Many production houses in Bollywood are considering making “Operation Sindoor” movies. According to a report, at least 15 film producers and Bollywood studios are lined up to register for the Sindoor operation.
Bollywood Studios line up to register for movie title
After India’s decisive action, people from all backgrounds supported the mission and the cause of India’s attack on the terrorism center. The Bollywood Brotherhood also praised the Indian government’s appropriate response to terrorism in Pakistan and its families. Now, many production houses in Bollywood are considering making “Operation Sindoor” movies. According to India Today, at least 15 film producers and Bollywood studios will line up to register for the Sindoor Operation. BN Tiwari, president of the Indian Western Film Federation Employee (FWICE), also confirmed this.
The report said at least 15 film producers and studios in the film industry filled their applications in the Indian Filmmakers Association, one of the associations that registered for film champions.
Bollywood has shown the cinematic side of patriotism again and again by showing many war-themed films, so this trend is not new. These films aroused nationalist enthusiasm both on and off-screen.
War-themed movies in Bollywood
URI: Surgical Strike (2019): The film is based on the 2016 Indian surgical strike, which was conducted in response to the September 2016 terrorist attack, a military action film that celebrates India’s strategic response.
Loc Kargil (2003): This war drama depicts the 1999 Kagir War, focusing on the courage and sacrifice of Indian soldiers. It emphasizes military conflict and national pride.
Warrior (2024): The film, while fictional, was inspired by the Indian-Pakistan tensions and focused on the Indian Air Force pilots.
Border (1997): An Indian epic war movie is based on the real events of the Battle of Languevara during the 1971 Indian-Pakistan War.
Other movies of the war are Lakshya (2004), Tango Charlie (2005), 1971 (2007), Shershaah (2021), etc.
While talking about how keen studios are regarding registering the title, India Today quoted a source as saying, “Whenever a big national event occurs, filmmakers tend to call dibs on the title. Even if a film will not be made, it’s safer to have the title registered. However, after the success of Uri, War, or Fighter, filmmakers have understood that war films continue to be a favourite genre, and hence they would want to Someday work on a film on Operation is also a sindoor.”
Ashoke Pandit talked to India about this today: “Yes, I applied for the title “sindoor”. Whether the movie will be shot on the subject is still far-fetched, but as filmmakers and producers we often sign up for the title, it’s an interesting moment – it’s the first and important step – without the first step, because without the title, you can’t even plan the movie.
