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Bollywood Pays Tribute To Pulwama Attack Soliders

NEW DELHI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 15: CRPF Wives Association along with others observe candle march to pay homage martyrs of Pulwama terror attack in Kashmir, at Jantar Mantar, on February 15, 2019 in New Delhi, India. At least 40 CRPF personnel were martyred and several others were critically injured in Pulwama terror attack. The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who rammed his SUV packed with explosives into a CRPF bus on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Pulwama district on Thursday. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the Pakistan-based terror outfit, has taken the responsibility for the worst-ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy erupted in 1989. (Photo by Mohd Zakir/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Forty brave soldiers died at Pulwama on this day in 2019 after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the security convoy carrying them.

Bollywood did its bit in paying tributes to the soldiers on social media. Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty took the lead in paying homage to the jawans. “Remembering our bravehearts of Pulwama Attack, we will always remain indebted for your supreme sacrifice,” Akshay Kumar wrote on Twitter.

“On this day, two years back 40 soldiers sacrificed their lives for our nation in Pulwama attack. Prayers for the brave souls and their families. We’ll always be in debt of yours,” wrote actor Kartik Aryan.

Former cricketer and BJP Lok Sabha lawmaker, Gautam Gambhir wrote on the microblogging site: “India is not built by bricks & cement! It is the blood of our bravest which holds our country together! Never Forget!”