Siddharth on ‘Rang De Basanti’ connect in ‘Operation Safed Sagar’: The coincidences are ridiculous

Twenty years ago, Siddharth stood on the other side. Playing a brooding, charismatic, and cynical youngster, Karan, in Rang De Basanti (2006), the actor’s heated discussions with his best friend, Ajay ( R Madhavan ), an idealistic Air Force pilot, formed the film’s thematic core. So, when Ajay passed his leather jacket to Karan in a memorable scene, it became a striking symbol of the baton of responsibility being passed. Ajay stirred an awakening in Karan. The spirit of that film returns to Siddharth as he takes on the role of a fighter pilot in the upcoming Netflix series, Operation Safed Sagar . Not just that, his character is named Ajay too, based on the real-life hero, Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja.