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Hear them standing in darkness all around, thinking of past, drawing their breath in the ice-cold air, no one close to hear their voice, heaven will you wait for them? Every country has its number of unsung, unrecognized and unknown set of heroes; these are the people who matter the most and yet they are never paraded, there are no festivals and fanfare when they return. July 26 is Kargil Vijay Diwas, the day our Jawans defeated Pakistani infiltrators after fighting for over 40 days at the heights of Kargil and Drass.

Ten years since the war is over but for our soldiers, guarding the borders, the battle is still on. Living in harsh and inhospitable climactic conditions, their lives are hard, lonely and cut off from the outside world. To salute these unsung heroes of India, Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan travelled to some of the locations where the infamous Kargil war was fought and interacted with the brave jawans.

In this special episode of ‘Jai Jawan’, Abhishek visits a bunker at Sando top, and even tries his hand at firing a few rounds at the training centre, recounting his experiences while shooting for LOC Kargil. He also visits Vijay Gallery and meets two people associated with the Kargil War, Colonel. YK Joshi, the then commanding officer of 13 KAK rifles and Barkha Dutt, who had closely reported on the war from the border.

Abhishek responded to the warm hospitality exhibited by the jawans by offering gajar ka halwa and aam ras especially made by Aishwarya Rai and Jaya Bachchan. The day is wrapped on an emotional note as Abhishek reads out a beautiful poem ‘Agnipath’ written by his grandfather Harivansh Rai Bachchan along with a message from his father.

Watch Abhishek Bachchan as he strikes a heartening camaraderie with our jawans only on ‘Jai Jawan’ on Saturday, 25 July, 12:00pm on NDTV 24×7. Also watch it on NDTV India on Saturday, 25 July, 9:30pm.

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/slideshow/2009/07/23/445/index1.html