Updated On: 12 January, 2026 05:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Varun Dhawan, ahead of his upcoming movie Border 2, met Param Vir Chakra recipient Hoshiar Singh Dahiya`s family. He essays the role of the martyr in the historic war drama

Picture Courtesy/Varun Dhawan`s Instagram account
Actor Varun Dhawan, ahead of his upcoming movie Border 2, met Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya`s family. The actor in the movie essays the role of the soldier Hoshiar Singh. He received the Param Vir Chakra for his gallantry during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Sharing a few candid pictures from his meeting with Singh`s wife and son, Varun wrote on his social media account, “Deeply honoured to meet PVC Hoshiar Singh Dahiya’s wife Smt. Dhano Devi ji and his son Colonel Sushil Kumar Dahiya, receiving their blessings to carry forward the legacy of PVC Hoshiar Singh Dahiya is an incredible honour. I am truly and deeply grateful. Jai Hind.”