Published 15:34 IST, August 23rd 2021

'Shershaah': Kargil Hero Vikram Batra's sister remembers him on Raksha Bandhan, see post

On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Shershaah Vikram Batra's sister Nutan remembered the Kargil hero, while celebrating the festival with his twin, Vishal Batra.

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India celebrated Raksha Bandhan, auspicious festival of rejoicing love-filled bond between a bror and sister on Sunday, with many netizens and celebrities posting pictures with ir siblings, ing family photos and eating sweetmeats. Amid beautiful chaos of social media yesterday, one such special message came from sister of one of nation's most celebrated heroes, one who hailed logo ' Yeh Dil Maange More', Captain Vikram Batra.

late Kargil hero's sister, Nutan Batra Malik, took to Twitter and wished PVC awardee on festival of Rakhi. Sharing a beautiful photo of Captain in his uniform, she wrote," Happy Rakhi Vikram." Take a look. 

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Vikram Batra's sister celebrates Raksha Bandhan 

Vikram Batra is survived by his parents and three siblings, a bror and two sisters. His eldest sister Nutan celebrated festival with bror Vishal Batra and shared heartwarming photos as she tied Rakhi to Vikram's twin. Blessing him on day, she wrote, "Vishal has just managed to come for Raksha Bandhan. He is always super busy God bless you with a long life and los of success dear@vishalbatra1974." She also thanked everyone on social media for ir love and blessings. 

 Param Vir Chakra awardee, hailing from Palampur district of Himachal Presh, sacrificed his life at age of 24 during Kargil War. After completing his early education in Palam, he later enrolled at Chandigarh University for furr studies in Science, during which he got into  National Cet Corps (NCC) in first year of his college. 

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war hero enrolled in Indian Military Acemy in 1996, and later next year he was included on  post of lieutenant in 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. Serving nation, Captain Vikram Batra was martyred on 7 July 1999 and later awarded Param Vir Chakra posthumously on 15 August 1999.  

Shershaah: A tribute to legend of Vikram Batra 

A Bollywood film starring Siddharth Malhotra and Kiara vani called Shershaah has recently been released, paying homage to Vikram Batra.  film stars Sidharth Malhotra as Batra and Kiara vani as his girlfriend Dimple Cheema and follows Captain's life, from his first posting in  army to his death in  Kargil War.  film n premiered on 12 August 2021 on Amazon Prime Video and has been a blockbuster hit, with audiences lauding actors' performances and action sequences while cherishing life of India's braveheart, Batra. 

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15:33 IST, August 23rd 2021