batchmate watched the episode and became tearful.
The show has also stayed at the top of Netflix’s India list for several days.
Actors Abhay Verma and Siddharth recalled a screening of Operation Safed Sagar for senior military officials.
The screening took place at Bharat Mandapam and featured one episode of the Netflix series.
The audience included the Army Chief, Navy Chief, Air Force Chief and Joint Chief.
Air Marshals, generals, Tony Dhanoa and others also attended the screening.
Siddharth said Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja’s batchmate was left in tears after watching the show.
- Who
- Actors Siddharth and Abhay Verma, military chiefs, Air Marshals, generals and Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja’s batchmate.
- What
- A special screening of one episode of Operation Safed Sagar prompted an emotional reaction from some attendees.
- When
- The screening occurred before the actors’ interview; the series had been streaming for over three weeks.
- Where
- Bharat Mandapam.
- Why
- The audience watched a series depicting real-life stories of military officers, including Ajay Ahuja.
- Series
- Operation Safed Sagar
- Platform
- Netflix
- Streaming status
- The show had been streaming for over three weeks and remained No. 1 in India for several days.
- Screening venue
- Bharat Mandapam
- Screened content
- One episode of the series
- Lead role mentioned
- Siddharth played Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja.
- Emotional reaction
- Ajay Ahuja’s batchmate was left in tears after watching the episode.