Akshay Kumar is the son of an army officer. His father Hari Om Bhatia was a soldier in the Indian Army, from the Amritsar regiment. No wonder he loves to play a soldier and officer onscreen.
Apart from being a global star, Priyanka Chopra is a daughter of an army officer who served India. Her father Ashok Chopra and her mother, Dr Madhu Akhauri served as doctors in the Indian Army.
Anushka Sharma shares a very close bond with her father Ajay Kumar Sharma who was a Colonel in the Indian Army. He even fought in the historic 1999's Kargil War.
Lara Dutta who won the Miss Universe pageant is the daughter of a former Wing Commander, L.K. Dutta. Though Lara didn't follow in his footsteps, her sister joined the forces.
Preity Zinta had a father who was in the Indian army. Her Durganand Zinta was serving as an officer in the Indian Army but died in a car crash when Preity was just 13 years old.
Arjun Rampal's grandfather Late Brigadier Gurdayal Singh made a huge contribution to the Indian army. He built and designed the first artillery gun for the Indian Army after the country's independence.
Celina Jaitly also hails from an army background. Her Hindu father was Colonel V. K. Jaitly and an Afghan Hindu mother, Meeta who was a nurse in the Indian Army.
Sushmita Sen is a proud daughter of Shubeer Sen who was a Wing Commander in the Indian Air Force.
Neha Dhupia also comes from an army background. Her father Pradip Singh Bhupia served as a commander in the Indian Navy.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's father, Krishnaraj was a Biologist in the Indian Army. Not only her father but her elder brother is an engineer in the merchant navy.