Border, Dunkirk and 6 other war movies based on real-life events
Thimmaiah PU
Sep 24, 2023
Schindler’s List: JioCinema
Starring Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, the black-and-white classic depicts one of the most catastrophic consequences of World War II: the Holocaust
Border: Amazon Prime Video
With a star-studded cast of Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, and Akshaye Khanna, the film chronicles the events of the 1971 Battle of Longewala
Dunkirk: AppleTV+
This film is about Operation Dynamo in 1940 and has a stellar cast comprising Tom Hardy, Harry Styles, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine and more
Shershaah: Amazon Prime Video
Sidharth Malhotra plays Captain Vikram Batra, a young man who joins the Indian army, and his game-changing contributions to Operation Vijay in 1999
Pearl Harbor: YouTube
Starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, and Kate Beckinsale, Michael Bay’s directorial chronicles the devastating attack on the Pearl Harbour naval base
LOC Kargil: Amazon Prime Video
Another movie based on Operation Vijay, it portrays the plight of the Indian soldiers waging an attack on Pakistani intruders and stars Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Saif Ali Khan
Hacksaw Ridge: Netflix
Directed by Mel Gibson, this film is the true story of a war hero, played by Andrew Garfield, who saved the lives of 75 soldiers during World War II
Haqeeqat: YouTube
Starring Dharmendra, this war movie on the Sino-Indian War of 1962 follows a small Indian platoon and shows how the soldiers are affected in the crossfire