Ground Zero Director Tejas Deoskar Heartbroken After Pahalgam Terror Attack: 'Shook Me'

Tejas expressed his solidarity with the victims' families and wished peace upon the deceased. Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, the director of Emraan Hashmi’s Ground Zero, has shared a personal and heartfelt response to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. He condemned the violence and called for peace and compassion.

Tejas expressed his solidarity with the victims’ families and wished peace upon the deceased. Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar said, “What happened in Pahalgam is heartbreaking. It shook something deep within me.



The violence that continues to affect innocent lives must be condemned in the strongest terms. In moments like these, compassion and peace are what we need. May the victims rest in peace, and their families find strength.

I stand in solidarity with them." For Deoskar, the timing of the incident was deeply emotional. Having spent years researching real-life accounts from the region, the tragedy served as a stark reminder of the ongoing realities that people continue to face, far beyond the screen.

Meanwhile, Ground Zero is now playing in cinemas. It is a gripping military drama inspired by the BSF’s Ghazi encounter — one of the most significant operations in recent history. The film stars Emraan Hashmi as Commandant Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey and follows a two-year classified mission set in Kashmir.

News18 Showsha’s review of the film read, “Emraan Hashmi portrays the character of real-life BSF officer Narendra Nath Dubey, a man torn between duty and personal loss. The plot of the film focuses on a terror-infested region of Kashmir and how Dubey confronts not just external threats, but also internal scars that resurface amid the conflict. Though the film invokes patriotism to a certain extent, it also highlights the complex layers of identity, duty, and trauma, making it more of a military drama mixed with the real-life story than just a loud patriotic spectacle.

" “What makes Ground Zero stand out is its nuanced writing and how it humanises its characters. The adaptation and the writing surely deserve applause for managing to add a rare depth and maturity to such sensitive content," the review also mentioned..