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Bollywood's patriotism evolves from war films to everyday heroes

Bollywood's patriotism evolves from war films to everyday heroes
Beyond Border: How Bollywood's idea of patriotism has evolved over the decades · wionews.com

Bollywood makes movies in India, and for a long time many of its patriotic movies were about soldiers fighting wars to defend the country.

These movies were loud, exciting, and often about the country's neighbors.

But over time, Bollywood started telling different kinds of patriotic stories.

Some movies show that loving your country can mean helping people in villages and fixing problems at home.

Other movies show sports players who make the country proud by winning games.

Some stories even show women doing brave things for their country.

An example is the movie Raazi, which features a woman as a hero.

Today, being a patriot in a movie can mean many different things, not just being a soldier.

The most important change is that the idea of who can be a hero has become much bigger.

Key facts

Industry
Bollywood
Theme
Evolution of patriotism in cinema
War-focused patriotic films
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, LOC Kargil
Films about contributing at home
Swades, Rang De Basanti
Sports patriotism films
Lagaan, Chak De! India
Film highlighting women's contributions
Raazi
Raazi lead actress
Alia Bhatt
Central finding
The definition of the patriot itself has changed

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Author describing evolution of Bollywood patriotism

“The transformation doesn't mean the traditional war film has disappeared. Rather, Bollywood has added more layers to the meaning of patriotism.”
wionews.com

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