As India celebrates its 78th Independence Day on August 15, 2024, it is a perfect time to watch films that invoke the national spirit. Here are eight patriotic movies that you can watch this Independence Day:
Starring Aamir Khan, this movie depicts the story of Bhuvan, a farmer, who plays a game of cricket against the British rulers as a challenge that will exempt their village from paying taxes for three years.
This movie is about an Indian scientist who works at NASA and returns to his homeland, India, hoping to take his nanny to America, but finds himself rediscovering his roots.
This story revolves around six students who work on a documentary with an English woman about Indian freedom fighters. Their role invokes patriotism and transforms them into rebels with a cause.
After being accused of dishonouring his country in an international hockey tournament, Kabir Khan becomes the coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey Team aiming to win against all odds.
The movie is about the time when Indian and Pakistani naval forces engaged in a brutal duel. As a Pakistani stealth submarine, PNS Ghazi had secretly planned to attack India’s Vizag port but was intercepted by Indian submarine INS Karanj (S21).
A Kashmiri woman, Sehmat Khan, risks her life by becoming an undercover RAW agent and agrees to be married into a Pakistani family to spy and get useful intel during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
Starring Vicky Kaushal, this movie is based on the real events of 2016 when a militant group attacked an Indian army base in Uri, Kashmir. The attack prompted the Indian armed forces to engage in a covert surgical operation.
Based on the historic Kargil War in 1999, this movie portrays the sacrifice of Captain Vikram Batra, who led his team with utmost valour and bravery to secure a key location needed for India's dominance in the war.