Kargil Diwas special: 7 actresses who are from army families

Priyanka Chopra was born to a family of doctors who served in the Indian Army. Both her parents, Dr. Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra, were army physicians

Rakul Preet Singh is the daughter of Army officer Rajender Singh, and her early life was deeply rooted in military culture, which taught her discipline

Preity Zinta’s father, Durganand Zinta, served as an officer in the Indian Army and tragically lost his life in a car accident when she was only 13 years old

Sushmita Sen is the daughter of Wing Commander Shubeer Sen of the Indian Air Force. Raised in Delhi, she attended the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute

Nikita Dutta comes from a proud naval family. Her father, Rear Admiral A K Dutta served with distinction in the Indian Navy as Naval Architect

Anushka Sharma grew up in various army cantonments. Her father, Colonel Ajay Kumar Sharma, is a retired army officer who bravely served in the Kargil War

Nimrat Kaur was just 11 years old when her father, Major Bhupinder Singh, sacrificed his life in 1994 after being kidnapped and killed by terrorists