Kargil Vijay Diwas: Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Ayushmann Khurrana pay tribute to the martyrs

July 26, 2019 - 5:16 PM IST

On July 26, the nation is remembering the soldiers and martyrs of 1999's Kargil War. Many dignitaries took to social media to pay tribute to the martyrs. Bollywood celebrities including Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana among others took to Twitter to remember the sacrifice of our brave soldiers.

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Ayushmann Khurrana pay tribute to the martyrs

Sharing a photo of himself while recommending book, Akshay Kumar tweeted, “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.”

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

Vicky Kaushal celebrated the day by announcing that his film Uri: The Surgical Strike will be re-released in 500 theatres for free for just a day on the occasion of Kargil Diwas. Vicky Kaushal wrote on Twitter, “Honoured that our Film #UriTheSurgicalStrike got to be re-released for today, to commemorate #KargilVijayDiwas Screened for free in 500 theatres across Maharashtra. Thankful to the Maharashtra State Government for their support to this initiative by @rsvpmovies Jai Hind."

Honoured that our Film #UriTheSurgicalStrike
got to be re-released for today, to commemorate #KargilVijayDiwas Screened for free in 500 theatres across Maharashtra. Thankful to the Maharashtra State Government for their support to this initiative by @rsvpmovies. Jai Hind ???????? pic.twitter.com/iYnTs75NTR
— Vicky Kaushal (@vickykaushal09) July 26, 2019

Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra, Vivek Oberoi, Arjun Kapoor are among other Bollywood celebrities to paid respects to the soldiers.

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

Remembering the triumph of bravehearts who fought for the nation. Jai Hind!#KargilVijayDiwas pic.twitter.com/T57VapLEaF
— Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) July 26, 2019

My heartfelt tribute to our martyrs of the Kargil War and a big salute to their valour and victory today! ???????? #KargilVijayDiwas
— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) July 26, 2019

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

Big salute to each and every martyr who fought fearlessly and sacrificed their life for us, our safety and our nation.
Hats off to their indomitable courage and to the sacrifices of their families. We will always remain indebted ????
Jai Hind ???????? #KargilVijayDiwas pic.twitter.com/RnNGBc7y3c
— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivekoberoi) July 26, 2019

No words will be enough to thank the martyrs, their valour and sacrifices that they’ve made for us! Jai Hind ???????? #IndianArmy #KargilVijayDiwas
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) July 26, 2019

A salute, homage, respect and gratitude to all the heroes in our armed forces who lost their lives in line of service for their country. ????????#KargilVijayDiwas #NeverForget #RememberTheGallantry
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) July 26, 2019

Salute from a fauji kid to all the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for our country , for us , so we can be at peace !! #KargilVijayDiwas #JaiHind #proudarmykid ????????
— Rakul Singh (@Rakulpreet) July 26, 2019

भारत हमको जान से प्यारा है
सबसे न्यारा गुलिस्ताँ हमारा है
सदियों से भारत भूमि दुनिया की शान है
भारत माँ की रक्षा में जीवन कुर्बान है
भारत हमको जान से प्यारा है
सबसे न्यारा गुलिस्ताँ हमारा है।#KargilVijayDiwas pic.twitter.com/VNhJAk0qu2
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) July 26, 2019

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

Remembering all the bravehearts and martyrs with love, reverence and gratitude on this #KargilVijayDiwas .. Jai Hind. ????????
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) July 26, 2019

I salute our brave jawaans who fought valiantly in the Kargil war for our country’s sovereignty! Your sacrifice will always be remembered. Jai Hind ????????#KargilVijayDivas
— Sanjay Dutt (@duttsanjay) July 26, 2019

है मुझे सौगंध भारत भूलूँ ना एक क्षण तुझे
रक्त की हर बूँद तेरी है तेरा अर्पण तुझे
युद्ध यह सम्मान का है मान रहना चाहिए
मैं रहूं या ना रहूं भारत यह रहना चाहिए
नमन भारत के उन वीरों को जिन्होंने कारगिल में अपनी हर साँस भारत के लिए ली ।#KargilDiwas #KargilVijayDiwas
— Prasoon Joshi (@prasoonjoshi_) July 26, 2019