Suniel Shetty’s Tribute To The Real-Life Hero He Played In Border: “Rest In Power”

Mumbai:

Bollywood star Suniel Shetty has mourned the demise of Longewala battle hero Naik (retd) Bhairon Singh Rathore during the 1971 war, whom the actor played on-screen in the film. range (1997). Rathore, a BSF veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak war whose bravery at Rajasthan’s Longewala post was depicted in JP Dutta’s hit film, died in Jodhpur on Monday. He was 81 years old.

Suniel Shetty tweeted on Monday evening, “Power in power Naik Bhairon Singh ji. Heartfelt condolences to the family.”

range Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Sudesh Berry, Puneet Issar and Kulbhushan Kharbanda also starred. Tabu, Raakhee, Pooja Bhatt and Sharbani Mukherjee starred in supporting roles.

Rathore was posted at the Longewala post in the Thar Desert in Jaisalmer, commanding a small BSF unit of six to seven personnel, accompanied by a 120-man company from the Army’s 23 Punjab Regiment. It was the bravery of these men that repulsed an attacking Pakistani Brigade and Tank Regiment at this place on 5th December, 1971.

For his gallant action, he received the Sena Medal in 1972. Rathore, who was posted in the 14th BSF battalion during the war, retired from service in 1987.

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