# Siddharth on Operation Safed Sagar dance: Kargil hero was SRK fan 2026-08-17T11:15:56+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Siddharth, who plays Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja in the film Operation Safed Sagar, has said the dance sequence in the movie was a tribute to the Kargil war hero. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, the actor revealed that Ahuja was a fan of Shah Rukh Khan. The film uses the song 'Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen' from Baazigar. Siddharth said the choice was deliberate and reflected Ahuja's personal taste. He described the sequence as a celebration of the pilot's life and spirit. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - ndtv.com (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:18:04+00:00. Tags: Ajay Ahuja, NDTV, Operation Safed Sagar, Shah Rukh Khan, Siddharth Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/siddharth-calls-operation-safed-sagar-dance-tribute-to-srk-fan-ajay-ahuja/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/siddharth-calls-operation-safed-sagar-dance-tribute-to-srk-fan-ajay-ahuja/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/