7 Celebrities Who Have Served In The Indian Armed Forces

Our Indian cinema stars like playing such characters because patriotism has long been a favourite theme among our film industry’s writers and filmmakers and also among audiences. Aiyaari, Border, Holiday, The Ghazi Attack, Lakshya, Shaurya, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Shershaah and many other films are devoted to our Indian Army.

While we adore seeing our favourite celebrities in uniformed roles and are huge fans of such characters and films, it’s fascinating to learn about their past occupations.

Let’s take a look at some of the actors that have served in the Indian Army:

1. Gufi Paintal

Gufi Paintal, one of the most prominent performers of the classic period, made the legendary series Mahabharata an unforgettable one. Gufi Paintal, who played the sneaky part of Shakuni mama in the series, was a renowned actor of the 1980s.

The actor was originally trained as an engineer and began modelling assignments in 1969 after recovering from a sick family. While we are all familiar with his varied appearances in television series and films, few of us are aware that he was once a captain in the Indian Army.