Bollywood celebrities on Sunday took to social media to paytributes to soldiers who fought in the 1999 Kargil war, as the nation observed21st anniversary of the conflict.
The Indian armed forces had defeated the Pakistan army inKargil in July 1999. Since then, this day is celebrated as “Kargil Vijay Diwas”.
"Saluting our brave soldiers & remembering theselfless sacrifice of the martyrs, today and forever," Madhuri Dixit Nenetweeted.
Suniel Shetty said that he is "forever indebted"to Indian army.
"Saluting the courage and the valor of the Indian armytoday on the 21st anniversary of the #KargilVijayDiwas. The Indian army willalways be our Nation's pride," Sunil wrote.
Actress Neha Dhupia recalled the days when she visitedKargil and spent time with Indian Army
Neha tweeted: "Throwback to the time I was fortunateenough to take a trip to #Kargil and the #lineofcontrol ... remembering ourheroes who laid their lives down to save the nation and us.. nothing makes memore proud than being the daughter of a fauji."
Calling it an irreparable loss for the families of themartyrs, Taapsee Pannu wrote: "21 yrs and the memories are clear. Sittingin front of TV for hours to know if it's all over or no if we have our soldierssafe or no if we have redeemed our land or no. What followed was victory forour country and irreparable loss for the families of martyrs#KargilVijayDiwas."
Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who will soon play Kargil heroVikram Batra on the big screen, saluted the Indian Army on Kargil Vijay Diwas.
"Today on #KargilVijayDiwas, I salute all ourbravehearts for their constant and selfless sacrifices till date and PVCCaptain #VikramBatra for laying down his life to protect our nation,"Siddharth shared on Twitter.
"Prayers and thoughts for all the gallant brave heartswho sacrificed their lives to keep us safe and our border secure. Never shallIndia forget," Nimrat Kaur tweeted.