Satellite Shankar(2019)
Indian Army soldier Shankar gets injured in cross-firing at the border. Senior Officer suggests he take 8 days to rest after consultation with doctors. Shankar requests for leave instead of rest, officers agree and tell him to report to duty on the morning of the 8th day. While traveling, he helps citizens and ends up missing his train. Online news reporter covers his story without acknowledging him. The story later revolves around how he reaches his home and then back to duty in a short span of time.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Zee5, YouTube
- OTT Release Date
- 8 November 2019
- Theatrical Release
- 8 November 2019
- Director
- Irfan Kamal
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rating
- 5.4/10
Storyline
An Indian soldier named Shankar is injured at the border and gets eight days of leave. On his journey home, he stops to help people, which causes him to miss his train. The story follows his race to get home and back to his base on time.
“A soldier's journey home becomes a race against time.”
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Satellite Shankar' refers to the main character's nickname, given because he is always on the move helping people.
- Actor Sooraj Pancholi was reportedly considered for the lead role before it went to newcomer Sree Vishnu.
- The movie was shot in various real locations across India, including train stations and rural areas, to show the journey.
- It was one of the few Hindi films released in 2019 to feature a soldier as the central character in a non-war setting.
- The director, Irfan Kamal, had previously worked as a writer for films like 'Love Aaj Kal' (2009) before directing this.
- The film had a very limited theatrical release and performed poorly at the box office, earning less than ₹1 crore.
- A subplot involves a news reporter using social media to track Shankar's journey, reflecting modern media trends.
