As Vihaan, Vicky Kaushal is a big reason why the film works, bringing a vulnerability and strength to his character that makes him the ideal war film hero.
Whichever side of the political divide one may stand, one can't dismiss Dhar's canniness and craft, despite knowing that he is lionising the obvious and providing a one-sided narrative.
India, which has a long history of indigenously produced war films reflecting its real world conflicts, has now thrown down the gauntlet for modern warfare action cinema with the film Uri: The Surgical Strike.