New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- As the nation celebrates its 79th Independence Day, legendary Anupam Kher extended his warm greetings to the citizens and hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his contribution to the development of the country and for making India self-reliant.

In a conversation with ANI, he said, "Vishwabhar mein reh rahe sabhi bharat vasiyon ko meri taraf se swatantrata diwas ki bahut shubhlamnaye(Happy Independence Day to all Indians living across the world)..meri prabhu se prathna rehti ki hamara desh din dugni raat chugni tarakki kare aur hum kar rahe hai..in saalo mein bharat jis mukam par pahucha hai uspe sabhi bartiyon ka seena garv se chauda hota hai (in these years, the level at which India has reached today, every Indi...