The Ghazi Attack -2017- (2025)

Set in 1971, during the India-Pakistan war, the film fictionalizes the mysterious sinking of the Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi . The story follows the Indian submarine INS Sarvastra as it embarks on a secret mission to block a Pakistani naval attack. When the Ghazi arrives with the sole objective of destroying the Sarvastra and the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant , a dangerous underwater cat-and-mouse game ensues, testing the limits of human endurance, strategy, and patriotism.

In the annals of Indian cinema, 2017 was a remarkable year for war films. While Tiger Zinda Hai dominated the box office with action spectacle, a smaller, more technically intricate film surfaced from the depths of the Bay of Bengal. That film was (originally titled Ghazi in Telugu). Released on February 17, 2017, this multilingual masterpiece did not feature a hero singing in the Swiss Alps or a villain with a lair. Instead, it trapped its audience inside a 400-foot-long submarine, choking on diesel fumes and suspense. the ghazi attack -2017-

The film is inspired by the mysterious sinking of the , a Pakistani submarine, off the coast of Visakhapatnam. Set in 1971, during the India-Pakistan war, the

The Indian Navy credits the destroyer INS Rajput (represented as submarine S21 in the film) for sinking the vessel. In the annals of Indian cinema, 2017 was

The film is anchored by strong performances from an ensemble cast:

Captain Raza, onboard the Ghazi-II, knew he was detected. He had one chance: launch a bait decoy—a mobile simulated submarine emitter (MSSE)—and slip through the minefield gap that Indian naval intelligence believed was secure. But the decoy failed. A manufacturing defect in the Pakistani-made battery pack short-circuited, leaving the decoy dead in the water.