Just like Mother India, this Dilip Kumar-starrer was also based on agrarian India, where a 'tonga' took on the motorbike in a race, which would determine the livelihood of many farmers in a newly-independent India.

Mehboob Khan's magnum opus, told the story of a newly independent India as they struggled to cope with two square meals a day as farmers. One of Shyam Benegal's most ambitious films in terms of scale, the film starring Sachin Khedekar tried to retell the story of one of the most enigmatic freedom fighters, determined to drive the British out of the country. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero Manoj Kumar giving it to the West, and making our eyes brim with pride. The film based on the Indo-Sino war in 1962, was directed by Chetan Anand. One of the first properly made war films in India, it boasted of a cast including Balraj Sahni, a young Dharmendra and Sanjay Khan along with Vijay Anand. Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes BackД«ased on Indian army officers imprisoned on the other side of the LOC, this movie boasts of compelling performances from its cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna and Kay Kay Menon. Nana Patekar's second patriotic outing was more of an expose on the social evils of the Indian society, as much as it was a call to revisit our Indian values as responsible citizens of this one-of-a-kind nation.

One of the most perfectly made movies on the Indian army, it tells the story of a jawaan who even as he adjusts to life as a civilian cannot abandon his sense of morality and discipline as he does it. LakshyaДЇollowing up on the gigantic success of Dil Chahta Hai, Farhan Akhtar made this movie about a clueless kid finding the meaning of his life atop a hill at 26000 ft after defeating insurgents from Pakistan. Gowariker's ambitious film followed a well-settled Indian working for NASA, rediscovering his roots during a short vacation to find his childhood nanny and falling in love with the motherland all over again. Vidhu Vinod Chopra wove in RD Burman's exquisite music into a pre-independent love story and then gave it a patriotic twist in the climax. ChittagongД«ased on the Chittagong mutiny, where a young teacher Surya Sen inspired a bunch of his young pupils to fight for the country's freedom, this film by Bedabrata Pain tried to tell the story of one of the bravest freedom fighters. The first war of independence on film started after a dissenting Aamir Khan with long hair refused to continue serving under the British Army. Manoj Bajpayee's film about a bunch of Indian army men fleeing from the enemy, instilled in all of us with a fear for the armed forces personnel. LagaanДЄshutosh Gowariker's seminal film, which established him in the big league, carefully charted the journey of a few Indian farmers taking on officers of the British Army in a cricket match to save their fields and their crops. Quite singularly the most technically-proficient sports film to be made in India, the movie put us on the journey with these 15 everyday girls to eternal glory. Rang De BasantiДЄ fancier version of telling the story of Bhagat Singh, the film's narrative is rooted in current day Delhi University and explored parallels between how things would change if today's youth were as driven as those in pre-independent India. Rajkumar Santoshi's fantastic retelling of the story of the young freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, who willingly tied the noose around their necks, filled us with pride and made us introspect. J P Dutta's unfettered recreation of the Longhewalla battle from 1971, saw Sunny paaji using a bazooka to annihilate the ' dushman Pakistan' soldiers with Jackie bidu providing air support.

Here are 28 such movies which provoked this pure feeling for our country, and made us cheer India! India! 1. Even when it comes to getting us riled up about our country when the hero upholds that Indian flag, it fills us with this pride about this intangible entity called India. In a world which churns out think-pieces, podcasts, extensive reportage by the minute, I've believed a well-made film with its audio-visual elements, can have a greater impact than any other source of media. I've always believed movies can change the world.

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