Kargil Vijay Diwas 2019: Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan share heartfelt posts

Indians are celebrating 20th anniversary of Indian Armed Forces’ victory in Operation Vijay against Pakistan. On July 26, 1999, India successfully took command of the high outposts that had been lost to Pakistan. The Kargil war that was fought for more than 60 days, ended on this date. To celebrate Kargil Vijay Diwas, many Bollywood celebrities took to social media and shared heartfelt posts.

Here are some of Bollywood celebrities marking the day with heartfelt posts:

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted,

we salute you for your sacrifice .. your determined fight to protect us all and our Country .. ??????????? https://t.co/NvNwmtUz9g

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 26, 2019

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to the brave shaheed of our Army ..
I had the honour to give my voice for this creative film .. but if ever am asked to give my blood for the nation, I will … JAI HIND ??????????????

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 26, 2019

Saluting the sacrifice and courage of Indian army, veteran actor Anupam Kher wrote,

#कारगिलविजयदिवस पर मैं सुरक्षा बलों को, उनके साहस को और उनके बलिदानो को सर झुका के नमन करता हूँ। हम सुरक्षित महसूस करें इसके लिए इनका हमारे जीवन में क्या योगदान है, हम इसका अंदाज़ा भी नहीं लगा सकते। मैं उन माता पिता को भी नमन करता हूँ जो अपने बच्चों को सीमा पे भेजते है।जय हिंद।??

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) July 26, 2019

To mark the day, Akshay Kumar shared a photo of himself holding Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh’s book titled, India’s Most Fearless 2 and wrote,

I’m not much into books, but today as we pay tribute to our brave martyrs on 20yrs of #KargilVijayDiwas, I’ve picked up #IndiasMostFearless 2 by @ShivAroor & @rahulsinghx . May we never forget our soldiers whose courage and heroism lets us live in peace, day after day. pic.twitter.com/gI6s20MwBX

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) July 26, 2019

He also shared a video of a jawan singing a song from his film Kesari.

Came across this heart-warming video which made my day. When your small tribute reaches the people it’s meant for…what more can you ask for? A million salutes to our #BharatKeVeer ?? pic.twitter.com/MerfaGlsQk

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) July 25, 2019

Sidharth Malhotra wrote,

Salute to our braveheart soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the honor, integrity, and people of India. I feel privileged to be portraying one such character in #Shershaah
Jai Hind ??#KargilVijayDivas pic.twitter.com/NtFMuTOybP

— Sidharth Malhotra (@SidMalhotra) July 26, 2019

Sunny Deol shared a photo on his Twitter handle that read,

Remembering the triumph of bravehearts who fought for the nation. Jai Hind!#KargilVijayDiwas pic.twitter.com/T57VapLEaF

— Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) July 26, 2019

Vicky Kaushal too tweeted,

Remembering the courage and sacrifice of the real heroes who laid down their lives fighting for the nation. Salute. Jai Hind. #KargilVijayDiwas ?? pic.twitter.com/dZZeNEQj73

— Vicky Kaushal (@vickykaushal09) July 26, 2019

Ajay Devgn tweeted,

On the 20th anniversary of #KargilVijayDiwas, let’s honor the valour of our jawaans who kept the nation’s pride untouched. ??
Immense tribute to the martyrs and their families for keeping us safe ?#IndianArmy #IndianAirForce

— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) July 26, 2019

Farhan Akhtar,

Remembering all the bravehearts and martyrs with love, reverence and gratitude on this #KargilVijayDiwas .. Jai Hind. ??

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) July 26, 2019

Bollywood has made a number of movies based on the Kargil War. Now we have a biopic to honour the bravery of Kargil War hero Vikram Batra. The film will feature Sidharth Malhotra in the lead role. Captain Vikram Batra, an officer of the Indian Army who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War.

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