Ahead of Cannes 2025 debut, Alia Bhatt pens emotional note for soldiers: ‘Behind every uniform is a mother who…’

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Alia Bhatt is all set to make her debut at Cannes 2025, and as we all are excited to see her first look for the grand film festival, she has dropped a new post. Hours before the Cannes Film Festival kicks off, Alia took to her Instagram as she penned a long heartfelt note for every mother who has sent her children to the army and for every army man or woman sacrificing their sleep to save ours.

Alia Bhatt penned emotional note for soldiers

Amid the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict, Alia, in an emotional post, shared how the last few nights have felt and wrote, "There's a certain stillness in the air when a nation holds its breath. And over the past few days, we've felt that stillness. That quiet anxiety. That pulse of tension that hums beneath every conversation, behind every news notification, around every dinner table."

"We have felt the weight of knowing that somewhere, out there in the mountains, our soldiers are awake, alert, and in danger," she continued.

‘It's sacrifice'

Talking about how most of us are sitting comfortably in our rooms while "there are men and women standing in the dark, guarding our sleep with theirs," she shared the sorrow and the weight of realizing how the soldiers sacrifice their everything and wrote, "Because you realise this isn't just bravery. It's sacrifice. And behind every uniform is a mother who hasn't slept either. A mother who knows her child is facing a night not of lullabies, but of uncertainty. Of tension. Of silence that can shatter in an instant."

Moreover, talking about how this Mother's Day that has just passed, Alia shared, "While flowers were being handed out and hugs were exchanged, I couldn't help but think of the mothers who raised heroes and carry that quiet pride with just a little more steel in their spine. We mourn the lives that have been lost, soldiers who will never come home, whose names are now etched in the soul of this country. May their families find strength in the nation's gratitude."

Alia Bhatt hopes for Peace

Further, she concluded her note by saying, "So tonight, and every night forward, we hope for less silence born of tension, and more silence born of peace. And send love to every parent out there holding prayers, holding back tears. Because your strength moves this nation more than you'll ever know. We stand together. For our protectors. For India. Jai Hind."