Independence Day 2024: DYK Sidharth Was Told NOT To Dust Off His Uniform During Shershaah? See REAL Reason

Independence Day 2024 Special Shershaah Lesser-Known Fact: Bollywood and patriotic films share a special connection. When we think about Independence Day and patriotic Hindi films, Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani starrer 'Shershaah' is one of the films that instantly comes to our mind. Directed by Vishnuvardhan, Shershaah - based on the life Captain Vikram Batra - had a direct-to-digital premiere on 12th August 2021. Produced by Dharma Productions, the patriotic biographical war-drama was a poignant tribute to the Kargil War hero, Vikram Batra.

Yesterday, the movie celebrated three years of its release. Last year, the film had also won the Special Jury Award in 'Feature Films' category at the National Film Awards. With the 78th Independence Day right around the corner, we bring you an interesting BTS story from the shoot.

When Sidharth Malhotra Was Told Not To Dust Off His Uniform During Shoot; Here's Why

Sidharth Malhotra delivered his career-based performance as Captain Vikram Batra in the 2021 film 'Shershaah'. The actor received rave reviews for his acting from audience and critics alike. Did you know that actor was told by army officers not to wipe off the dust from his uniform during the shoot?

Sidharth's Shershaah co-star and now-wife Kiara Advani paid a visit to Force (BSF) in Amritsar las year on Independence Day. During her visit, Kiara recalled the behind-the-scene story and also revealed the reason behind it.

Explaining the reason, she was quoted, "I remember one incident that Sidharth told me from Shershaah. After a shot, he started wiping off the dust from his uniform and the real officers were with him at the time, they asked him, 'Why are you wiping it off? Ye toh humari desh ki mitti hai. It's our pride.'"

For those unversed, Sidharth-Kiara fell in love on the sets of Shershaah. The onscreen 'Vikram-Dimple' tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on 7th February 2023.