India-Pakistan conflict: stuff that Bollywood dreams are made of?
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The nuclear-armed rivals exchanged artillery, drone and air strikes in May, after India blamed Pakistan for an armed attack on tourists in Indian-administered
Kashmir
The fighting came to an end when US President
Donald Trump announced a surprise ceasefire.
Now, some Bollywood filmmakers see an opportunity to cash in on the battle.
India tagged its military action against Pakistan 'Operation Sindoor', the Hindi word for vermilion, which married Hindu women wear on their foreheads.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) visits the Adampur Airforce Base in India's state of Punjab in a photograph released on May 13. Photo: Indian Press Information Bureau/AFP)
The name was seen as a symbol of Delhi's determination to avenge those widowed in the April 22 attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam, which sparked the hostilities.
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