In memory of her father

Celina Jaitly recalls how her father was critically wounded during the 1971 war

Actress Celina Jaitly recently shared a heartfelt tribute to her late father, Colonel Vikram Kumar Jaitly, as she commemorated the 1971 India-Pakistan war.

In a poignant social media post, Celina shared photos with her father (right) and wrote in the caption, "Kalika Mata Ki Jai!" (I begin with the Kumaon regiments war cry) Today on 3rd Dec the 1971 war broke out. My 21-year-old newly commissioned father, Lt. Vikram Kumar Jaitly, must have received his orders for deployment. Little did he and his comrades of 17 Kumaon know, their battalion would go on to etch its name in history with the Battle Honour Bhaduria, while enduring some of the most devastating casualties.