Cinema is the reflection of our society and today’s filmmaking landscape has developed a lot, to suit the tastes of a constantly evolving audience. Films help to open up about the problems in our society through creative expression, and they also open up about historic moments that we don’t have total knowledge about; thereby highlighting the significance of such occasions and raising awareness about them. Movies like these tell stories that inspire us.
Rang De Basanti (2006)
This Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra movie tops our list, due to the enactment of young college students, portrayed by Aamir Khan, Kunaal Kapoor, and Sharman Joshi among others, about India’s freedom fighters touches us deeply and moves us to tears each time we watch the film.
The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
This movie tells about the sacrifice of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivram Hari Rajguru to win back India’s independence from the British rule. It has amazing music from A.R. Rahman. Ajay Devgan, Sushant Singh, and D. Santosh were in the lead roles.
Border (1997)
One of the most iconic Bollywood movies Border is an adaptation of the 1971 Battle of Longewala. The movie has gotten innumerable awards in various categories and is popular for many iconic dialogues and scenes, alluded to even today. The ensemble cast consists of Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Puneet Issar, Sudesh Berry, Jackie Shroff among others.
Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005)
The revolt of 1857, directed by Ketan Mehta is fittingly portrayed in this historical biographical drama, making us understand the cost at which we’ve got freedom and the high stakes the soldiers fought for. The role of Mangal Pandey was portrayed by Aamir Khan.
LOC: Kargil (2003)
Another patriotic movie by J.P. Dutta talks about the Indian Army’s win in the Kargil War of 1999. The movie stars Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles among others.
