Sidharth Malhotra Salutes Kargil Hero Late Captain Vikram Batra On 21st Martyrdom Day

Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra, who is all set to play the role of late Captain Vikram Batra in his upcoming film ‘Shershaah’, paid a tribute to the Kargil War hero on his 21st Martyrdom Day.

The Kargil war hero fought back valiantly during the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan. It was his brave efforts due to which the Indian flag unfurled on Tiger Hill on July 4, 1999. He sacrificed his life to make India's Operation Vijay successful and was awarded the highest wartime gallantry award, Param Vir Chakra posthumously.

Sidharth Malhotra shared a video to pay the tribute and wrote, "Salute to the Indian army for their undying service to the nation and To our Kargil hero #VikramBatra who laid down his life today, 21 years ago."

 

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Salute to the Indian army for their undying service to the nation and To our Kargil hero #VikramBatra who laid down his life today, 21 years ago.

A post shared by Sidharth Malhotra (@sidmalhotra) on Jul 6, 2020 at 11:02pm PDT

Sidharth Malhotra's ‘Shershaah’ also features Kiara Advani. The film was scheduled to be released on July 3 but was postponed due to coronavirus pandemic. Directed by Vishnu Varadhan, the film will mark Varadhan's Bollywood debut.