8 Films About 1971 Indo-Pak War

By- Naiteek Bhatt

Vijay Diwas is celebrated on December 16th to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.

Marking the historic day, here we have compiled a bunch of movies on the 1971 war.

JP Dutta's film is one of the best war dramas. Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the movie told the real-life stories of soldiers who lost their lives while protecting their motherland. 

Border

India's first underwater war film, the movie is based on the events before the 1971 India-Pakistan war.

The Ghazi Attack 

Meghna Gulzar's Raazi told the emotional story of a spy, sehmat (Alia Bhatt), who spied on Pakistan during the 1971 war.

Raazi

Starring Ishaan Khatter as the leading man, the movie is set during the 1971 war between India and Pakistan and how it led to the birth of Bangladesh.

Pippa 

Set in the midst of the India-Pakistan war, the movie stars John Abrahman, who us recruited as a spy in Pakistan for an undercover operation in Pakistan.

Romeo Akbar Walter

The heartbreaking  movie tells the story of Indian prisoners captured by the Pakistan Army during the war.

1971

Starring Tillotama Shome, the tense drama is based on Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence.

Children of War 

Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the movie is based on the inspiring life of commander Manekshaw and his unending love for his country.

Sam Bahadur