26-521: 18°33′45″N 73°50′34″E / 18.562582°N 73.842679°E / 18.562582; 73.842679 The CAFVD Sports Stadium is a stadium in Khadki in Pune . It is located opposite Khadki railway station on old Mumbai-Pune road (Part of NH 4 ). Local association football and field hockey matches are played here on this stadium. Many events of the army like annual functions are celebrated here. It
52-650: A Military Vehicle Depot (Central Armed Forces Vehicle Depot, CAFVD) and the Military Dairy Farm. Referred to previously as Kirkee during the British Raj , its borders are flanked by two other large army establishments—the College of Military Engineering at Dapodi and the Bombay Engineering Group . It also has a war cemetery (Kirkee War Cemetery) and a war memorial. It has a large market—Khadki Bazaar—and
78-423: A Naval Captain based on an Indian Naval submarine, S21, intercepts a Pakistani submarine, PNS Ghazi, during routine surveillance and thwarts its mission of destroying INS Vikrant in 1971. He played a role as Vikram Singh in 2019's Penalty with co-actor Mohit Nain. He impressed and gained more popularity with a role as Himmat Singh in 2020's Special Ops - a web series for Hotstar. In 2021, he again played
104-542: A cantonment here. It then became the base of the Royal Regiment of Artillery 's 79 (Khadki) Commando Battery. World War I Field Marshal William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood was born in Khadki. The well known Indian hockey player and former India captain, Dhanraj Pillay grew up here. An equally accomplished player of yester years, full back Joe Philips too was born and brought up in Khadki. Joe Philips represented India at
130-729: A match. As it expanded, Pune built stadiums for both these sports. Local association football and field hockey matches are held on the CAFVD Sports Stadium in front of the Khadki Railway Station west exit towards old Mumbai Pune highway . Field hockey matches are also held on the main road from Khadki to the Ordnance Factory, better known as Ammunition Factories. One pair of Football and Hockey fields has since been converted into residential areas, bordered by St Joseph's Convent Girls School on Burr Road, General Thorat Road and
156-616: A number of international meets including the Summer Olympics of 1936 in Berlin, Germany at which the Indian Men's Hockey team won the Gold Medal. The well known Hindi film actor K K Menon is also known to have attended school here. Raj Kapoor owned 11 FM Cariappa Marg. The Cantonment Office and Small Cause Court are on 17, FM Cariappa Marg. St. Ignatius Church and St. Joseph Boys School are behind
182-534: A railway station which was connected to the Ammunition Factory, but which link was shut down in the 1960s. Khadki had a large number of open areas which were converted by CAFVD into playing fields for both field hockey and soccer (Football), with as many as four of the former and two of the latter, thereby becoming a bastion of hockey . All tournaments in Pune were played there, on dust grounds that were watered prior to
208-623: A ruthless army brigadier is still talked of among cinema lovers. In 2009, he starred in The Stoneman Murders where he played a police officer on the hunt for the Stoneman serial killer. He played the role of Dukki Bana in Gulaal . His role as Khurram Mir in 2014's Haider bagged him a Filmfare and IIFA award for Best Supporting Actor. He played a very crucial role in The Ghazi Attack as
234-504: Is 85%, and female literacy is 74%. In Khadki, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. The town has Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) , at nearby Range Hills , Khadki has the following schools Khadki is also known as a bastion of hockey. Local field hockey and association football matches are held on the CAFVD Sports Stadium in front of the Khadki Railway Station on Old Mumbai-Pune Road . K K Menon Krishna Kumar "Kay Kay" Menon (born 2 October 1966 )
260-637: Is a major saving grace" while in The Tribune , Amita Malik commented, "excellent acting by Menon, who skilfully conveys the physical as well as mental image of the honest politician". Menon made his big screen debut with a small role in Naseem (1995), followed in 1999 by the lead role in Bhopal Express , a movie that went mostly unnoticed. This was the first in a series of initial setbacks in Menon's film career. In
286-462: Is also based in Range Hills. Range Hills area in Khadki is mostly occupied by defense service personals since most of the quarters of defense establishments are located in Range Hills. As of 2001 India census , Khadki had a population of 76,608. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Khadki has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy
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#1733086038085312-433: Is also known as an army trading area for players. It is maintained every day. and is the second biggest playground in Pune. Khadki Khadki is a cantonment in the city of Pune , Maharashtra , India . It has now flourished as a quasi-metropolis & centered in the northern region of the city. Khadki could be considered an Indian Army base, along with an ordnance factory consisting of two ammunition factories,
338-523: Is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema , and few in Gujarati , Tamil , Marathi and Telugu . He is best known for his roles in films such as Black Friday (2004), Deewar (2004), Sarkar (2005), Shaurya (2008), Gulaal (2009), Haider (2014), Baby (2015). He has starred in web series such as Special Ops , Farzi , The Railway Men and Citadel: Honey Bunny . Menon
364-541: Is known to be as one of the richest cantonments in the country. When considered along with Pune Cantonment, it is the largest Cantonment in the world. These two areas are the green zones of Pune and contribute to keeping pollution levels down. This area is also known for the Kirkee War Cemetery . and two special memorials erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission . The war cemetery holds
390-669: The monsoons and the other to shorten the distance from Deccan College area to Poona Engineering College and Deccan Gymkhana. Khadki has as many as seven military officer's messes . Khadki was the site of the Battle of Khadki , fought between the British East India Company and the Marathas in 1817 in which Baji Rao II , the Peshwa ruler was defeated. Soon after the war, the British set up
416-767: The 629 whose remains were reburied within this cemetery in 1962 from Sewri Christian Cemetery, and to about 193 soldiers of East and West African origin who died during the period of 1939-1945 in various non-operational zones around the country. There is also the Kirkee (1939-1945) Memorial to 197 Commonwealth service personnel (excepting East and West African) who died in World War II and whose graves in other parts of India and in Pakistan are unmaintainable. Khadki also has two major Ordnance Factories - Ammunition Factory Khadki and High Explosives Factory. Station Workshop EME of Indian Army
442-562: The Courthouse. Khadki railway station is on the Mumbai – Pune railway route owned by the Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. Sinhagad Express , Sahyadri Express, Deccan Express , Koyna Express and Mumbai – Chennai Express halt at this station. It has four platforms, six lines and one footbridge and is electrified. This is an important stop for Pune Suburban Service . This station is to
468-612: The TV movies Zebra 2 and Last Train To Mahakali . He also appeared in Telefilms of Zee TV Rishtey (Ward no. 6) and Saturday Suspense episodes. He was praised for his role as a young Prime Minister in the Zee TV series Pradhan Mantri (2001), directed by Ketan Mehta . In The Hindu , Sevanti Ninan wrote, "an actor to watch: Kay Kay Menon ... this unusually tall actor who plays the pradhan mantri
494-521: The early 2000s, he starred as a wicked rock musician in Anurag Kashyap's debut movie, Paanch , which struggled with censorship and has remained unreleased. Two other movies, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and Black Friday , had to wait many years for a release date. Meanwhile, his commercial films Deewar (starring Amitabh Bachchan ) and Silsiilay (with Shahrukh Khan ) flopped at the box office. It
520-517: The east of Khadki's auto rickshaw stand and is near Khadki Bazaar. This station was built for access to Khadki Cantonment (Kirkee Cantonment) and the CAFVD officers accommodation which is just 3 km away. Today this station is mostly used by and for the Indian Army . The nearest major airport is Pune International Airport at Lohegaon (Viman Nagar). The Khadki ( Kirkee ) Cantonment is housed here. It
546-561: The graves of 1,668 Commonwealth service personnel from World War II besides 629 from World War I who were reburied here from Bombay Sewri Christian Cemetery in 1962. The graves from Sewri are unmarked and their names listed on the Kirkee (1914–18) Memorial. The Kirkee (1914-1918) Memorial is dedicated 735 Commonwealth service personnel who died in India in World War I and whose graves were in various locations where they could not be maintained, to
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#1733086038085572-685: The old Pune-Mumbai Road. Khadki is surrounded on three sides by the Mula River , starting from Bopodi/Dapodi, past the War Cemetery, joining the Mutha River at what is known as Sangamwadi. Two historic bridges add to its military background, the low-lying Holkar Bridge and the Sangam Double Bridges- one for rail and the other for road traffic. Two more bridges have been added since 2005, one replacing Holkar Bridge as it would invariably be submerged in
598-477: The young version of Himmat Singh ( R&AW leading officer) in Special Ops 1.5 , the prequel part of Special Ops . Won— IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role Nominated— BIG Star Entertainment Awards for Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Male Nominated— IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated— Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated— Screen Award for Best Actor in
624-684: Was born into a Malayali family in Kozhikode , Kerala and raised in Ambarnath and Pune , Maharashtra , India. He studied at the St. Joseph High School in Khadki , Pune . He passed his 10th grade in 1981. He did his Bachelors (Physics) from Mumbai University and his MBA from Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA) at the University of Pune , graduating in 1988 with a major in Marketing. Menon's initial focus
650-762: Was only in 2005, with the eventual release of the critically acclaimed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi , but with Ram Gopal Varma 's Sarkar , Menon had his break. Sarkar earned him a nomination for the Best Performance in a Negative Role at the Filmfare Awards . In The Tribune , Saibal Chatterjee called him "one of Bollywood's finest actors". In 2007, he acted in Life in a... Metro , Enemmy (2013), and Rahasya (2015), as an adulterous husband. In 2008, he appeared in Shaurya based on A Few Good Men . His portrayal of
676-504: Was working in the advertising industry, including Kinetic Honda and Marlboro cigarette advertisements in India. He started his career in theatre productions where he met Nivedita Bhattacharya , whom he married. His first theatre break was opposite Naseeruddin Shah in Feroz Abbas Khan 's Mahatma vs Gandhi . In the early years of his career, Menon worked on television, with roles in
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