Shraddha and Saif in The Forgotten Army

After the release of Salman Khan-starrer Tubelight on June 23, director Kabir Khan is back to work. Although this time it is not for a movie – but a web series. The Forgotten Army is a project Kabir Khan has been trying to work on since his formative years as a documentary filmmaker. For the leading man in the series, Saif Ali Khan has been approached. The actor will play the protagonist in the series which revolves around the soldiers of the Azad Hind Fauj. 

The Azad Hind Fauj was the only army in the history of wars which also had a woman fighting infantry unit, and was called the Rani of Jhansi Regiment. This means the web series will also see a strong leading woman character, for which Kabir Khan wants to rope in actress Shraddha Kapoor.

A source close to the project told, “There’s a very important female character in The Forgotten Army. The Azad Hind Fauj also had the only women fighting infantry unit in the history of wars. It was called the Rani Jhansi regiment. So, the female character will be leading that unit in the web series. Kabir wants a Bollywood actress for the role and the team is still working on the casting.”