Tejas

Tejas

Tejas Gill is an officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF) who trains to become a fighter pilot after the Air Force opens combat roles to women. During her training, she forms a close relationship with a civilian singer, Ekveer. Her personal life is shattered when Ekveer and members of her family are killed in a terrorist attack in Mumbai during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. The trauma strengthens her resolve to serve the nation and combat terrorism. Years later, Tejas is commissioned and rises to the rank of Wing Commander. She is assigned to a frontline fighter squadron and often flies missions alongside her colleague and co-pilot Aafia. In one operation in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tejas disobeys orders to rescue a fellow officer, Vivek, from a restricted zone. Although the mission is successful, her insubordination brings her under disciplinary scrutiny from her superiors. Meanwhile, videos surface online showing an Indian national, identified as an “engineer”, being held hostage by a terrorist organisation operating in Pakistan. Tejas recognises the captive as her former coursemate Prashant, who is working undercover under the alias “Shikhar Ali”. By closely analysing the video, Tejas discovers that Prashant is covertly transmitting his location in Morse code. She deciphers the signal and determines that he is being held in Mir Ali in the North Waziristan region.

Director

Sarvesh Mewara

Release

27 Oct 2023

Run time

112 min

Language

Hindi