Audience-Favourite Patriotic Movies

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Republic Day is here! After finishing the morning parade rituals, we tend to forget about the significance of the day and proceed with our routine of a lazy holiday. This Sunday, watch a patriotic movie instead to instil that feeling of pride for your country. Take a look at Wedding Affair’s picks for a patriotic movie this Sunday.

1. Lagaan

This one is an old-time favourite of many. The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.

2. Chak De! India

This is an emotional story of Kabir Khan who must lead the Indian National Women’s Hockey team to victory. Take this emotional ride of a story, this Sunday to enjoy your Republic Day.

3. Rang De Basanti

Rang De Basanti isn’t just a movie — it is an emotion. The story of six young Indians who assist an English Woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.

4. URI: The Surgical Strike

Uri is the latest favourite of our generation when it comes to patriotic movies. In the movie, Indian army special forces execute a covert operation, avenging the killing of fellow army men at their base by a terrorist group.

5. Border

In 1971, along the border region of Longewala, a small battalion of Indian soldiers goes up against a large Pakistani strike force.

6. Kesari

Kesari is another modern favourite of the masses. This is based on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897.

7. The Legend Of Bhagat Singh

Starring Ajay Devgn, it is the story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India.

8. Swades

A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.

9. Gandhi

Mohandas K. Gandhi’s character is fully explained as a man of nonviolence. Through his patience, he is able to drive the British out of the subcontinent. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed.

10. Mangal Pandey: The Rising

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsdj5NIcrEQ

This is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.