India, Aug. 6 -- As Independence Day draws closer, so do stories about men and women in uniform that are so steeped in patriotism. Farhan Akhtar's 120 Bahadur and John Abraham's Tehran are at the top of that list, along with the likes of Pratik Gandhi's Saare Jahan Se Accha and Naveen Kasturia-led Salakaar, among others.

Vicky Kaushal's Uri: The Surgical Strike was not a superhit in 2019 without a reason. From a powerful dialogue to a storyline that resonates well, everything about this movie was an emotion, especially when it released so close to the scars from the black day that India saw, and the response it had.

Kangana Ranaut-led Tejas broke the barrier, in a sense. While OTT was slowly breaking the mould by showing women character...