India, Aug. 19 -- The recently released web series Operation Safed Sagar showed the bravery of the Indian Air Force in the 1999 Kargil War. The series stayed away from the jingoistic and aggressive form of patriotism usually shown on screen, and actor Dia Mirza Rekhi, who plays an Army wife in the show, feels it's this refreshing portrayal that has also helped the audience connect with it.

She says, "What's interesting in this story and the heroism that we perceive is that they are heroic because of their acts and their choices. They're not heroic because they walk with swag. Of course, they have natural swag, but it's their character that defines their heroism, and their integrity and truth and what it is that they stand for, which is b...