Quick answer: Siddharth plays Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja in Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War, with Jimmy Shergill as Wing Commander B. S. “Tony” Dhanoa and Abhay Verma as Flying Officer R. S. “Dhali” Dhaliwal. The series has been streaming on Netflix since August 7, 2026. See our OTT release guide for platform details and our Operation Safed Sagar review for the verdict.
| Actor | Character | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Siddharth | Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja | Confirmed |
| Jimmy Shergill | Wing Commander B. S. “Tony” Dhanoa | Confirmed |
| Abhay Verma | Flying Officer R. S. “Dhali” Dhaliwal | Confirmed |
| Mihir Ahuja | Flying Officer C. H. Bal “Baldy” Reddy | Confirmed |
| Taaruk Raina | Flight Lieutenant Jitendra “Sangy” Sangwan | Confirmed |
| Arnav Bhasin | Flying Officer Amit “Goofy” Gupta | Confirmed |
| Dia Mirza | Kamalpreet Kaur Dhanoa | Confirmed |
| Prajakta Koli | Madhavi | Confirmed |
| Amrita Bagchi | Alka Ahuja | Confirmed |
| Adil Hussain | Air Marshal Vinod Patney | Confirmed |
Siddharth as Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja
Siddharth takes the most clearly identified real-life role in the series. He portrays Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, an Indian Air Force officer who was killed during the Kargil War. The actor has spoken about the responsibility of playing a martyr rather than treating the part as a generic military lead.
The trailer positions Ajay Ahuja close to the emotional centre of the story. He is shown with the pilots as the Golden Arrows prepare for a difficult mission, but the series also follows what service and sacrifice mean away from the cockpit.
Dia Mirza as Kamalpreet Kaur Dhanoa
Dia Mirza plays Kamalpreet Kaur Dhanoa. Her part brings the perspective of Air Force families into a story dominated by operational risk. Mirza has described the role through the resilience required to hold families together while officers were deployed during the war.
That makes Kamalpreet more than a background figure in the ensemble. She represents the network of people living with the uncertainty of the mission from the ground.
Jimmy Shergill as Wing Commander B. S. “Tony” Dhanoa
Jimmy Shergill plays Wing Commander B. S. “Tony” Dhanoa, the Golden Arrows commanding officer who brings Ajay Ahuja in to sharpen the young squadron before the war.
Shergill gives the role measured authority, balancing command pressure with the welfare of the younger pilots. The character is based on the real Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa, who also advised the production.
Abhay Verma, Mihir Ahuja, Taaruk Raina and Arnav Bhasin as the young pilots
Abhay Verma plays Flying Officer R. S. “Dhali” Dhaliwal, a proud young pilot whose judgment develops under pressure. Mihir Ahuja plays Flying Officer C. H. Bal “Baldy” Reddy, whose confidence develops under pressure.
Taaruk Raina plays Flight Lieutenant Jitendra “Sangy” Sangwan, while Arnav Bhasin plays Flying Officer Amit “Goofy” Gupta. Together, the four younger officers give the training and combat sections their group dynamic.
Prajakta Koli, Amrita Bagchi and Adil Hussain
Prajakta Koli plays Madhavi, whose relationship with Baldy brings personal stakes to his story, while Amrita Bagchi plays Alka Ahuja. Their stories show how Air Force families live with the uncertainty surrounding every sortie. Adil Hussain plays Air Marshal Vinod Patney, a senior commander involved in the operational decisions.
The larger credits include supporting performers beyond Netflix’s ten-name principal list, including actors playing military, political and news-media figures. Those smaller roles are best treated as supporting credits rather than folded into the main ensemble without context.
Who made Operation Safed Sagar?
Oni Sen directs the series. Netflix names Abhijeet Singh Parmar and Kushal Srivastava as creators. The drama takes the Indian Air Force’s Golden Arrows squadron as its focus and follows a dangerous mission during the 1999 Kargil War.
The principal cast is supported by actors playing military and political figures on both sides of the conflict, including Manu Rishi Chaddha as Pervez Musharraf, Vinay Pathak as Nawaz Sharif and Aanjjan Srivastav as Atal Bihari Vajpayee.