Independence Day 2020: 15 Patriotic Movies To Watch On August 15th

Independence Day 2020: For a patriotic rush on one of the most memorable and proud days for every Indian, this 15 th August 2020 get glued to some of the most iconic Bollywood movies till date and relive all the great independent moments of the rich Indian history.

1. Gandhi (1982)

Release date: 30-11-1982
Directed by- Richard Attenborough
Produced by- Richard Attenborough
Starring – Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth, Saeed Jaffrey, Virendra Razdan, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud

Gandhi (1982) was an epic historical drama film based on the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. His journey for him returning to British India from South Africa and starting the nationwide campaign of non-violent resistance against British rule. The campaign pressures Britain to liberate India.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mND9Q2PIhf0

2. Border (I) (1997)

Release date: 13-6-1997
Directed by- J.P. Dutta
Produced by- J.P. Dutta
Starring – Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Sudesh Berry, Suniel Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Puneet Issar

Border (I) (1997) an Indian war film about A band of 120 Indian soldiers in Longewala region defend their post all night until they receive assistance from the Indian Air Force the next morning. It’s a movie defining the hardships of the soldiers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VH2bjMb_LU

3. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

Release date: 16-6-2001
Directed by- Ashutosh Gowariker
Produced by- Aamir Khan

Starring –  Aamir Khan, Raghuvir Yadav, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) an Indian historical sports film. about a
a farmer named Bhuvan who accepts the challenge of Captain Andrew Russell to beat his the team in a game of cricket to free his village to pay taxes for the next three years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0hj22NX5Jc

4. Gadar – Ek Prem Katha (2001)

Release date: 15-6-2001
Directed by- Anil Sharma
Produced by- ‎Nitin Keni
Starring – Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Amish Puri, Jaideep Singh

Gadar – Ek Prem Katha (2001) an Indian period action drama film based during partition time, a love story of Tara and Sakina, who were living a happy life until Sakina’s father forces her to stay in Pakistan and separates her from her family

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMArvlqAPt4

5. The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Release date: 7-6-2002
Directed by- Rajamur Santoshi
Produced by- Kumar Taurani; Ramesh Taurani
Starring – Sushant Singh, D. Santosh, Akhilendra Mishra, Raj Babbar, Farida Jalal, Amrita Rao, Mukesh Tiwari, Surendra Rajan

The movie will take you back to pre-independence time. The story is about a young boy Bhagat Singh who was born in British India and witnesses numerous atrocities during his childhood. The film shows how he grows up to become one of the most fearless freedom fighters to take birth in India.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E2WWskbbqk

6. Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004)

Release date: 24-12-2004
Directed by- Anil Sharma
Produced by- Akshay Kumar, Anil Sharma, Sanjay Sharma and KC Sharma
Starring – Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Bobby Deol

This movie is about the story of an Indian boy Kunal who unwillingly joins the Indian army to maintain his family’s tradition. Soon he becomes an Indian solider and finds himself fighting ruthless terrorists who want to destroy the peace and harmony between India and Pakistan.

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7. Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005)

Release date: 12-8-2005
Directed by- Ketan Mehta
Produced by- Bobby Bedi, Ketan Mehta
Starring – Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Ameesha Patel. Jwala, Kiron Kher, Om Puri

The film Mangal Pandey has strong emotions like friendship, love, loss and betrayal. The story is of an of Indian origin sepoy who fights against British rule and saves the life of his British commanding officer, leading to a strong friendship between him and the officer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imZa-fTB5cU

8. Rang De Basanti (2006)

Release date: 26-1-2006
Directed by- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Produced by-‎ ‎ Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Starring – Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, Soha Ali Khan, Madhavan, Anupam Kher, Om Puri

Rang de Basanti is an Indian drama film. The film was about how a few students unwittingly awaken their patriotism when they were selected to portray various Indian freedom fighters in a film by Sue and how this emotional and mental process turns them into rebels for a cause.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qD_kGzz-s

9. Airlift (2016)

Release date: 22-1-2016
Directed by- Raja Krishna Menon
Produced by- Monisha Advani
Starring – Akshay Kumar, Ranjit Katyal, Nimrat Kaur. Kumud Mishra, Sanjeev Kohli, Prakash Belawadi.

Airlift is an Indian political thriller film about Ranjit Katiyal, an Indian businessman who was leading a happy and successful life in Kuwait with his family. However, when Iraq invades Kuwait, he decides to risk his life to save his stranded countrymen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkxbf5XgH6g

10. The Ghazi Attack (2017)

Release date: 17-2-2017
Directed by- Sankalp Reddy
Produced by- ‎Anvesh Reddy
Starring – Rana Daggubati, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni, Om Puri

This movie is an underwater thriller largely showing the interiors of an Indian Naval submarine. It revolves around the 1971 Ghazi attack. It leaves you in awe of the soldiers, who lay their lives for their country.

11.  Newton (2017)

Release date: 22-9-2017
Directed by- Amit V. Masurkar
Produced by- ‎ Manish Mundra
Starring – Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil

The movie shows the ‘democratic’ nature of the Indian government and how a government servant is sent to a politically sensitive area in central India for election duty. He attempts to hold a fair and free election despite various obstacles. The movie is a political movie showing how hard it is to take elections seriously but still the government servant make is possible without any lecturing or sloganeering.

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12. Raazi (2018)

Release date: 11-5-2017
Directed by- Megha Gulzar
Produced by- Vineet Jain‎, ‎Karan Johar
Starring – Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Rajit Kapoor

In this film, Alia Bhatt plays the role of Sehmat Khan, who is an undercover RAW agent. shows how she gets married into a Pakistani family by her father so that she can get some valuable piece of information about the enemy. The film is a hard-hitting film with beautifully shows the life of a female RAW and how much she loves her nation.

13. Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran (2018)

Release date: 22-9-2017
Directed by- Amit V. Masurkar
Produced by- ‎ Manish Mundra
Starring – John Abraham, Himanshu Shukla, Boman Irani, Diana Penty

This film is full of emotions and has a sense of national pride. The film is based on how the nuclear test was set up in Pokhran back in 1995. The movie shows how after facing several challenges, the team was successful in the nuclear test establishing India as a new superpower.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5aEqAPpIYk

14. Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

Release date: 11-1-2019
Directed by- Aditya Dhar
Produced by- Ronnie Screwvala

Starring – Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam, Paresh Rawal, Mohit Raina

This film is on the dishonest and unprincipled terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India. The movie shows how India took the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation to date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes. This surgical strike is shown in the film making each India proud.

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

15. Manikarnika (2019)

Release date: 25-1-2019
Directed by- Kangana Ranaut and Krish
Produced by- Kamal Jain, Niahant Patti
Starring – Kangana Ranaut, Jisshu Sengupta, Sonu Sood, Ankita Lokhande

The movie is all about the life of Rani Lakshmibai. She was one of the key leaders in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The movie will show how bravery she fought the war against the British army.