On the occasion of Republic Day, the cast and crew of Neeraj Pandey’s Aiyaary visited the Border Security Force (BSF) jawans in Amritsar. The actors were seen at the training camp.
The actors, including Sidharth Malhotra, Manoj Bajpayee, Rakul Preet Singh and Pooja Chopra were seen having a conversation with the jawans. They visited all the departments, surveillance areas and learnt how jawans conduct themselves, about their duties and how they protect the border.
On this special occasion, the actors even expressed their love and gratitude towards the jawans through videos.
Earlier, the crew of Aiyaary had also visited the BSF of Jaisalmer on Lohri. Over there they spent three days at the training camp and surveillance post at the border.
Actors Manoj Bajpayee and Sidharth Malhotra braved the low temperatures in mornings and began their training early in the day, as all drills had to start before sunrise.
The physical training included long jump, jumping over a six-foot wall and rope climbing. Sidharth also practiced carrying an injured soldier on the shoulder, which was monitored by his mentor in the film — Manoj. After several rounds of drills, which also done by Rakul Preet and Pooja, the actors learnt about the maintenance of guns and how to use them.
The film is now all set to release on February 9.