Best Indian Patriotic Movies of the 21st Century
In India, as film treatment and the subject around patriotic films evolve, there is a greater influx of stories based on fighting terrorism, celebrating the country's achievements, retelling of epic tales from history and talking about social issues to make a point.
There are a lot of patriotic movies which pay an ode to India and its citizens. Which is your favorite patriotic Indian movie from the 21st century?
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There are a lot of patriotic movies which pay an ode to India and its citizens. Which is your favorite patriotic Indian movie from the 21st century?
Minimum of 5,000 votes and IMDb rating of 6.5 or more.
Discuss the poll here
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- DirectorAditya DharStarsVicky KaushalParesh RawalMohit RainaIndian army special forces execute a covert operation, avenging the killing of fellow army men at their base by a terrorist group.
- DirectorRakeysh Omprakash MehraStarsAamir KhanSoha Ali KhanSiddharthThe story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsShah Rukh KhanGayatri JoshiKishori BallalA successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.
- DirectorShimit AminStarsShah Rukh KhanVidya MalvadeSagarika GhatgeKabir Khan, the coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey Team, dreams of making his all-girls team emerge victorious against all odds.
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsAamir KhanRaghubir YadavGracy SinghThe people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.
- DirectorNeeraj PandeyStarsAnupam KherNaseeruddin ShahVeerendra SaxenaA retiring police officer reminisces about the most astounding day of his career. About a case that was never filed but continues to haunt him in his memories - the case of a man and a Wednesday.
- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsAjay DevgnSushant SinghD. SantoshThe story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India.
- DirectorAnil SharmaStarsSunny DeolAmeesha PatelAmrish PuriDuring the Partition of India in 1947, a Sikh truck driver falls in love with a Muslim girl belonging to an aristocratic family.
- DirectorRaja MenonStarsAkshay KumarNimrat KaurKumud MishraWhen Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
- DirectorSurender ReddyStarsChiranjeeviAmitabh BachchanSudeepA historical action epic inspired by the life of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, who revolted against the atrocities of East India Company 10 years before the Sepoy Mutiny.
- DirectorSankalp ReddyStarsRana DaggubatiKay Kay MenonAtul KulkarniA Pakistani submarine, Ghazi plans to secretly attack Vizag port. For doing so, it has to get past Indian submarine S21.
- DirectorRakeysh Omprakash MehraStarsFarhan AkhtarKousi OrfahliDeepak Singh RawatThe truth behind the ascension of Milkha Singh, who was scarred by of the India-Pakistan partition.
- DirectorMeghna GulzarStarsAlia BhattVicky KaushalRajit KapoorA Kashmiri woman agrees to marry a Pakistani army officer in order to spy on Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
- DirectorKamal HaasanStarsKamal HaasanShah Rukh KhanRani MukerjiSaketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country and sets out to kill him.
- DirectorShoojit SircarStarsNargis FakhriJohn AbrahamRaashi KhannaAn Indian intelligence agent journeys to a war-torn coastal island to break a resolute rebel group and meets a passionate journalist.
- DirectorNeeraj PandeyStarsAkshay KumarDanny DenzongpaRana DaggubatiAn elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.
- DirectorReema KagtiStarsKrishan TandonHubertus GellerSiddharth KherThe journey of a man who was instrumental in making India win its first Olympic gold medal as a free nation.
- DirectorAnurag SinghStarsAkshay KumarParineeti ChopraSuvinder VickyBased on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897.
- DirectorAbhishek SharmaStarsJohn AbrahamBoman IraniDiana PentyAshwat Raina and his teammates arrive in Pokhran to re-conduct a confidential nuclear test, where they face challenges from the American Lacrosse satellite and local spies.
- DirectorFarhan AkhtarStarsHrithik RoshanPreity G ZintaAmitabh BachchanAn aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
- DirectorKetan MehtaStarsAamir KhanRani MukerjiToby StephensThis is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.
- DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsAkshay KumarSonakshi SinhaFreddy DaruwalaA military officer attempts to hunt down a terrorist, destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
- DirectorJagan ShaktiStarsAkshay KumarVidya BalanTaapsee PannuBased on true events of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launching the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan), making it the least expensive mission to Mars.
- DirectorRam MadhvaniStarsSonam KapoorShabana AzmiYogendra TikkuThe story of courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 in 1986 when it was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
- DirectorVidhu Vinod ChopraStarsSanjay DuttHrithik RoshanPreity G ZintaA police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.
- DirectorShoojit SircarStarsVicky KaushalShaun ScottStephen HoganA biopic detailing the 2 decades that Punjabi Sikh revolutionary, Udham Singh, spent planning the assassination of the man responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.Added on 4th June, 2022
- DirectorVishnuvardhanStarsSidharth MalhotraKiara AdvaniShiv PandittShershaah is the story of PVC awardee Indian soldier Capt. Vikram Batra, whose bravery and unflinching courage in chasing the Pakistani soldiers out of Indian territory contributed immensely in India finally winning the Kargil War in 1999.Added on 4th June, 2022
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsN.T. Rama Rao Jr.Ram CharanAjay DevgnA fearless warrior on a perilous mission comes face to face with a steely cop serving British forces in this epic saga set in pre-independent India.Added on 22nd Jan, 2023
- DirectorSashi Kiran TikkaStarsAdivi SeshPrakash RajRevathiBased on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who was martyred in action during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.Added on 22nd Jan, 2023
- DirectorShantanu BagchiStarsSidharth MalhotraRashmika MandannaParmeet SethiIn the 1970s, an undercover Indian spy takes on a deadly mission to expose a covert nuclear weapons program in the heart of Pakistan.Added on 22nd Jan, 2023
- DirectorMeghna GulzarStarsVicky KaushalSanya MalhotraFatima Sana ShaikhRevolves around the high and low points of Sam Manekshaw who became the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.Added on 26th Jan, 2024
- DirectorSiddharth AnandStarsHrithik RoshanDeepika PadukoneAnil KapoorA reckless yet brilliant squadron leader and his team of elite fighter pilots face mortal dangers and inner demons as they unite for a deadly mission.Added on 26th Jan, 2024
- DirectorAditya Suhas JambhaleStarsYami GautamMohan AgasheSukhita AiyarAfter unrest in Kashmir in 2016, local agent Zooni Haksar is chosen for a secret mission by Rajeshwari Swaminathan to end terrorism and economy conflict by abrogating Article 370 without bloodshed.Added on 26th Jan, 2024