Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Captain India’ Set Amid Houthi Conflict in Yemen (EXCLUSIVE)

Kartik Aaryan’s upcoming action drama “Captain India” is set amid the Houthi conflict in Yemen, Variety understands. The film marks Aaryan’s first turn as a pilot. Shimit Amin directs the project, which is based on a real humanitarian evacuation. Aaryan’s character leads the rescue effort. That conflict is central to the story and adds a […] Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Captain India’ is set amid the Houthi conflict in Yemen, Shimit Amin directs. Kartik Aaryan’s upcoming action drama “Captain India” is set amid the Houthi conflict in Yemen, Variety understands. The film marks Aaryan’s first turn as a pilot. Shimit Amin directs the project, which is based on a real humanitarian evacuation.

Aaryan’s character leads the rescue effort. That conflict is central to the story and adds a geopolitical dimension to the drama. How exactly the fighting figures in the plot has not been disclosed. The film is expected to follow the obstacles of carrying out a humanitarian mission as tensions rise. The Saudi-Houthi confrontation that continues today dates to 2015, when Houthi forces took the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and Saudi Arabia began a military campaign. Variety understands that “Captain India” draws on what was among the hardest rescue operations India has carried