India, the nation of culture and diversity, is celebrating its 73rd Republic Day today and there is nothing but pride and patriotism running through the veins of every Indian across the globe. Talking about patriotism, Bollywood’s archives are filled with some titles that you can tune in when you feel the rush of patriotism in your veins. Every year, the Bollywood industry comes up with a variety of movies, that showcase the blood, struggle, lives, everything our brave freedom fighters sacrificed and our soldiers are still sacrificing to keep the pride high of the nation. On tbis occasion, we bring you a list of the top 10 Patriotic Bollywood movies to watch this Republic Day with your family:
1. Raazi: Do you all remember that song “Ae Watan Watan Mere Aabaad Rahe Tu” penned by Gulzar? That is the best way to describe the essence of the movie. The movie is based on the life of an intel and undercover agent girl, who gets married to a man posted in high commission of the Pakistan intelligence. The mission of the girl is to take out all the information and kill the family but the struggle comes in here when she gets confused in love for his husband and love for his nation.
2. Shershaah: The modern-day cult classic left every person in the audience tear shedding. Based on the life of brave Indian Army general and Kargil Hero Vikram Batra, the movie showcased how he sacrificed his everything to keep the pride of the nation high. Playing the lead, Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani collected applauds from the audience and critics for their performance.
3. Rang De Basanti: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s RDB is still relatable to our daily life even if was released decades ago. With a motivation hidden inside the movie, RDB portrays the story of five friends who regains their consciousness and try to work for the nation. The way they were compared to the brave freedom fighters is truly eye-opening for the youth.
4. URI Surgical Strike: Who is not aware of the URI surgical strike, one of the biggest accomplishments of modern-day India. Based on the surgical strike conducted by the Indian Army on Pakistan to avenge the death of their brother soldiers and attack on URI, this movie left the audience high on JOSH.
5. Chak De India: There is very few sports-based movies in Bollywood that can deliver this kind of patriotism as Shahrukh Khan’s Chak De India did. The story of the movie is about Kabir Khan, a former Indian Hockey Team player and his team of Indian Women Hockey team, who enters the World Hockey championship for the first time. And not just prove themselves but also win it for the nation.
6. Mission Mangal: The whole world went crazy when India became the first nation to land on Mars. Showcasing the brave tale of India, the movie displays a team of top ISRO scientists, battling their personal and professional issues to make the Mission Mangal successful.
7. Lakshya: Karan, an aimless young man, joins the Indian Army on a whim but drops out when he discovers the life of a soldier to be difficult. When this causes friction with his girlfriend, he re-enlists in the army to please her. Starring Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, and Amitabh Bachchan, the film, directed by Farhan Akhtar.
8. Article 15: Saying that India, today is among one of the most futuristic and successful nations will not be understood. But still, there are some loopholes that are pushing it backward and one of those is casteism. Portraying the issues of Castisim in India, Article 15 shows the investigation of the murder case of three lower-class girls by a few upper-classmen.
9. Parmanu: IAS officer Ashwat has been assigned to lead a nuclear weapons development and testing operation, but he must keep American intelligence agencies in the dark about it. Witness the planning and execution of India's most significant nuclear missions, which will undoubtedly astound the audience.
10. Border: This 1997 Indian Hindi-language war film needs no introduction. It stars Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Jackie Shroff, Sudesh Berry, Puneet Issar and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Tabu, Raakhee, Pooja Bhatt and Sharbani Mukherjee. Border is based on the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.
