14 Aug, 2024

Independence Day 2024: 5 Must-Watch Patriotic Movies

Border (1997)


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This film tells the story of the Pakistani Army and Indian soldiers who fought in the 1971 Battle of Longewala where the Indian battalion of 150 soldiers faced the Pakistani Army, which had 2000 armed soldiers and tanks.


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Kesari (2019)


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The film covers the 1897 Battle of Saragarhi, with a focus on Havildar Ishar Singh, who led a platoon of 21 Sikhs against 10,000 Afghans to protect the North Western Frontier Province.


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Raazi (2018)


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Raazi is an espionage thriller inspired by Harinder Singh Sikka's book Calling Sehmat. The film centres on Sehmat's undercover mission, in which she marries a Pakistani army commander during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War.


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Rang de Basanti (2006)


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This film, which also stars Aamir Khan, follows the lives of college friends who, while working on a documentary about Indian freedom fighters, become greatly inspired by the stories and begin to confront current realities of corruption.


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Shershaah (2021)


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Shershaah outlines the gallantry of Kargil War hero Captain Vikram Batra, who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra. Sidharth Malhotra plays both Vikram Batra and his twin brother Vishal, while Kiara Advani plays Dimple Cheema, his love interest.


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