India is heading towards its 72nd Independence Day and just like our country our films are also making a mark globally. Keeping in mind the spirit of patriotism, when we think of Hindi films made on India’s victories all we come up with is Border, LOC, Lagaan, Gadar, Tiranga to name a few.

But there are many films which failed to get the due recognition,

NYOOOZ has compiled a list of 5 such Bollywood films which had the theme of patriotism but went unrecognized just like some unsung heroes of the country. Check out

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey was released in 2010 directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Sikander Kher in the lead roles. It was based on the book Do And Die by Manini Chatterjee, based on the Chittagong Uprising against British rule in 1930.

 

Chittagong

Chittagong is a 2012 Indian historical war drama directed by Bedabrata Pain. It stars Manoj Bajpayee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui and is based upon events of British India's (now in Bangladesh) Chittagong Uprising. The film released on 12 October 2012 and won the 60th National Film Award for the Best Debut Film of a Director.

 

Deewaar: Let’s Bring Our Heroes Home

Deewaar is a 2004 Indian Hindi war film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Akshaye Khanna. It has no connection to the 1975 film of the same name, and is inspired from the 1963 film The Great Escape. The film under performed at the box office and was given an average verdict at the box office.

 

1971

1971 is a 2007 war drama directed by Amrit Sagar, and written by Piyush Mishra and Amrit Sagar, based on a true story of prisoners of war after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The film features an ensemble cast of Manoj Bajpayee, Ravi Kishan, Piyush Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal and others. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi The film is an account of the escape of six soldiers of the Indian Army taken as prisoners of war by Pakistan Army, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

 

Anand Math

Anand Math is a 1952 Indian Bollywood historical patriotic film directed by Hemen Gupta, based on the famous Bengali novel Anandamath, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1882. The novel and film are set in the events of the Sannyasi Rebellion, which took place in the late 18th century in Bengal. In a BBC World Service poll conducted in 2003 across 165 countries, the Vande Mataram song written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, composed by Hemant Kumar, sung by Lata Mangeshkar was voted 2nd in the "World's Top Ten" songs of all-time.

So guys which out of the above are you binge watching on 15th August? Do let us know your thoughts in the comments below.