5 films/shows that celebrate bringing India & Pakistan together this Independence Day

Bollywood Movies

Celebrating 75 years of freedom, peace and Independence, India and Pakistan both have had a journey of their own. This 75th Independence day, we take a trip down memory lane and bring to you shows and films that have put heart above hate and war with stories that linger in our hearts for a lifetime:

Dhoop Ki Deewar

A Zindagi original drama series, set against the backdrop of the Indo-Pak conflict, the webseries aims to highlight that there is no real winner of a war. It tells the story of Vishal Malhotra, essayed by Ahad and Sarah Sher Ali, played by Sajal Aly, where they both lose their fathers in a cross border clash.

Watch Here: Zindagi (Tata Play, DishTV and D2H) 

Veer Zaara

A romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra,Veer Zara stars Shah Rukh Khan as Veer from the Indian Air Force and Preity Zinta as Zaara Hayaat Khan from Pakistan. The two happen to cross paths and fall in love,thus begins their cross-border love story and struggle to be together.

Watch Here: Amazon Prime Video

Ek Tha Tiger

An action thriller drama film, Ek Tha Tiger follows the story of an Indian RAW agent Avinash Singh (Salman Khan), who is assigned on a mission to recover information. A series of thrilling events causes him to stumble upon an ISI agent, Zoya (Katrina Kaif). While the two fall in love, they discover their true identities as the story progresses. The two are torn between their love for each other and their duty towards their countries.

Watch Here: Amazon Prime Video 

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

Set during the time of partition in India, the film follows the story of a Sikh, Tara Singh(Sunny Deol) who falls in love with a Muslim girl, Sakina (Ameesha Patel). Communal riots break out in the country and Tara rescues Sakina from them. They eventually get married, however years later, Sakina’s father locates her and brings her back to Pakistan. The story follows the journey of Tara to bring back his wife and son from Pakistan.

Watch Here: Zee5

Refugee

The film follows the story of an agent , Refugee (Abhishek Bachchan) who helps Manzur Ahmad to move to Pakistan with his family. In this process, he falls in love with Manzur’s daughter, Nazneen (Kareena Kapoor Khan). The film traces his journey and how he decides to join the Border Security Forces.

Watch Here: Amazon Prime Video

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