Priyanka Chopra; Independence Day JAWANs

Priyanka Chopra, one of the most humble Bollywood actress, celebrated the spirit of the 60th year of Indian Independence with the Jawans of the Indian Army for a specially edition titled 'Jai Jawan' by NDTV.

Priyanka Chopra visited army camps at Tenga, Tejpur near the Assam and Arunachal Pradesh border and interacted with the Jawans at the border and also tried her hand at some of the practice sessions that the Jawans undergo during their training session.

"I feel lucky to be a part of independent India. By independent, we have freedom of choice, speech and the independence to dream and actually dream and actually achieve. The freedom to be who and what we want. I salute our forefathers, who has given us this chance", said Priyanka Chopra.

She further added, "I had a great time at 'Jai Jawan'. I never thought it would be as nostalgic as it turned out, I went through emotions in the duration of those 2 days. It's something I will cherish for a long time. The most special moment was at the bonfire, hanging out with them and chatting about their experiences."

On a sincere request of the Jawans, Priyanka also crooned some soul stirring songs on freedom from Hindi classics. Her favourite one of them all, "Kar Chale Hum Fida Jaan Aur Tan Saathiyo, Abb Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo."

While traveling back from Tenga, Priyanka was caught in a traffic snarl due to flash floods and mudslides triggered by the heavy monsoons in the North-East part of India. She was left helpless in her car for 6 hours at a stretch, after which she spent another 4 hours at an army camp. Once inside the camp, Priyanka kept her calm and the actress chose not to relax and instead spent time with the army officers and learnt about their experiences on the way they handle such crises.