Sunday marked the 21st anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the day where India achieved victory in the historic Kargil War of 1999. As the nation celebrated the day, several Bollywood celebrities joined in to pay tribute to those who lost their lives fighting for the country.

Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who will star in Kargil hero Captain Vikaram Batra’s biopic ‘Shershah’, took to Twitter to share a video from the movie. “Today on #KargilVijayDiwas, I salute all our bravehearts for their constant and selfless sacrifices till date and PVC Captain #VikramBatra for laying down his life to protect our nation. Jai Hind,” he wrote.

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui shared a picture with the army and wrote, “On this #KargilVijayDiwas, let’s unite together as a NATION to Remember & Salute the pure display of bravery by our TRUE HEROES #IndianArmy #JaiHind.”

Actor Taapsee Pannu also shared a most remembering the martyrs. ”

21 yrs and the memories are clear. Sitting in front of TV for hours to know if it’s all over or no if we have our soldiers safe or no if we have redeemed our land or no.What followed was victory for our country and irreparable loss for the families of martyrs #KargilVijayDiwas.”

Actors Ranvir Shorey and Nimrat Kaur paid tribute on social media too.

The Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan in 1999 where the former vict