Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Operation Safed Sagar Actors Reveal Patriotism Meaning on Independence Day
Two actors, Siddharth and Abhay Verma, spoke with the media outlet Zoom about what patriotism means to them.
Their conversation was shared for Independence Day 2026.
Siddharth said he has had very strong feelings about his country since he was young.
He said that being part of Operation Safed Sagar did not change his definition of patriotism.
He shared a quote he heard from Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, the head of the Air Force.
The quote says that every soldier is a citizen in uniform and every citizen is a soldier out of uniform.
Siddharth said those words touched him in a special way.
He said that is what patriotism means to him.
The article's title says both actors revealed their thoughts about patriotism.
Actors Siddharth and Abhay Verma of Operation Safed Sagar discussed what patriotism means to them in an exclusive Independence Day 2026 interview with Zoom.
Siddharth said his definition of patriotism, based on strong feelings about his country since childhood, is unchanged after being part of Operation Safed Sagar.
He quoted Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, the head of the Air Force: "Every soldier is a citizen in uniform and every citizen is a soldier out of uniform."
Siddharth said AP Singh's words touched him and that this saying is what patriotism means to him.
The interview was published by Zoom as part of Independence Day 2026 coverage and centers on the actors' personal views of patriotism.
- Who
- Actors Siddharth and Abhay Verma, connected to Operation Safed Sagar, in an exclusive interview with Zoom; Siddharth also spoke about Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, the head of the Air Force.
- What
- An exclusive Independence Day 2026 interview in which the actors revealed what patriotism means to them; Siddharth shared AP Singh's saying that every soldier is a citizen in uniform and every citizen is a soldier out of uniform.
- When
- Independence Day 2026.
- Where
- India (implied by references to Independence Day and the Air Force; the article gives no specific location).
- Why
- To mark Independence Day 2026 by sharing the actors' personal views on patriotism; Siddharth said the Air Chief Marshal's words now define what patriotism means to him.
- Interview outlet
- Zoom (exclusive interview)
- Occasion
- Independence Day 2026
- Project
- Operation Safed Sagar
- Interviewees
- Siddharth and Abhay Verma
- Official quoted
- Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, head of the Air Force
- Key quote
- "Every soldier is a citizen in uniform and every citizen is a soldier out of uniform."
- Siddharth's view
- Patriotism unchanged; strong feelings about his country since a young age