War veterans applaud 'Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond' for its realistic portrayal

JioCinema's 'Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond' has gained significant attention, drawing audiences in with its compelling storyline and strong performances. The series has sparked discussions across various sections of society, receiving praise for its realistic portrayal of an important defence mission in India. Several war veterans have shared their perspectives, commending the series for its accuracy and depiction of one of India's major military operations.

Talking about the series, Ajit Bhavnani (Retd) | Former Vice Chief of IAF, said, "I can confidently state that RANNEETI is indeed a great story with top-class acting providing a near realistic portrayal of IAF as a professionally battle-hardened service. The episodes are riveting to watch, with direction and scenes of air battles in particular being of high quality, I would say, amongst the finest so far on Indian screens. My compliments to the team for an excellent effort towards the success of this series. With the cinematic skills, for sure, the series will continue with good success in this challenging field."

Air Marshal K D Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retired in 2009 as Air Officer Commanding in Chief of South Western Air Command) further added, "I was indeed amazed with the gripping storyline and near authentic depiction of events. As an Indian Air Force veteran fighter pilot...primarily a Mig-21 pilot, I found the air combat and Ops room scenes portraying the tensions of split-second decision-making 'exhilarating'. Kudos to the 'Storyline' writer and the Director for deftly weaving different national decisions and IAF combat activities into the narrative. The outstanding discipline and professionalism of Wg Cdr Abhinandan was indeed very well brought out. The depiction of the 'Media War' was the icing on the cake! We do need more such series to project the professionalism and velour of the Indian Armed Forces."