The series is based on the Indian Air Force’s role in the 1999 Kargil War and offers a closer look at the lives of the fighter pilots involved in the historic mission. Netflix’s period war drama Operation Safed Sagar has become one of the most talked-about shows of the year. Prajakta Koli plays the character of civilian Madhavi Reddy, the longtime girlfriend of Flying Officer CH Bal Reddy, aka Baldy, played by Mihir Ahuja .
However, Prajakta doesn’t view her character as a red flag. It was a very human, common emotion that anybody feels, when you want to spend your life with somebody you’re hopelessly in love with. And there are so many colours a person has. he’s also a man in love While he’s fighting for our country. she’s also someone who wants a life with him.She took avery brave step of leaving everything for the man she loves” While she’s supportive of his dream. Prajakta also spoke about how the show gives agency to the partners of armed forces personnel, marking a departure from portrayals that often reduce soldiers’ wives and partners to women waiting anxiously for their husbands to return from war. I love how it humanizes them to have these complex building blocks of life. The fact that I get to play one of them is such an honour for me.”
Madhavi’s actions stem from being blindly in love and wanting to build a life with the man she loves, according to the actor. She told SCREEN, “I actually didn’t see Madhavi as a red flag at all. She said, “Operation Safed Sagar deals with so much more of what happens with a soldier than what happens at the frontlines.
The IAF’s high-altitude air operation became a crucial part of India’s military response during the conflict. Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War is a six-episode Netflix period war drama that premiered on August 7, 2026. The series is inspired by the Indian Air Force’s historic Operation Safed Sagar during the 1999 Kargil War and focuses on the Golden Arrows squadron.
