Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal on Sunday expressed gratitude to the Indian Army for inviting him to the Uri Base camp in Kashmir to attend the Umeed Ki Sehar event. He shared a series of pictures of himself enjoying his time with the Army soldiers at the Uri camp.
"My heartfelt thanks to the Indian Army for inviting me to the Uri Base Camp, Kashmir. Thank You for allowing me to spend a lovely day with the locals who were so full of warmth and amazingly talented. It is the biggest honour for me to be in the company of our great armed forces. Thank You. Jai Hind!" Vicky expressed in an Instagram post. In the pictures, Vicky can be seen interacting with locals who are busy clicking pictures of the actor on their mobile phones.
"Uri: The Surgical Strike" (2019) is a military action film featuring Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Yami Gautam, Mohit Raina and Kirti Kulhari. The film is about a covert Army operation against a group of militants who had attacked a base in Uri, Kashmir, in 2016 and killed many soldiers. The film was honoured with four National Film Awards, including Best Actor for Vicky and Best Direction for Aditya Dhar.
Vicky Kaushal is working on his next film which will be directed by Karan Johar, Takht, Sardar Udham Singh and Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's biopic.