Nimrat Kaur was in awe of father s army uniform

New Delhi Jan 21 (IANS) Actress Nimrat Kaur whose late father was an army officer says as a child she was always in awe of the uniform of the armed forces thinking that it was the most glamorous job.

Nimrat will soon be seen in ALT Balaji s web series "The Test Case" as Captain Shikha Sharma a woman being trained as a combat officer for the Indian Army.

Asked if she would have chosen to be in the army if she was not an actress Nimrat told IANS in a recorded response: "Yes in fact as a kid that was the only thing I wanted to do. I wanted to grow up and be an army officer because I used to see my father put on the uniform and leave for work everyday and I thought there was no other better profession in the world because you got to wear a gorgeous uniform had shiny ranks on and your shoes were shining everyday.

"I thought this was just the best most glamorous job on this planet until I grew up and realised how difficult it actually was. So yes maybe if I was not an actor I would have definitely been in the army."

The actress has earlier featured in films like "The Lunchbox" and "Airlift".

--IANS
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