May 08, 2025

7 Freedom Fighter Movies To Revisit On OTT Amid India-Pak Tension

Sonal Pandya

​Raazi​

Meghna Gulzar's 2018 spy thriller stars Alia Bhatt as Sehmat, a RAW agent. She risks her life to go undercover, gathering crucial information as a young bride to a Pakistani military officer, Iqbal (Vicky Kaushal). It is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

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​Sita Ramam​

The Telugu period romance on Amazon Prime Video stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur, and Rashmika Mandanna. Dulquer is an army officer stationed at the Kashmir border who receives anonymous letters from Sita. The film is set against the background of Operation Gibraltar in 1964.

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​Sam Bahadur​

The 2023 film, also directed by Meghna Gulzar, features Vicky Kaushal as India's first field marshal, Sam Manekshaw. The biopic, streaming on Zee5, sees the war hero through life's ups and downs. The Sino-Indian War and the 1971 Indo-Pak War are depicted.

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​Shershah​

Sidharth Malhotra plays a double role as Captain Vikram Batra and his twin brother Vishal in this 2021 Amazon Prime Video feature. The actor's wife, Kiara Advani, plays his girlfriend, Dimple. The film recounts the late Vikram's heroic actions during the Kargil War.

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​Pippa​

Ishaan Khatter, Mrunal Thakur, and Priyanshu Painyuli star in this 2023 Amazon Prime Video film about the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The stars play siblings who all contribute their efforts in the battle. The Hindi film is based on Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta's memoirs.

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​Amaran​

The Tamil war film Amaran, streaming on Netflix, features Sivakarthikeyan as Major Mukund Varadarajan. Sai Pallavi plays his wife, Indhu Rebecca Varghese, who receives the Ashoka Chakra for her late husband's bravery during the Qazipathri Operation in Kashmir.

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​Uri: The Surgical Strike​

Aditya Dhar's 2019 directorial debut stars Vicky Kaushal as a Special Forces major who leads a daring strike after the 2016 Uri attack. Yami Gautam, Kirti Kulhari, and Mohit Raina play key roles in the war film which follows the 11 days after the attack. It is streaming on Zee5.

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