Independence Day: 8 Patriotic Bollywood movies to watch today!

Independence Day: 8 Patriotic Bollywood Movies to watch today!

Kranti: Released in the year 1981 and directed by Manoj Kumar, 'Kranti' starring Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar and Shashi Kapoor managed to capture the actual struggle of our revolutionaries. The story is about how a patriotic man forms strategies and gets revolutionaries to fight for country. Hard-hitting dialogues and brilliant performance by the stars will keep you hooked to the screens.

Independence Day: 8 Patriotic Bollywood Movies to watch today!

The Legend Of Bhagat Singh: Freedom Fighter Bhagat Singh needs no explanation and the film based on his sacrifice starring Ajay Devgn as the lead too needs no introduction. An award winning film that glorified the sacrifice of Late Bhagat Singh evokes a sense of patriotism in every given way possible.

Independence Day: 8 Patriotic Bollywood Movies to watch today!

Mangal Pandey: The Rising: Starring Aamir Khan, 'Mangal Pandey: The Rising' was directed by Ketan Mehta. An extremely gripping story line teamed with Aamir's extra-ordinary performance made this film a heart touching one. The film highlighted the menace of Sepoy Mutiny that occurred in the year 1987 under the British Raj. It brings forth the angst among the Indians during British rule.

Independence Day: 8 Patriotic Bollywood Movies to watch today!

Lagaan: Once Upon a time in India: Aamir Khan starrer ‘Lagaan’ marked the beginning of the era of new-age patriotic films. Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, the film is about a feisty young man who challenges the powerful British. But this time around it’s not the normal clash between Indians and Britishers, but these young villagers challenge the British to battle it out on the cricket ground. The motive here was to bring Independence to the poor villagers who were being crushed under the land tax aka the ‘Lagaan’ levied by the British. A must watch film of its time, ‘Lagaan’, is that one film that deserves a standing applause.

Independence Day: 8 Patriotic Bollywood Movies to watch today!

Border: War films do attract attention, but no film has managed to become as iconic as ‘Border’. The multi-starrer film depicted the heart-wrenching struggle of soldiers fighting in the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 and we must say that the film managed to leave a lasting impact on the minds of the audience. Songs like ‘Sandese Aate Hain’ and ‘Mere Dushman Mere Bhai’ triggered the emotional patriotic in every Hindustani.

Independence Day: 8 Patriotic Bollywood Movies to watch today!

Chak De! India: A modern-age patriotic film, ‘Chak de! India’ starring Shah Rukh Khan, managed to reinforce the value of our national game of India, Hockey. It’s a story of a man called Kabir Khan, who was criticised after bringing defeat to India opposite its arch rival Pakistan, in the game of Hockey. He was humiliated and was forced to give up on this sport. But seven years later, he trained the National Women’s Hockey Team and directed them to win it big for the nation. The dialogue “Mujhe states ke naam na dikhayi detey, na sunaayi detey hain. Sirf ek mulk nazar aata hai – India”, narrated by SRK was more than enough to get goose bumps to one and all. ‘Chak De! India’

Independence Day: 8 Patriotic Bollywood Movies to watch today!

Rang De Basanti: Starring Aamir Khan, Sharma Joshi, R Madhavan, Kunal Roy Kapur, Soha Ali Khan and Sidharth, ‘Rang De Basanti’ is one film that leaves us with immense feeling of pride. The amalgamation of the history and the mindset of the youth today is beautifully portrayed in this film. The movie depicts the modern age fight for Independence with DJ aka Aamir Khan taking up the role of the modern Bhagat Singh who strives hard to bring justice to his friend. Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and written by Kamlesh Pandey, ‘Rang De Basanti’, managed to influence the youth of India for better. To sum it, the famous dialogue from ‘Rang De Basanti, “Koi bhi desh perfect nahin hota ... usse behtar banana padta hai,” says it all!

Independence Day: 8 Patriotic Bollywood Movies to watch today!

Airlift: One of the highest grossers of the year 2016 starring Akshay Kumar, ‘Airlift’, is definitely a must watch this Independence Day. Akshay has always been the icon for patriotic films and he nailed it with his ‘Airlift’. The movie narrates the story of the biggest civil evacuation carried out in the history of the world. A man called Ranjit Katyal, played by Akshay Kumar in the film, managed to get the Government of India to save its citizens from the war-hit area of Kuwait in the year 1990. With real life incidents depicted in the film, ‘Airlift’ brings respect and honour to our nation.