Must-Watch Army Movies For Indians To Never Forget Those Who Live & Die For Their Country!



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Art has remained a way to stir our souls for patriotism. No matter what might be your background, being part of the family of this populous nation, here are some must-watch army movies for Indians!
chalo aaj fir ek dafa woh nazare yaad kare,
shahido ke dil mein thi jo jwala vo yaad kare,
jisme behkar azadi pahuchi thi kinare pe,
deshbhakto ke khoon ki vo dhara yaad kare.
“How’s the josh?” to know about the must-watch army movies for Indians to make your heart pound with pride and motivate you to do your part for the nation!
- 1971 (2007)
IMDb: 8.1
Directed by Amrit Sagar
Written by Piyush Mishra
Duration: 2h 16min
Available on Youtube
- Based on the actual event of the prisoner of war after the Indo-Pakistan war 1971.
- Manoj Bajpayee, Ravi Kisan, Piyush Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal and others played as star-cast in the movie.
- Won the National Film Award for Best feature film Hindi at 55th National film award.
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- Border (1997)
IMDb: 7.9
Directed by J.P. Dutta
Written by J.P. Dutta
Duration: 2h 56min
Available on Amazon
- The movie is based on the true story of the Indo-Pakistan war 1971.
- When a small Indian battalion in the Longewala Region goes against the Pakistan large strike force.
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- Lakshya (2004)
IMDb: 7.9
Directed by Farhan Akhtar
Written by Javed Akhtar
Duration: 3hr 5min
Available on Netflix
- Farhan Akhtar debuted his first film as a director.
- A war-drama based movie. The movie is amongst the most inspiring stories for all army aspirants!
- The cast includes Amitabh Bachchan, Hritik Roshan, and Preity Zinta.
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- Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
IMDb: 8.2
Directed by Aditya Dhar
Written by Aditya Dhar, Sayed Turan
Duration: 2hr 18min
Available on Netflix
- Aditya Dhar debuted his career as a director and writer.
- Based on the URI attack 2016.
- Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Yami Gautam, Mohit Raina, and Kirti Kulhari any many more.
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- Tango Charlie
IMDb: 6.0
Directed by Mani Shankar
Written by Mani Shankar
Duration: 2h 22min
Available on Amazon Prime
- The cast includes Ajay Devgan, Bobby Deol, Sanjay Dutt and Sunil Shetty.
- An army officer undergoes ups & downs on a particular mission. In the process, he learns the true meaning of war.
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- Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014)
IMDb: 7.2
Directed by A.R. Murugadoss
Written by A.R. Murugadoss
Duration: 2h 50min
Available on Amazon Prime
- Army officer Virat came back to Mumbai for the Holidays.
- He accidentally caught a terrorist. His mission is to fail him in his motives with the help of his friends.
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- Shaurya: Takes Courage to Make Right…Right (2008)
IMDb: 7.3
Directed by Samar Khan
Written by Samar Khan, Jaydeep sarkar, Aparnaa Malhotra
Duration: 2h 29min
Available on Amazon Prime
- The Star cast includes Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Bose, Javed Jaffrey, Deepak Dobriyal and many others.
- An army lawyer saves the office from killing his commanding officer and ensures the reputation of the army.
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As much as these must-watch army movies for Indians remind us of patriotism, one is also reminded of the harsh realities of war! And so, we will end this blog with the following quote by General JJ Singh,
“We fight to win and win with a knockout because there are no runners up in war.” –General JJ Singh
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