Republic Day 2022: Raazi to Lagaan - What to binge watch on this special day!
Patriotic films to binge watch on Republic Day 2022
Lagaan
Rang De Basanti
This Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra's directorial follows the lives of regular college students in India who experience a patriotic awakening after their friend's fiance who is an airforce pilot, dies in an air crash and is later wrongly blamed for negligence. They are simultaneously also participating in a skit about Bhagat Singh and his companions - and from not understanding the concept of giving up one's life for the sake of the nation to exactly following the same path.
Raazi
Chak De India
This 2007 Shah Rukh Khan starrer film deals with ideas of patriotism, communalism and sexism. Kabir Khan (played by SRK), is wrongfully blamed for betraying his country and match-fixing with Pakistan. He however begins coaching the Indian women's national hockey team - who are giving third-grade treatment in comparison to their male counterparts and them victorious.