Vishnu Vardhan s war-drama based on the life of Param Vir Chakra awardee and army captain Vikram Batra has had a long wait. Initially scheduled to release in theatres last year, it was pushed in the wake of the pandemic, before finally dropping on Amazon s streaming service Prime Video, this week.The gripping story of Captain Batra, portrayed by Siddharth Malhotra, could not have been timed better. With the patriotic spirit flying high ahead of India s Independence Day, the Karan Johar-backed project set around the Kargil war makes for an entertaining watch.The film also stars Kiara Advani as Malhotra s love interest Dimple Cheema.If watching this biopic leaves you wanting for more patriotism-sprinkled content, we ve rounded up a few films you can turn to. Shershaah
Bitter ‘Haqeeqat’, Bollywood Is No ‘Shershaah’ Of War Movies With Masala And Melodrama
Movies like Border and Uri: The Surgical Strike turned out to blockbusters, largely because of the themes of chest-thumping jingoism. But Haqeeqat has been widely acknowledged to be far more realistic than any of the war movies made in the Eastmancolor era.
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War movies have proved to be the weakest point of the Bollywood filmmakers owing to their uncanny obsession with masala, melodrama, and all other familiar tropes. And yet, they are not ready to give up.