Republic Day watchlist: Raazi to Sardar Udham

India will commemorate Republic Day for the 75th time on January 26, 2024.On January 26, 1950, the Republic of India commemorates and celebrates the day the Indian Constitution went into effect. It took the place of the Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s constitution, transforming India from a British Raj dominion into a republic.

Let’s examine the top 11 films and television shows that will be available for viewing on Republic Day in 2024.

1. Raazi (2018) 

In the compelling novel Raazi, a young Indian girl named Sehmat is dispatched to Pakistan in 1971 on a perilous errand. The Indian intelligence service is working feverishly to obtain intelligence in order to foil Pakistan’s preparations to execute a surprise strike on India.

2. Indian Police Force Season 1 (2024)

DCP Kabir Malik and Joint CP Vikram Bakshi, his senior officer, investigate a string of bomb explosions in Delhi on Delhi Police Raising Day in Indian Police Force Season 1. Zarar, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, carried out the series of explosions. He and his wife Nafisa live under a false identity as Haider.

3. Shershaah (2021)

The movie Shershaah tells the story of a brave Indian soldier who gave his life in the 1999 Indo-Pakistan war. Sidharth Malhotra’s character, Vikram Batra, resides in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, with his family and twin brother, Vishal Batra. Since he was a young child, Vikram has wanted to enlist in the army. While attending college, he meets Dimple, played by Kiara Advani, and falls in love.

4. The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye (2020)

The Forgotten Army centers on the Second World War, when Lieutenant Sodhi and his group, led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, battled for India’s independence.

5. Mumbai Diaries 26/11 Season 2 (2023)

The 2008 Mumbai attacks serve as the backdrop for Mumbai Diaries 26/11. The story revolves around the hardships faced by the staff of Bombay General Hospital on the fatal night of November 26, 2008. Additionally, events that occurred at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel were depicted, along with the journalist’s attempts to report on them all.

6. Border (1997) 

The narrative of Border centers on a company of one hundred and twenty Indian soldiers who hold their ground in the Longewala area through the night until the Indian Air Force comes to their help the next day.

7. Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

In the 2016 raid on the facility in Uri, Kashmir, Major Vihaan Singh Shergill of the Indian Army is shown heading a clandestine operation against a group of militants. One of the greatest movies to see on Republic Day in 2024 is this one.

8. Pathaan (2023) 

The plot of the Pathaan film centers on Shah Rukh Khan’s character, Pathaan, an agent who is driven, capable, and skilled. Pathan was employed by RAW, but for personal reasons, he chose to go in different directions. The narrative takes place during the period when India withdrew Article 370, which granted Jammu & Kashmir unique status.

9. Sardar Udham (2021)

On March 13, 1940, Indian rebel Udham Singh killed Michael O’Dwyer in London after O’Dwyer’s men, acting on Reginald Dyer’s orders, opened fire on hundreds of civilians during the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Udham Singh waited for this retribution for almost twenty years. Vicky Kaushal’s portrayal of Udham Singh and his journey forms the core of the story.

10. Kesari (2019)

Kesari is a riveting story set in 1897 about bravery and courage. The narrative focuses on the travels of Hawaldar Ishar Singh, a Sikh soldier stationed in modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

11. Swades (2004)

Successful NRI (Non-Resident Indian) Mohan Bhargava works at NASA’s technological edge in the United States. He goes back to his roots out of nostalgia in hopes of locating the nanny who nurtured him in his own country and bringing her back to the United States. His quest brings him to the village of Charanpur in rural central India, where he searches both internally and outside for his true place.