This country is of brave soldiers, of the brave and the brave… In 1957, a film of Dilip Kumar was released in which this song was shown. The masters of music, Mohammad Rafi and Balveer Singh gave their magical voices to this song. This song is being mentioned because this song from the cinema fills the Indian Army and the countrymen with patriotic passion. With this zeal and determination, the Indian Army drove away the enemy country Pakistan during the Kargil War in 1999.

Whenever the LOC Kargil war is discussed, it is known as the saga of Indian army's valor. But the name of this veteran actor of Hindi cinema also came into discussion regarding the Kargil war, who left acting midway to serve the country. Let us know who was that revolutionary of cinema.

This actor has been a part of the Indian Army

When it comes to the safety of the country, every Indian is ready to do anything. One such moment came in the life of a film industry actor when the Kargil war broke out. The actor's name is Nana Patekar and he left his film career and joined the Indian Army to protect Mother India.

Some time ago, Nana was also seen during an episode of Amitabh Bachchan's reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati 16th season. During that time, he had told that he had been a part of the Indian Army. He had said-

Be a part of this army team

In August 1999, Nana Patekar took charge of the LOC along with the army's Quick Response Team. He stayed there for a long time and also worked in a military hospital. The actor had told that when he reached Srinagar, his weight was 76 kg and by spending time with the army, following the rules and regulations and discipline there, his weight later reduced to 56 kg.

Got National Award 3 times for these films

However, Nana Patekar later started his acting career after returning from the army. Let us tell you that the actor was awarded the National Film Award for these three films in different years.

Parinda – 1990 (Best Supporting Role)

Krantiveer - 1995 (Best Actor)

Agni Sakshi – 1997 (Best Supporting Role)