South Asia Did you know former General VK Singh acted in this Bollywood film?

[Bagheera0084]

Date of Event: Mar 22, 2019

Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-former-general-vk-singh-acted-in-this-bollywood-film/articleshow/68524736.cms Short Summary: Apart from being a military man and an accomplished politician, former army chief VK Singh also has a movie role to his name.

Did you know former General VK Singh acted in this Bollywood film?

Entertainment | TNN | Mar 22, 2019, 18:06 IST

Apart from being a military man and an accomplished politician, former army chief VK Singh also has a movie role to his name.

Apart from being a military man and an accomplished politician, former army chief VK Singh also has a movie role to his name.

Former General VK Singh had a cameo in the 1991 film 'Prahaar', starring Nana Patekar, Gautam Joglekar, Madhuri Dixit and Dimple Kapadia. He appears on-screen when a Colonel briefs Nana Patekar's character Major Chauhan on the mission to rescue school kids who are held hostage by militants. The Colonel says, "We have some slides of the area; Colonel V. K. Singh will explain it to you."

The film focuses on the Indian army, and an idealistic and brave military commander fighting injustice. VK Singh had confirmed reports of his cameo by saying that the makers were shooting the film in the centre and wanted a real officer to sit in the scene.

 

[Bagheera0084]

@Sharma Ji @Vsdoc @Paitoo @Guru Dutt @Krishna with Flute @Mrloveday @Cryptonian

 

[Bagheera0084]

@Mainerik,

It's an India centric topic. Hence didn't tag you.

 

[Sharma Ji]

Did you know former General VK Singh acted in this Bollywood film?

Entertainment | TNN | Mar 22, 2019, 18:06 IST

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Apart from being a military man and an accomplished politician, former army chief VK Singh also has a movie role to his name.

Apart from being a military man and an accomplished politician, former army chief VK Singh also has a movie role to his name.

Former General VK Singh had a cameo in the 1991 film 'Prahaar', starring Nana Patekar, Gautam Joglekar, Madhuri Dixit and Dimple Kapadia. He appears on-screen when a Colonel briefs Nana Patekar's character Major Chauhan on the mission to rescue school kids who are held hostage by militants. The Colonel says, "We have some slides of the area; Colonel V. K. Singh will explain it to you."

The film focuses on the Indian army, and an idealistic and brave military commander fighting injustice. VK Singh had confirmed reports of his cameo by saying that the makers were shooting the film in the centre and wanted a real officer to sit in the scene.

Isn't that the movie where in the last scene hundreds of boys (kids) are running naked, their lullis out.. toing toing toing toing ?

@Vsdoc

 

[Sharma Ji]

in the movie there was full lulli scene

 

[Vsdoc]

I had shared my views about VK Singh on d f i some years back.

Sanghis did not like it. To put it mildly.

Now I have decided to be more selective in what I share about our forces.

To both internal and external audiences.

 

[Bagheera0084]

When the army chief did a cameo in Bollywood

Army chief General VK Singh did a small non-speaking cameo in Prahaar, says Sandeep Unnithan.

Sandeep Unnithan
UPDATED: Apr 3, 2010 10:38 IST

It's a tense scene. Terrorists are holding a bus load of school kids hostage. Far away in the commando training school, a brigadier is briefing one of his key officers, Major Chauhan, on the rescue mission.

"We have some slides of the area, Colonel VK Singh will explain it to you," he says.

Screen grab of General VK Singh in Prahaar.

The Major Chauhan in question is Nana Patekar who also directed the film Prahaar two decades ago.

The grim, square-jawed Colonel VK Singh, is now General Vijay Kumar Singh, the new chief of the army staff. A mention of the small non-speaking cameo which hangs for a few seconds in the film, elicits a grin from the army chief who was an instructor at the Indian army's commando training centre in Belgaum in 1990.

"They were shooting the film in the centre and wanted a real officer to sit in the scene," says General Singh, the first commando to become army chief.

Published By: At Migration
Published On: Apr 3, 2010

When the army chief did a cameo in Bollywood

When the army chief did a cameo in Bollywood

www.indiatoday.in

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Did you know former General VK Singh acted in this Bollywood film?

Entertainment | TNN | Mar 22, 2019, 18:06 IST

View attachment 18492
Apart from being a military man and an accomplished politician, former army chief VK Singh also has a movie role to his name.

Apart from being a military man and an accomplished politician, former army chief VK Singh also has a movie role to his name.

Former General VK Singh had a cameo in the 1991 film 'Prahaar', starring Nana Patekar, Gautam Joglekar, Madhuri Dixit and Dimple Kapadia. He appears on-screen when a Colonel briefs Nana Patekar's character Major Chauhan on the mission to rescue school kids who are held hostage by militants. The Colonel says, "We have some slides of the area; Colonel V. K. Singh will explain it to you."

The film focuses on the Indian army, and an idealistic and brave military commander fighting injustice. VK Singh had confirmed reports of his cameo by saying that the makers were shooting the film in the centre and wanted a real officer to sit in the scene.

Very interesting.

 

[Sharma Ji]

don't sigh @Mainerik

it is critically acclaimed movie.. tu bhi dekh, there's no Pakistan etc here.. gooble sez:

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The film is about a commando (Nana Patekar) who fights against injustice and corrupt elements within his own society.

sources cite it as a powerful exploration of themes like corruption, civilian apathy, and the moral dilemmas faced by soldiers. Nana Patekar's directorial debut and performance as Major Chauhan are often praised for their grit and intensity
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haa, niice.. full thing is free on YouTube !



@Paitoo @Bagheera0084 @Lulldapull watch this one if you feel like, gents.

 

[Sharma Ji]

When the army chief did a cameo in Bollywood

Army chief General VK Singh did a small non-speaking cameo in Prahaar, says Sandeep Unnithan.

Sandeep Unnithan
UPDATED: Apr 3, 2010 10:38 IST

It's a tense scene. Terrorists are holding a bus load of school kids hostage. Far away in the commando training school, a brigadier is briefing one of his key officers, Major Chauhan, on the rescue mission.

"We have some slides of the area, Colonel VK Singh will explain it to you," he says.

Screen grab of General VK Singh in Prahaar.

The Major Chauhan in question is Nana Patekar who also directed the film Prahaar two decades ago.

The grim, square-jawed Colonel VK Singh, is now General Vijay Kumar Singh, the new chief of the army staff. A mention of the small non-speaking cameo which hangs for a few seconds in the film, elicits a grin from the army chief who was an instructor at the Indian army's commando training centre in Belgaum in 1990.

"They were shooting the film in the centre and wanted a real officer to sit in the scene," says General Singh, the first commando to become army chief.

Published By: At Migration
Published On: Apr 3, 2010

When the army chief did a cameo in Bollywood

When the army chief did a cameo in Bollywood

www.indiatoday.in

yes, you already posted that, jamahir2

 

[Sharma Ji]

how could I forget @Krishna with Flute .. very nice movie, must watch