Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra on Thursday shared a tribute for late Captain Vikram Batra on social media. Sidharth, who recently portrayed the martyred soldier in Amazon movie Shershaah, remembered the decorated officer with a touching post on his birth anniversary.
“Dear Shershaah, they assert that those that touch our lives, stay in our hearts forever. And Captain Vikram Batra, you’ve got touched our lives immensely together with your valour, wisdom, charm & love for the state . you’ll stay in our hearts forever…In your loving memory, Jai Hind,” read Sidharth’s picture post because the actor shared a collage of the late officer on his Instagram handle.
Producer Karan Johar, who also bankrolled Shershaah the film, paid his reference to Captain Vikram Batra through his Instagram story. “Remembering our real world hero. The one and only Shershaah, whose journey has left a whole nation and world inspired — Legends survive ,” wrote Karan along side a heart and folded hands emoji.
Shershaah debuted on Amazon Prime Video on August 12, before the Independence Day . The film, directed by Vishnu Vardhan and also starring Kiara Advani as Dimple Cheema, has been lauded for its authenticity and performances. aside from the overall audience and film critics, celebrities like Kamal Haasan and Kangana Ranaut showered praise on the biopic, hailing it for its depiction of the Indian soldiers and the way they behave on war footing.
The Indian Express’ film critic Shubhra Gupta gave two stars to the movie and wrote, “The Sidharth Malhotra film has neither the required drama inherent during a cracking war film, nor does it raise patriotic goosebumps.”
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