Independence Day 2021: Must watch films on India's 75th Independence Day
By Benson | Published: August 15, 2021 09:00 AM2021-08-15T09:00:00+5:302021-08-15T09:00:00+5:30
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LOC Kargil - The historical war drama revolves around the Kargil war fought between India and Pakistan. Multiple big names from the fraternity including Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Ajay Devgan, Sunil Shetty, and Armaan Kohli.
Indian- Starring Kamal Haasan and Manisha Koirala in the lead roles, the vigilante action drama is directed by Shankar. Indian revolves around an ex-freedom fighter who is on a mission to root out corruption. The film is considered as a landmark in Indian history. The film opened to critical acclaim on the way to becoming a commercial blockbuster in the Tamil film industry. Indian was selected by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1996, but was not nominated.The film also went on to win three National Film Awards including that of Best Actor for Kamal Haasan's portrayal, while his performance also saw him win at the Filmfare Awards and the Tamil Nadu film fare award.
Kaala Paani - This historical drama film, co-written and directed by Priyadarshan. Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian independence activists incarcerated in the Cellular Jail. Kaalapani was released on 6 April 1996 in 450 theaters worldwide, which was the largest release for any Indian film until then. The film is now regarded as one of the classics in Malayalam cinema. The film is about the lives of prisoners in British India who are brought to Kālā Pānī. The name Kalapani is derived from the mode of imprisonment in British India. Ilaiyaraaja composed the music, the cinematography was by Santosh Sivan, and the editing by N. Gopalakrishnan. The film introduced Dolby Stereo into Malayalam cinema. It was made on a budget of ₹6.00 crore, making it the costliest Malayalam film made until then.
Legend of Bhagat Singh - 19 years ago Ajay Devgn got a 'lifetime' opportunity to play the role of freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh in the film, The Legend of Bhagat Singh. Released on June 7, 2002, The Legend of Bhagat Singh revolved around the life of the socialist revolutionary, Bhagat Singh, who fought for Indian independence.Actors Raj Babbar, Farida Jalal, Sushant Singh and Amrita Rao also featured in the hit movie. The film was helmed by ace director Rajkumar Santoshi.
Border - This J.P Dutta directorial revolves around the circumstances during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. Inspired by the true incidents during the time, the movie majorly focuses on the Battle of Longewala. Epic performances by Sunny Deol Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Tabu among others
URI - The Surgical Strike: This 2019 release dramatised account of the true events of the retaliation to the 2016 Uri attack, the film stars Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Yami Gautam, Mohit Raina and Kirti Kulhari in pivotal roles, and tells the story of Major Vihaan Singh Shergill of the Indian Army, who played a leading role in the events
