Rise of Patriotic Films

 

Any great work of art has the power to move a million or more hearts, if not mountains. Thanks to their immersive experiences, great cinematic endeavors inspire, motivate and deeply move our patriotic feelings. Such films are stimulating and real and make us genuinely interested in our motherland. These films also show us a mirror and tell us to look within before labeling others as enemies of our country. Hindi films usually suffer from sentimental over-the-top and chest-pounding scenarios. Nationalistic fervor that borders on insanity neatly classifies countries and people into good or bad, black or white, noble or noble in most films. But reality, as we know, goes beyond these watertight classifications. No country can be completely evil just because it happens to be India's warring partner. That's why realistic, honest patriotic films that highlight what's great about India while also inspiring us to think about what isn't are so rare and special.

To be sure, Bollywood has had a history of patriotic films, led by Manoj Kumar’s Upkar (1967), Purab Aur Paschim (1970) and Kranti (1981), Dev Anand’s Hum Dono (1961) and Prem Pujari (1970) and later Subhash Ghai’s Karma (1986) and J.P. Dutta’s Border (1997) and LOC Kargil (2003). But the current crop of movies has a different take on nationalism.

Most of the other (older) patriotic movies are celebratory without really looking at what we have done for the country. But new movies bring to the table a lot of questions that we're afraid to bring up, that are taboo, and that we kind of struggle to talk about openly

Film distributor and exhibitor Akshaye Rathi agreed that this is a viable box office strategy as patriotism is a sentiment common to every Indian irrespective of caste, creed or gender. And playing in the gallery only makes sense if you respect those feelings.

Talented actors have opened up about the rise of patriotic films in Indian cinema and said there was nothing wrong with the atmosphere. The nationalism that is growing in the country right now is wonderful because they revealed that come from a generation where they saw people being ashamed of being Indian.

We are Indians and love for our country runs in our blood. Our nationalism and patriotism are something that no other country can match. In fact, our love for India is popular far and wide, which is greatly highlighted in Indian cinema.

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's film The Kashmir Files epitomizes the feeling of hatred that is overwhelming the Hindi film industry. The irrational support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several ministers of the central government and state governments has helped spread and spread such hatred. The Prime Minister didn't just stop at posturing in support of The Kashmir Files, he went a step further to tell his party MPs that 'TKF' needs to be promoted passionately. BJP supporters are organizing screenings of this film at private, institutional and government levels. Not only them, but similar hatred was faced by films like Gadar and Roja.

Despite all of these, picture films and their impact on the general public are at an all-time high. With the incoming of OTT platforms and other viewing methods along with the traditional cinema theaters, patriotic films are capturing the film market through their variety, narratives, and good acting by the actors to depict both real and fictional incidents effectively.