Imagine
an
actor
putting
on
8kgs
of
weight
for
a
role,
then
reducing
it
for
another
project
and
repeatedly
doing
this
,
before
every
schedule..
Spending
innumerable
hours
with
army
officers
in
their
offices
and
barracks,
understanding
the
uniform,
protocols,
hierarchy
in
the
armed
forces,having
never
ending
discussions
with
their
families
about
life,
their
duty
and
even
politics...
All
of
this
to
play
an
Indian
army
colonel
from
1971
in
what
is
now
:
one
of
the
most
successful
Hindi
films
of
all
time:
Gadar2!
..and
then
to
have
highly
decorated
and
reputed
real
life
colonels
validate
and
appreciate
his
hardwork
for
portraying
the
character
accurately
and
authentically
on
screen.
.
The
highly
acclaimed
Bollywood
and
Hollywood
actor
Gaurav
Chopra
played
col
Rawat
,a
young
patriotic
Indian
colonel
in
Gadar
2,
and
is
winning
hearts
and
'seetis'
for
his
new
look,
performance
and
dialogues.
He
never
imagined
that
there
would
be
such
an
outpouring
of
love
for
his
portrayal
of
an
upright
and
honest
army
officer
in
the
film.
But
for
Gaurav
Chopra,
the
cherry
on
the
cake
was
to
get
appreciation
from
colonel
Surinder
Singh
and
colonel
Ranveer
Jamwaal
along
with
many
other
officers
and
jawans
from
the
Indian
army,
who
loved
his
performance
and
his
authenticity
on
screen
when
the
magnum
opus
film
was
screened
specially
for
the
Ministry
of
Defense
and
Indian
army
officials
in
Delhi.
Mr.
Surinder
Singh,
who
mentored
Gaurav
during
the
shooting
of
the
film,
has
been
continuously
passing
on
congratulatory
messages
from
the
army
with
personal
pride.
He
said,
"I
am
part
of
the
process
of
the
film
from
day
one
as
a
consultant,
and
i
must
say
that
Gaurav
Chopra
has
blown
the
screen
with
the
genuine
portrayal
of
the
army
colonel.
"
" I
must
complement
Gaurav
for
the
real
portrayal
of
an
army
colonel.
All
the
jawans
and
officers
present
during
the
screening
really
praised
Mr.
Chopra
for
adopting
and
getting
into
the
skin
of
an
army
officer
with
almost
100%
accuracy."
Narrating
an
incident,
Surinder
Singh
said,
"During
the
shooting
of
the
film
we
were
walking
in
the
YOL
cantonment
area
near
Dharamshala
and
Mr.
Gaurav
Chopra
was
wearing
a
vintage
army
uniform
of
a
colonel.
Some
of
the
real
soldiers
were
crossing
us
when
they
saw
him
and
they
actually
saluted
him!
They
forgot
that
the
uniform
this
gentleman
is
wearing
is
no
longer
worn
by
the
army
officers
but
the
way
he
was
carrying
himself
in
that
uniform,
everybody
thought
he
was
a
real
army
colonel.
I
was
quite
happy
after
witnessing
this
incident
and
I
could
see
the
sense
of
achievement
on
Gaurav's
face."
Colonel
Ranveer
Jamwaal
is
known
to
conquer
Mount
Everest
thrice,
he
also
conquered
7
summits
of
the
world
and
he
is
right
now
heading
the
'Har
Shikhar
Tiranga
Abhiyaan'
through
which
Indian
Army
is
conquering
the
highest
peaks
of
28
states
of
India,
for
which
he
happened
to
be
in
Maharashtra
and
specially
wanted
to
congratulate
Gaurav
for
looking
and
depicting
as
authentically
as
possible.
He
did
so
by
gifting
Gaurav
his
valueable
time,
precious
stories
from
his
own
experiences
and
a
momento
from
his
mission
.
He
said
that
the
army
felt
pride
when
they
saw
Gaurav
on
screen
because
it
felt
so
real
and
that
Gaurav
displayed
the
honourable
intent
of
duty
and
nation
above
everything
and
everyone
else
to
perfection.
Gaurav
said.
"It
was
really
gratifying
and
satisfying
to
know
that
all
the
efforts
of
getting
that
I
put
for
almost
two
years
has
now
touched
so
many
hearts.
I
believe
actors
are
blessed
with
many
lives..
living
them
to
the
fullest,
with
utmost
sincerity,
for
them
to
come
alive
on
screen
is
what
I
aim
for
when
I
work
on
my
craft.
And
this
time,
it
was
an
honour
to
represent
India
as
a
nation
and
the
Indian
army
on
screen
in
a
magnum
opus
like
Gadar
2.
Now
that
this
praise
is
coming
from
stalwarts
and
well
respected
personalities
nothing
can
match
that
feeling
of
honour
and
satisfaction.
It
will
always
be
the
biggest
award
for
me.
"