Territorial Army has given the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel to M. S. Dhoni. 
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In pictures: Indian celebrities who played their part for the Indian army

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Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra was awarded the rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Indian army.
Sachin Tendulkar joined Indian Air Force with the rank of group captain and became the first person without an aviation background to receive this honour.
Kapil Dev awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel by the army.
Actor Mohanlal is the first and the only actor who received the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army of India
Commissioned as a lieutenant in Territorial Army, Sachin Pilot became the first union minister to get this rank.
Milka Singh was commissioned to JCO from Sepoy taking his achievement of Asian games 1958 into confederation.
Lieutenant Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won a silver medal in double trap event in Athens Olympics in 2004 and became a star in India.
Subedar Major Vijay Kumar grabbed the silver medal in 25m rapid fire pistol event in the summer Olympics 2012.