Vikram Batra's courage and bravery is remembered with a few tears.Batra was commissioned in the Indian Army as a Lieutenant of the 13th Battalion Jammu & Kashmir Rifles in 1997.?Later on, he was promoted to the rank of Captain on the battlefield itself.
During the Kargil War, on 19 June 1999, under the leadership of Captain Vikram Batra, the Indian army captured point 5140. Batra's war cry was ¡®Yeh Dil Maange More¡¯ for the capture of point 5140.?
After this successful operation, Captain Batra volunteered himself to recapture point 4875, which is still touted as one of the toughest operations in mountain warfare in Indian history.?
You can now watch Captain Batra and Dimple Cheema's story on your screens as Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani play these characters in their movie 'Shershaah,' released on 12th August.?
Like the film, in real life, too Vikram Batra and Dimple Cheema meet during their university days in Chandigarh when Captain Vikram Batra was pursuing an MA in English from Punjab University when he met her.They began their journey as friends but soon, love blossomed, and they chose to marry each other. Despite Dimple's family disapproving of their relationship, she stood by her love and promised to marry him.?
Dimple and Batra would make frequent visits to Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar. During one of the visits, during Parikrama, Batra kept walking behind Dimple holding her dupatta (As shown in the movie- but instead of the temple, Sidharth and Kiara are seen in a Gurudwara) After the Parikrama, Batra turned to Dimple and said, ¡°Congratulations, Mrs. Batra.¡± Till today, Dimple recalls his dedication towards their relationship and how he wanted to marry only her.?
?In the movie, we see Batra using his own blood to fill Dimple's 'Maang.'In real life too, when Dimple was slightly insecure about Vikram's constant absence, he took a blade out of his wallet, cut his thumb, and filled her maang. Dimple was speechless, and she used to tease him frequently, reminding him of his 'filmy' antics.?
Dimple chose to devote her entire life to him. She has held on to his memory and remembers each detail of their meetings in four years of courtship.17 years on, Dimple still proudly says she loves him and teaches at a school.
Vikram¡¯s identical twin, Vishal Batra, has treasured all the letters his brother wrote to him from the war zone. One of the letters reads: "Don't mind my handwriting. I'm at the height of 17,200 feet. It's very cold here."