Overview
- The veteran actor posted the message on Instagram on January 26 during India’s 77th Republic Day.
- She wrote that Republic Day has never been just a date on the calendar for her but a feeling.
- She recalled growing up in London and said distance only deepened her connection to India.
- Quoting Dilip Kumar, she said the nation’s soul lives in its people—their kindness, empathy, and belief that “we rise by lifting others.”
- She highlighted small gestures of reassurance, help, and shared laughter as more defining than grand speeches, urging that this India be protected.