Sidharth Malhotra remembers Captain Vikram Batra on his 49th birth anniversary

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 9 (ANI): Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who portrayed the character of Captain Vikram Batra in the film ‘Shershaah’ on Saturday paid tribute to the late Param Veer Chakra awardee on his birth anniversary.

Taking to Instagram, Sidharth shared a post on his stories which read, “Remembering Captain Vikram Batra on his 49th birth anniversary.”

‘Shershaah’ is based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra, who laid down his life in the service of the nation while recapturing Indian territories from Pakistani intruders during the Kargil War in 1999.

Apart from Sidharth, the film features Kiara Advani, Shiv Panditt, Raj Arjun, Pranay Pachauri, Himanshu Ashok Malhotra, Nikitin Dheer, Anil Charanjeett, Sahil Vaid, Shataf Figar and Pawan Chopra among many others acted in the hit war drama.

In the film, Sidharth stars in dual roles as Batra and his twin brother Vishal, while Kiara plays the role of his girlfriend Dimple Cheema. It’s amazing to see how their love story transcended from reel to real life.

Directed by Vishnu Varadhan, ‘Shershaah’ was released on August 12.

Recently ‘Shershaah’ won the Special Jury Award at the 69th National Film Awards.

Sidharth and Kiara tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on February 7 at Suryagarh Palace in Rajasthan.

They apparently fell in love while shooting for ‘Shershaah’. 

Meanwhile, on the work front, Sidharth will be seen in his upcoming film ‘Yodha’. Apart from that, he will also be making his digital debut with the upcoming web series ‘Indian Police Force’. Helmed by Rohit Shetty, the series also stars Vivek Oberoi and Shilpa Shetty in pivotal roles and will stream exclusively on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video. (ANI)