7 Bollywood Actresses with Army Backgrounds, Including Anushka Sharma and Rakul Preet Singh

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• Anushka Sharma: Her father,Colonel (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Sharma, served in the Indian Army and participated in the 1999 Kargil War.Anushka credits her disciplined and adaptable nature to growing up in army cantonments.

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• Lara Dutta: Daughter of Wing Commander L.K. Dutta of the Indian Air Force, who was also a personal pilot to PM Indira Gandhi. Lara attributes her values and worldview to her father’s military service.

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• Rakul Preet Singh: her father, Colonel Kulwinder Singh, served in the Indian Army. Rakul acknowledges discipline from a military upbringing as key to her achievements in Bollywood.

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• Priyanka Chopra: Daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Ashok Chopra,an army physician whose dedication inspired Priyanka’s disciplined approach to life and career success.

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• Preity Zinta: Her father Major Durganand Zinta served in the Indian Army but passed away when she was thirteen due to a car accident; her resilience is attributed partly to his influence.

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• Sushmita Sen: Daughter of Wing Commander Shubeer Sen from the Air Force; spiritual discipline imparted by him shaped Sushmita’s confident personality.

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– Nimrat Kaur : Father Major Bhupender Singh honored posthumously With Shaurya-Chakr