
After a successful strike, the Prime Minister of India congratulates him and the whole unit at a formal dinner. In retaliation, Major Vihaan Singh Shergill, a Para SF officer and his unit, including his brother-in-law, Major Karan Kashyap, infiltrate and attack the Northeastern militants and also kill the key leader responsible for the ambush. The first chapter opens up with an ambush in June 2015 on the convoy of the Indian Army troops in Chandel, Manipur by NSCN(K) militants.

It was declared a 'blockbuster' by Box Office India. Made on a budget of ₹25 crore, Uri: The Surgical Strike grossed ₹359.73 crore ( US$46 million) worldwide and went on to become the 29th highest-grossing Indian film ever made. It was released on 11 January 2019 to critical acclaim from critics and audiences alike, praising the performances of the cast, screenplay, action sequences, sound design, direction and technical aspects and was also a recipient of various accolades including four National Film Awards. The principal photography began from June 2018 in Serbia where it was majorly shot before being wrapped up in September in Mumbai.

Screwvala announced the film in September 2017, a year after the 2016 Indian Line of Control strike. A fictionally dramatised account of the true events of the retaliation to the 2016 Uri attack, the film stars Vicky Kaushal along with Yami Gautam, Mohit Raina, Kirti Kulhari and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles, and tells the story of Col Kapil Yadav (Kaushal) of the Para (Special Forces), who played a leading role in the events. Uri: The Surgical Strike is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language military action film written and directed by debutant Aditya Dhar and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the RSVP Movies banner.
