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Hindi Soldier Movies: A Tribute to the Heroes of India's Wars and Conflicts



According to film writer Shyam Goel, it was inspired by a real incident that happened in Punjab where a woman's forehead was branded with the message that her husband was a traitor. Her husband, a soldier, was accused of treachery, and she was thrown out of her village. The story was already made as a movie in Tamil in 1989 titled Thaai Naaducode: tam promoted to code: ta , starring Sathyaraj in dual roles.


In Barmer, 1978, corrupt Indian army officials Pratap Singh, Virender Sinha, Baldev Sinha and Jaswant Dalal have been stealing arms and ammunition led by a mysterious man known only as DK. Major Vijay Malhotra, a competent and high-ranking soldier, catches them in the act but is murdered by DK.




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Border is a Bollywood blockbuster war film directed by J. P. Dutta. The star cast of the film includes Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Jakie Shroff, Tabu, Pooja Bhatt, Puneet Issar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Raakhee. The film is based on the 1971 Indo-Pakistan battle and is said to be one of the best Indian war movies.


The star cast of the film includes Bobby Deol, Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Tanisha, Nandana Sen, and Sudesh Berry. The film is based on the military man Tarun Chauhan, introducing his journey from a fresh recruit to one of the most courageous war soldiers of the nation.


There are movies that recreate some of the most significant events in world history from a variety of perspectives and with a variety of purposes and intentions. The war movies are simply adventured films with war providing a compelling setting and situation. Here we have listed the best war movies on Netflix according to the critics and audience.


Directed by Richie Smyth, this 2016 historical war movie on Netflix is about how an Irish commander along with his 150 men stood against 3,000 Congolese troops which were led by French and Belgian mercenaries. Siege Of Jadotville is one of those good war movies that have a thrilling and respectful look at the heroic group of men who fought with the army of 3,000 Katangese attackers who were on a peacekeeping mission in 1961, some of which were teenagers at the time.


Troy is the war movie that is inspired by the Homer's "The Iliad." The plot of the movie kicks into gear when Paris who is the Prince of Troy, falls for the Queen of Sparta and whisks her away from her dastardly husband, King Menelaus. Being one of the top war movies, Troy has an engaging plot. Director Wolfgang Petersen combines the close quarters, the swords-and-sandals combat of Gladiator.


Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is one of the best war movies on Netflix which is about the World War II adventure starring Brad Pitt is full of food for thought. Tarantino tells the story in chapters. The movie has the feel of reading a novel visually. Charming, intelligent and ruthless --- Waltz gets every aspect of the part spot-on. Without him, Inglourious Basterds wouldn't have been half the war movie it is.


By the time The Shining had been released in theaters, Stanley Kubrick had already decided that for his next project he wanted to make a film that depicted what war was like. This war movie left a lasting impact on people. This movie is one of those war movies on Netflix that is unsparing in its portrayal of wartime violence -- soldiers get into firefights, are shot by snipers, and are shown dying slowly on the battlefield. A war movie by Kubrick that makes sure to warm you with repeated viewings.


One of the World War II movies where a young Hungarian disguises himself as a Nazi officer to save his family and thousands of his countrymen from the death camps. It is a true war movie about love, courage, and sacrifice. Interesting telling of life for jews at a horrible time in history which is an emotionally wrenching movie which is a fitting tribute to the hero Pinchas Tibor Rosenbaum and a memorial to the Hungarian Jews.


Werner Herzog's "Little Dieter Needs to Fly'' lets Dieter tell his own story. This war documentary tells the story of such a haunted man, whose memories include being hung upside down with an ant nest over his head, and fighting a snake for a dead rat they both wanted to eat. Werner Herzog is a very great storyteller, and the thing about story-telling is that it creates pictures in our heads. Rated as one of the best war movies on Netflix, "Little Dieter Needs to Fly" is a must watch for people who love a real story.


This avenger meets Captain America film is finely built through the hints that previous Marvel films like Age Of Ultron and Antman showcased. The reason of conflict between the two superheroes is fully justified. Not a complete war movie, but it has to be compiled along with the other best war movies on Netflix.


This war movie is about the Midway Island that was attacked by the Japanese in the year 1942 giving rise to the Battle of Midway. The movie starts where a man is shown telling about the location of the Midway Island and its strategic importance. Suddenly the account swings to the fight itself with roughly five minutes committed to the guard of the island, the maritime fight, and the consequence. This movie played by stars like John Ford, Dudley Nichols and more is considered as one of the best-rated war movies on Netflix.


6 Days is one of the true story movies on Netflix that shows the real-life hostage situation of the 1980 siege of the Iranian embassy in London. Here in this war movie, you'll see Jamie Bell playing a SAS soldier leading a team of heavily armed, black-clad heavies called in as a backup should talk and stall the terrorists. The movie shows the actions that took place over the six days of the siege, moment to moment, the clock ticking and making people glued to their seats.


Shaurya (2008): The Samar Khan-directed film revolves around the court-martial of a soldier for shooting his commanding officer. Starring Rahul Bose and Kay Kay Menon, it made Rs2 crore at the box office.


1971 (2007): The Amrit Sagar-directed film tells the account of a group of soldiers taken as prisoners of war during the India-Pakistan conflict of 1971. Starring Manoj Bajpayee, Ravi Kishan, Piyush Mishra and Deepak Dobriyal in lead roles, it made Rs32 lakh at the box office.


Dhoop (2003): The Ashwini Chaudhary-directed film is based on the life of Captain Anuj Nayyar, a soldier who was killed during the Kargil conflict of 1999, and his family. Starring Om Puri, Revathi and Sanjay Suri in lead roles, it made Rs21 lakh at the box office.


The film was inspired by a real incident, reveals director Abbas.Abbas of the director duo Abbas-Mustan also revealed that producer Ramesh Taurani is keen on a sequel but they haven't found a suitable .Director duo Abbas-Mustan's action drama Soldier (1998), which was released 20 years today (20 November), was an instant hit. But not many know that the film starring Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta was inspired by a real-life incident.Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla . Shyam Goel, the film's writer, had brought the news report to the director duo's notice. Abbas said, "In Punjab, a woman's forehead was branded with the message that her husband was a traitor. Her husband, a soldier, was accused of treachery. She was thrown out of her village. There was no social media [to highlight the instance]."Goel suggested they could build a script around this incident. "Not too many films were based on real incidents those days," the director said. "Mostly only The film was inspired by a real incident, reveals director Abbas .From the sets: Abbas-Mustan while filming Soldier.The Purulia arms drop case had also taken place in 1995, with a large consignment of arms being mysteriously dropped at a remote location in Purulia district of West Bengal. The mystery was never solved."We took inspiration from that too," said Abbas. "We wrote a story of some corrupt individuals stealing arms from the military and selling them. For that, we formed a team of Dalip Tahil, Sharat Saxena, Salim Ghouse, Suresh Oberoi and Pankaj Dheer. Dheer gets framed in the matter."And just like they had read in the newspaper, the villagers inscribe 'My husband was anti-national' on Rakhee's forehead and throw her out of the village. The rest of the film was about how her son, played by Deol, takes revenge on the bad guys and vindicates his father's honour.At the time of the film's release, the makers did not reveal that it was inspired by a real incident. "We thought it was not necessary," explained the director. "Only a few people knew. There was no social media back then. I remember mobile phones had come in while we were at the final stage of the shoot."Abbas said Bobby Deol was their first choice for the lead role. They were impressed by his work in his earlier films like Barsaat (1995) and Gupt (1997). "[Producer] Ramesh Taurani suggested his name," the director said. "We were happy with the choice. At that time he had broken a leg in a horse-riding accident and was on crutches. As soon as he heard the script, he said he would like to do it." For a while veteran actor Dharmendra felt his older son Sunny Deol should do the film, but the director duo prevailed. "Dharamji also heard the script," Abbas said. "We have been big fans of his. Just to sit in front of him and talk was a big thing for us!".With Soldier going to Bobby Deol, Abbas-Mustan have never worked with Sunny Deol, but they still hope to. "We never got an opportunity and the right script," Abbas said. "But we would definitely like to work with Sunnyji some day."Abbas-Mustan signed Preity Zinta for Soldier even before her debut film Dil Se... (1998) was released. They wanted a new face for leading lady and Zinta, famous then as the new Liril ad girl, was suggested, once again, by producer Taurani."She was lively, innocent and talkative, which is exactly how we wanted our character," Abbas recalled. "She was talking continuously and we were just silent. In around 15 minutes, we told Rameshji that we have found the girl. Bobby nicknamed her Pritam Singh. Just like that. To this day he calls her Pritam Singh!"Soldier was one of the earliest Hindi films to be shot extensively in Australia. Abbas claimed that Australian Tourism started promoting the country with images of the Opera House of Sydney and The 12 Apostles of Melbourne only after Soldier. "We shot at those places before that," he said. "There is this Harbour Bridge [in Sydney] where Bobby has sung a song. At that time, it was known as 'Soldier Bridge'." Bobby Deol has not worked with any other director as much as he has with the Abbas-Mustan duo. "Our tuning always matched. That is why we have done five films with him," explained Abbas. The film was inspired by a real incident, reveals director Abbas.Pritam Singh aka Preity Zinta with Bobby Deol in Australia.The filmmaker admitted that initially they were unsure how it would be working with Bobby Deol as he is the son of a great star. "But he is such a good-natured person," he said. "He turned out to be soft-spoken and humble. We soon started feeling he is family."Over the years, the friendship forged between the Burmawallas and the Deols has only grown. "We are emotional and we believe in family relations. That is why their family is close to us," explained Abbas Burmawalla. With the age of sequels well and truly upon Hindi cinema, Abbas revealed that Ramesh Taurani believes Soldier 2 is a possibility. "But there has to be a script that suits the film's heritage and is also relevant today," the director said. "Plus, it should be better than the first film. Else there is no point doing it." 2ff7e9595c


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