Let's take a look at the six Bollywood films which showcased the bravery of Indian Air Force pilots
The dastardly Pulwama attack that took place on February 14, 2019, took lives of 40 CRPF jawans. On February 26, 2019, India avenged the most disastrous terrorist attacks by a swift air strike by Indian Air Force (IAF). This led to the killings of about 350 terrorists and trainers reportedly. The aerial strike happened on Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp in Pakistan. Netizens hailed India's military for their prompt action and tweeted about it as well.
Even Bollywood celebrities lauded Indian military on social media after IAF strike on JeM camp. Talking about Bollywood, many filmmakers have shown the bravery and gallantry of IAF pilots in the movies which have evoked patriotism in the hearts of many. These films have shown how much pride our countrymen take in joining the military to serve and protect the nation.
Let's take a look at the six Bollywood films which showcased the bravery of Indian Air Force pilots:
1. Agnipankh
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Agnipankh is a film released in the year 2004. It's based on pilots in the Indian Air Force and is directed by Sanjiv Puri. The film starred Jimmy Sheirgill, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Rahul Dev and Shamita Shetty in the lead roles.
2. Hindustan Ki Kasam
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This war film released in 1973 and is based on Operation Cactus Lilly of Indo-Pakistani War 1971. Hindustan Ki Kasam is directed by Chetan Anand and starred Chetan Anand, Vijay Anand, Raaj Kumar, Priya Rajvansh, Balraj Sahni, Padma Khanna, Amjad Khan and Amrish Puri.
3. Mausam
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Mausam showed Shahid Kapoor as Sqn. Leader Harinder Singh, who leaves his family and love for the IAF. The film has shown instances of Kargil War 1999, wherein Shahid's character leads a bombing mission.
4. Rang De Basanti
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In this nation-awakening film, we saw R Madhavan as Flight Lt. Ajay Rathod, who gets killed when his jet, a MiG-21, crashes. Though Madhavan had a brief role, his character made a terrific impact on the whole film.
5. Veer-Zaara
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In Yash Chopra's directorial, Veer-Zaara, Shah Rukh Khan played the role of Sqn. Leader Veer Pratap Singh. The movie was an out-and-out romantic film, but people loved watching SRK in an IAF uniform.
6. Vijeta
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Vijeta is a 1982 release film directed by Govind Nihalani. The movie starred Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Amrish Puri, Kunal Kapoor, Supriya Pathak and Om Puri in the lead roles. Kunal Kapoor played the role of IAF pilot and the film was based on the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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