New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar on Tuesday visited the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir and paid homage at the martyrs memorial at the BSF frontier headquarters in Jammu.

The 'Khiladi' tweeted: J & K you beauty!Just returning from meeting the heroes who are fighting a battle everyday to protect us. BSF India, thank you for having me.

Akshay Kumar went to the International Border in Suchetgarh sector where he interacted with the BSF troopers.

"I have come to tell them that the country is proud of them and all of us stand firmly with them," he told media persons.

He also visited the BSF Jammu frontier headquarters in Paloura besides interacting with children at the local BSF school.

Akshay Kumar has acted in many Bollywood blockbusters featuring the country's defence forces to depict their sacrifices and the extremely difficult conditions under which they guard the frontiers of the country.