India’s rich cinematic legacy is filled with powerful stories of sacrifice, valor, and firm love for the nation. Bollywood has delivered numerous films from battlefield heroics to covert operations and historical struggles for Independence. For people who love to watch patriotic movies, Amazon Prime Video is streaming a platform where you can watch very easily. We have handpicked best Bollywood movies which is currently streaming on prime.
1. Sky Force (2025)
This movie is an action drama film directed by Sandeep Kewlani and Abhishek Anil Kapur. It is based on India’s first airstrike at the Sargodha airbase of Pakistan during the Indo-Pak war of 1965. This film is a tribute to the unsung heroes of Indian Air Force for their bravery and sacrifice for the country in the war. If you’re a fan of military dramas, aviation action this movie should be in your watch list of Patriotic Movies on Amazon Prime.
| IMDB Rating | 6.9/10 |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 82% |
| Google Users | 86% |
| Genre | War/Action/Thriller |
| Cast | Akshay Kumar, Veer Pahariya, Sara Ali Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Bogumila Bubiak, Elena Skryabina |
| Box Office Collection | 174.2 Crore worldwide |
| Run Time | 2h 5m |
2. Operation Valentine (2024)
This is an action drama film based on 2019 Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing. Indian Air force counter attacked a militant training camp at Balakot in Pakistan. This air strike was first on Pakistani soil after 1971. The film has intense aerial combat scenes which shows how modern warfare are fought nowadays.
| IMDB Rating | 5.3/10 |
| Google Users | 40% |
| Genre | Thriller/Action |
| Cast | Varun Tej, Manushi Chhillar, Ruhani Sharma, Paresh Pahuja, Shataf Figar, Navdeep, Mir Sarwar |
| Box Office Collection | 9.25 Crore worldwide |
| Run Time | 2h 11m |
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3. Yodha (2024)
This is an action thriller film directed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha. The story follows of a highjacked passenger plane by a group of terrorists on which a off duty Major Arun Katyal is onboard. He battles to save the passengers and uncovers the plan that the terrorists want to crash the plane into Islamabad during a peace summit.
| IMDB Rating | 5.7/10 |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 58% |
| Google Users | 56% |
| Genre | Thriller/Action |
| Cast | Sidharth Malhotra, Raashii, Khanna, Disha Patani, Kritika Bhardwaj, Sammay Jonas, Tanuj Virwani, |
| Box Office Collection | 35 Crore worldwide |
| Run Time | 2h 10m |
Awards Won
- Brand Vision Summit Awards: Extraordinaire Award (Raashi Khanna)
- Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest: Special Award (Sidharth Malhotra)
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4 Pippa (2023)
This tells the story of Captain Balram Singh Mehta of India’s 45 Cavalry Regiment who, along with his siblings, fought on the eastern front during the Indo-Pak war to liberate Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) from Pakistan in 1971. The movie name PIPPA is actually the nickname of Tank PT-76 which commanded Captain Balram Singh. This film centers on the Battle of Garibpur. The film shows intense war scenes with personal stories about family, courage, love for country, and tough sacrifices.
| IMDB Rating | 6.2/10 |
| Prime Video | 6.2/10 |
| Google Users | 54% |
| Genre | War/Action |
| Cast | Ishaan Khatter, Mrunal Thakur, Priyanshu Painyuli, Kamal Sadanah, Soni Razdan, Soham Majumdar |
| Run Time | 2h 19m |
Awards Won: The film “Pippa” won 6 and 11 nominations across various award shows.
- Best Film OTT
- Best Actor OTT – Ishaan Khatter
- Best Supporting Actress OTT – Soni Razdan
5. Shershaah (2021)
This is an biographical war film based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra who was martyred in the Kargil War. A hero of the 1999 Kargil War, who was posthumously awarded India’s highest military honor, the Param Vir Chakra. This film blends with patriotism , romance and intense war scenes.
| IMDB Rating | 8.3/10 |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 50% |
| Google Users | 91% |
| Genre | War/Action |
| Cast | Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Manmeet Kaur, Munira Kudrati, Shiv Panditt, Nikitin Dheer |
| Run Time | 2h 15m |
Awards Won by Shershaah:
Filmfare Awards 2022: This film won Best Director, Best Film, Best Actor (Male) and Best Music Album.
IIFA Awards 2022: This film won Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Playback Singer (Male)
Do You know that ? Dimple Cheema Fiancee of Captain Vikram Batra never married after his death. She dedicated her life to preserve his memory.
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6. Sardar Udham (2021)
This film is an biographical historical drama which follows the journey of Indian revolutionary Udham Singh, who avenges the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre by assassinating British official Michael O’Dwyer in 1940. He was executed by hanging in Pentonville Prison, London on 31st July in 1940.
| IMDB Rating | 8.3/10 |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 95% |
| Google Users | 90% |
| Genre | Historical Drama |
| Cast | Vicky Kaushal, Banita Sandhu, Kirsty Averton, Amol Parashar, Stephen Hogan, Abhishek Malik, |
| Box Office Collection | 115 Crore worldwide |
| Run Time | 2h 42m |
Awards Won
1. National Film Awards, India (2023)
- Best Feature Film in Hindi
- Best Cinematography (Avik Mukhopadhyay)
- Best Costume Design (Veera Kapur Ee)
- Best Production Design (Dmitriy Malich and Mansi Dhruv Mehta)
- Best Audiography (Final Mixed Track) (Sinoy Joseph)
2. Filmfare Awards (2022)
- Best Film (Critics)
- Best Actor (Critics) – Vicky Kaushal
- Best Screenplay – Shubhendu Bhattacharya and Ritesh Shah
- Best Production Design – Mansi Dhruv Mehta and Dmitrii Malich
- Best Cinematography – Avik Mukhopadhyay
- Best Costume Design – Veera Kapur Ee
- Best Sound Design – Dipankar Chaki and Nihar Ranjan Samal
- Best Background Score – Shantanu Moitra
- Best Special Effects – NY VFXWALA
The film secured 31 wins and 30 nominations across various award platforms, including technical excellence in cinematography, production design, and sound.
Do you know that ? The role of Sardar Udham in this film was originally supposed to be played by Irrfan Khan. He has to step down due his health issues.
7. Kesari (2019)
This movie is an Indian historical war film directed by Anurag Singh. It is based on battle of Saragarhi in 1897 in North West Frontier Province (Now Pakistan). The battle was fought between 21 soldiers of 36th Sikh Regiment of British Indian Army and 10000 Afghan Tribesmen. It is considered one of the greatest battle in military history.
| IMDB Rating | 7.4/10 |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 81% |
| Google Users | 80% |
| Genre | War/Action |
| Cast | Akshay Kumar, Parneeti Chopra, Mir Sarwar, Toranj Kayvon, Vivek Saini, Vikram Kochhar, Vansh Bhardwaj |
| Box Office Collection | 131.25 Crore worldwide |
| Run Time | 2h 19m |
Awards Won
- IIFA Awards: Best Lyricist- Manoj Muntashir for “Teri Mitti”
- Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards India: Favourite Bollywood Movie Song- “Ve Maahi”
- National Film Award: Best Male Playback Singer- B Praak for “Teri Mitti”
- Mirchi Music Award: Album of the Year- Kesari Soundtrack
All 21 soldiers were posthumously awarded the Indian Order of Merit, the highest gallantry award for Indian soldiers under British rule at that time.
8. Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
“URI: The Surgical Strike” is based on the real-life Indian Army surgical strikes carried out in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. This surgical strike was in retaliation for the Uri attack, where militants attacked an army base in Jammu & Kashmir. The film follows Major Vihaan Singh Shergill, who leads the secret mission deep into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to eliminate the terrorist . This film shows patriotism, military tactics and emotional depth behind the attack. This movie became a massive success and established Vicky Kaushal as a leading actor.
| IMDB Rating | 8.2/10 |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 57% |
| Google Users | 89% |
| Genre | War/Action |
| Cast | Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam, Paresh Rawal, Mohit Raina, Kirti Kulhari, Swaroop Sampant, Akash Deep |
| Box Office Collection | 342.7 Crore worldwide |
| Run Time | 2h 18m |
National Film Awards
- Best Actor: Vicky Kaushal
- Best Direction: Aditya Dhar
- Best Sound Design: Bishwadeep Chatterjee
- Best Background Music: Shashwat Sachdev
Features the Iconic line: “How’s the Josh?” — “High, Sir!”
9. Raazi (2018)
This is an Indian spy thriller film set in the era of 1971 around the Indo-Pak war, directed by Meghana Gulzar. The film revolves around a young Kashmiri girl (Alia Bhatt) who is recruited by RAW to spy on Pakistan. She is married to a Pakistani military officer (Vicky Kaushal) so that she can infiltrate Pakistan’s army intelligence. This film is adapted from Harinder Sikka’s novel “Calling Sehmat” the story is inspired by real-life espionage during the 1971 war.
| IMDB Rating | 7.7/10 |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 100% |
| Google Users | 81% |
| Genre | Spy Thriller |
| Cast | Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Soni Razdan, Amruta Khanvilkar, Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajit Kapoor |
| Box Office Collection | 197.75 Crore worldwide |
| Run Time | 2h 20m |
Awards Won:
Filmfare Awards (2019) – This film won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screen Play and Best Playback Singer (male).
IIFA Awards (2019): This film won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best story.
Ionic Line- “Watan ke aage kuch nahi… khud bhi nahi.”
10. The Legend of Bhagat Singh
This film is Indian biographical drama film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, based on the life of the Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. This film revolves around the life of Bhagat Singh which shows his involvement in India’s struggle for independence against British colonial rule.
The film highlights key events such as:
- The protest against the Simon Commission.
- The killing of British officer John Saunders.
- The historic Central Legislative Assembly bombing.
- His trial and eventual execution in 1931 alongside Rajguru and Sukhdev.
| IMDB Rating | 8.1/10 |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 86% |
| Google Users | 88% |
| Genre | Biographical Drama |
| Cast | Ajay Devgan, Amrita Rao, Sushant Singh, Akhilendra Mishra, Raj Babbar, Farida Jalal, D’santosh |
| Box Office Collection | 109 Crore worldwide |
| Run Time | 2h 36m |
Awards Won:
National Film Awards (2003): This film won Best Feature film in Hindi and Best Actor (Ajay Devgan) award.
Filmfare Awards: This film won Best Story, Best Screen Play and Best Dialogue awards.
Iconic Courtroom Scene: Quote “Mera naam Bhagat Singh hai, aur main baaghi hoon” The scene shows him challenging an empire in its own court with fearlessness and clarity.
Patriotic films hold a special place in Indian cinema, as they rekindle our national pride and emotions. The movies listed above not only entertain us but also serve as a tribute to real-life heroes and unsung warriors who sacrificed their lives and shaped the nation’s history.