10 Bollywood Patriotic Movies That Have Glorified India Since 2010

Writer Saiwyn Quadras’s Parmanu and Aditya Dhar’s Manikarnika

India is celebrating its 74th Independence Day in 2020. In the time of the global pandemic, there is no way one is able to go out and enjoy. So here is a list of patriotic movies that will surely light up your weekend with its essence.

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Kesari (2019)

Kesari was released in the year 2019, starring Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as the main character of Havaldar Ishar Singh. This is among one of the patriotic movies which are based on a historical event. Written and directed by Anurag Singh, the patriotic movie talks about the events leading to the Battle of Saragarhi, which was a battle between 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikhs of the British Indian Army and more than ten thousand Afridi and Orakzai Pashtun tribesmen in the year 1897.

The Ghazi Attack (2017)

The Ghazi Attack is one of the Patriotic movies which has been inspired by the true events that follows the war between India and Pakistan in the year 1971. The story revolves around an executive naval officer and his team comprising of Indian Submarine. The entire team remain underwater for 18 days to continue with the battle.

Dangal (2016)

Dangal is Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama which is also one of the patriotic movies which were produced by Aamir Khan, under Aamir Khan Productions. The story based on a Pehlwani amateur wrestler who trains his daughters who became India’s first world-class female wrestlers.

Raazi (2018)

Another from the list of the patriotic movies, Raazi is also based on Harinder Sikka’s novel that was published in 2008, named Calling Sehmat which talks about the true incident of an agent of  Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). She was married in a family of Pakistan’s military officials to relay information to India before the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.

Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran (2018)

Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran is a historical action drama movie which is based on the test explosions of nuclear bombs that have were conducted by the Indian Army at Pokhran in the year 1998. The Parmanu movie has been directed by Abhishek Sharma and jointly written by Saiwyn Quadras, Sanyuktha Chawla Sheikh and Sharma. The Parmanu Movie has John Abraham as the Parmanu Cast which makes the film a great watch.

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)

Released in the year 2019, Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi is a biographical patriotic movie based on the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi, whose character has been played by Kangana Ranaut. This movie was directed by Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi and was produced by Zee Studios, Kamal Jain, and Nishant Pitti.

Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

Another action based movie from the list of patriotic movies, Uri: The Surgical Strike, has been written and directed by Aditya Dhar. The story revolves around the retaliation of 2016 Uri attack.

Gold: The Dream That United Our Nation (2018)

Gold: The Dream That United Our Nation is based on the life of an Indian man, Tapas Das, the character played by Akshay Kumar, who won India its first gold medal in Summer Olympics in the year 1948. This movie has been directed by Reema Kagti and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani.

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020)

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is among the patriotic movies that revolve around the Kargil War, as the name suggests. The movie stars Janvi Kapoor, as the main character who played the role of Gunjan Saxena, the pilot of Indian Air Force who took an active part in the combat.

India’s Most Wanted (2019)

The Indian Hindi-language action thriller, India’s Most Wanted is another patriotic movie that was directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, starring Arjun Kapoor in the lead role. The film is about tracking one of the infamous terrorists in a very secret mission near the India-Nepal border and arresting him without firing any bullet.

There are few other movies that can add up to the list. However, these movies are must-see for people who are really drawn towards patriotism. Hope you like these suggestions.

FAQ

When did Gunjan Saxena release?

12th August 2020