Anushka Sharma's father, Ajay Kumar Sharma, was a Colonel in the Indian Army and had also fought in the historic 1999 Kargil War

Anushka Sharma has often shared photos of her father. The actress attended the Army School in Bengaluru for her education

Priyanka Chopra's father Dr. Ashok Chopra was a doctor in the Indian army. He retired from the army in 1997 and thereafter he opened three hospitals in Bareilly renowned as Kasturi Hospitals

Priyanka, in one of her interviews, shared that she was extremely close to her father. She has a 'Daddy's little girl' tattoo on her arm

Priyanka once took to Instagram to share a black-and-white picture of her parents, Ashok and Madhu Chopra, who served in the Indian army. While sharing the picture she wrote, “Both my parents served in the Indian Army... and maybe that’s why I feel such a kinship with military families all over the world. Today let’s think of all the fallen heroes that have given their lives in service to protect our freedom”

Neha Dhupia Bedi's father, Pradip Singh Bhupia, had served as a commander in the Indian Navy

Neha, who is a yoga enthusiast, revealed that she actually gets a lot of inspiration from her father, Pradip Dhupia

Lara Dutta was born on April 16, 1978, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Her father LK Dutta is a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander

Lara had shared this picture of her parents on their 50th wedding anniversary. She captioned, "50 years together!!! What a blessing to be able to share this day with my parents!!" 

Actress Rakul Preet Singh was born on October 10, 1990, in New Delhi to Rajender Singh, an Army Officer, and Kulwinder Singh

Rakul Preet Singh posted a cute picture with her father on his 60th birthday and wrote, "Where do I start from and where do I end? Words can never express how much I love you and the inspiration I draw from you. From being my first teacher , my strength , my support , my anchor , my bouncing board to my biggest critic , disciplinarian ,my constant! You are all these things and much more . you are my SUPERHERO I promise to make you proud always . Happpppy happpppy 60th bdayyyy my rockstar . Love you infinitelyyyyyyyyy @kayjay.singh"

Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen's father Shubeer Sen was an Indian Airforce Wing Commander. Sen attended Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute in New Delhi

Sushmita Sen’s father ‘stood tall and proud’ as he recently received an honorary doctorate on behalf of the actress

Nimrat Kaur's father, late Major Bhupender Singh, was an engineer in the Indian Army

During his service in Kashmir in 1994, Nimrat's father was kidnapped and killed by Hizb-ul-Mujahideen

When Preity Zinta was just 13 years old, her father, Durganand Zinta, who was serving as an officer in the Indian Army, got involved in a car crash

Manushi Chhillar's father, Dr Mitra Basu Chhillar, is a physician and scientist at Defence Research and Development Organisation

Following her father's footsteps, Manushi Chhillar was also studying medicine in Sonipat before winning the Miss World Pageant 

Gul Panag's father, Harcharanjit Singh Panag, had served as a lieutenant general in the Indian Army

Gul Panag's father has been facilitated with many military awards