Operation Swift Retort (film)

Operation Swift Retort is a Pakistani animated movie about the 2019 airstrikes in Jammu and Kashmir. It was directed, produced, and animated by DJ Kamal Mustafa and aims to show the truth about the Indian airstrike in Balakot and the Pakistan Air Force's response. The movie also shows the capture of Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. In 2022, the movie was aired on several Pakistani media channels on the anniversary of the operation.https://dailypakistan.com.pk/22-Oct-2023/1640232https://www.urdupoint.com/showbiz/news/3775770.html
==Development and production==
The idea for the movie came to Kamal Mustafa in 2019 after the Pakistan Air Force shot down two Indian jets. It was the first animated movie in Pakistan about dogfights, jet fights, and military responses. The Pakistan Air Force named this operation "Operation Swift Retort". Several important organizations, such as the ISPR and the Pakistan Air Force, gave permission to start production of the film in May 2019. The film was not funded by any organization and was produced as a non-profit project. The total budget of the movie was $700, which was entirely funded by the filmmaker himself. The film was dedicated to Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor (DG ISPR) at that time. The movie "Operation Swift Retort" was the first animated movie in Pakistan about a dogfight and was an only single animated film which was released in whole Pakistan. 
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