Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) On the occasion of Army Day on Wednesday, Bollywood star Sunny Deol spent some time with the jawans and even saluted the courage, sacrifice and unwavering dedication of the “heroes.”
Sunny took to Instagram, where he shared a string of videos and pictures. The first featured a clip, where the actor and the soldiers are heard saying “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”. Other pictures featured the Bollywood actor posing for pictures with the soldiers and playing games with them.
He captioned the post: “Then,Now and Forever Saluting the courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication of our heroes. Happy Indian Army Day! #HindustanZindabad #ArmyDay.”
Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General Kodandera M. Cariappa’s, later who became Field Marshal, taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from GeneralFrancis Roy Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.
The day is celebrated in the form of parades and other military shows in the national capital New Delhi as well as in all headquarters.
On the acting front, Sunny will next be seen in “Border 2”, which also stars Diljit Dosanjh, Varun Dhawan and Ahaan Shetty.
The film, which is helmed by Anurag Singh, is the sequel to the 1997 film “Border”, an epic war film, based on the events of Battle of Longewala (1971). Directed by J. P. Dutta, the film is set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. It stars Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Akshaye Khanna, Sudesh Berry, Puneet Issar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Tabu, Raakhee, Pooja Bhatt and Sharbani Mukherjee.
“Border 2” is backed by a powerhouse production team comprising Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, JP Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta. Presented by Gulshan Kumar & T-Series in association with JP Dutta’s J.P. Films and helmed by Anurag Singh, the sequel is set to carry forward the legacy of the iconic original while delivering a grand cinematic experience.
‘Border 2’ seems to be based on the 1999 Kargil War. In early 1999, Pakistani troops infiltrated across the Line of Control (LoC) and occupied Indian territory mostly in the Kargil district.
–IANS
dc/