Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Mihir Ahuja Reveals Kargil War’s Vast Untold Story
Operation Safed Sagar is a series about Indian Air Force pilots during the 1999 Kargil War.
Mihir Ahuja plays a young officer named C.H. Bal Reddy.
He said the show tells only one part of the much bigger war.
The war also involved many other Air Force squadrons, Army teams and the Navy.
Ahuja was surprised by how much teamwork and careful planning the pilots needed.
The actors filmed high in the mountains, where it was extremely cold and there was less oxygen.
They worked there for 40 days, even though staying there for two days was difficult for local people.
Ahuja also enjoyed working with Siddharth and Jimmy Shergill.
Mihir Ahuja plays Flying Officer C.H. Bal Reddy in Netflix’s Operation Safed Sagar.
The series focuses on the Indian Air Force’s No. 17 Squadron, known as the Golden Arrows.
Ahuja said the series shows only one part of the wider 1999 Kargil War.
The cast filmed for 40 days at 16,500 feet in temperatures reaching minus 25 degrees Celsius.
Ahuja praised the military personnel, crew and co-stars Siddharth and Jimmy Shergill.
- Who
- Actor Mihir Ahuja, alongside Siddharth, Jimmy Shergill and Abhay Verma, stars in Operation Safed Sagar.
- What
- Ahuja discussed playing Flying Officer C.H. Bal Reddy, the Kargil War series and the challenges of filming it.
- When
- The Kargil War took place in 1999; the series was released earlier this month.
- Where
- The series was filmed partly in Shinkula and Jispa at about 16,500 feet above sea level.
- Why
- The series aims to depict the missions and sacrifices of the Indian Air Force’s No. 17 Squadron during the Kargil conflict.
- Series
- Operation Safed Sagar
- Platform
- Netflix
- Ahuja’s role
- Flying Officer C.H. Bal Reddy, also called Baldy
- Featured unit
- Indian Air Force No. 17 Squadron, known as the Golden Arrows
- Filming altitude
- Approximately 16,500 feet above sea level
- Filming conditions
- Temperatures between minus 20 and minus 25 degrees Celsius
- Filming duration
- 40 days in the high-altitude locations