Bollywood Sports Movies are Bollywood-produced movies that are centered on the many sports that are played.
From films like MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Mary Kom, Dangal, and many others, you may be aware of some sports-related biographies or true stories. Contrarily, other Bollywood sports films, such as Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii, Dil Bole Haddippa, Toofan, etc., are fictional and not based on any real-life athletes. It makes no difference whether the Bollywood Sports Movies you viewed or plan to see are fictional or biopics when it comes to finding inspiration. You will feel more inspired, develop an interest in that particular sport, and be encouraged to at least give it a try thanks to both categories of Bollywood sports movies. After viewing these Bollywood sports movies, the same thing also happened to me.
The films that will be listed for you are among the Best Bollywood Sports Movies of All Time, and they have received a lot of support from nations outside of India as well as from those that are close by. The list of some of the best Bollywood sports movies that you should watch right now is as follows.
1) Dangal (2016)
Aamir Khan's character, Mahavir Singh Phogat, an amateur wrestler who gave up on his goals owing to financial instability, stars in the film Dangal, which is based on the Phogat family. Then, he puts forth a lot of effort to raise his daughters as India's top female wrestlers, Geeta Phogat (Fatima Sana Sheikh) and Babita Phogat (Sanya Malhotra).
The highest-earning Bollywood film to date is Dangal.
2) Lagaan (2001)
One of the best fictional films from Bollywood Sports Movies, starring Aamir Khan, depicts the era of British control in India. A cricket match was organized in this film between a British squad and a local side to abolish the Lagaan (tax).
Lagaan was also given an Oscar nomination.
3) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
This film is based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Olympian and two-time Asian Games champion from India. She also won the Commonwealth Games once. Farhan Akhtar played the role of Milkha Singh in this fantastic film.
As a young boy who lost his parents, his home, and his love, Milkha Singh faced many challenges. Despite this, he never gave up hope and continued to work hard toward his goal of representing India.
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4) Chak De India (2007)
Shah Rukh Khan plays the coach of the Indian Women's Squad in this fictional film, which was based on the performance of the Indian team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. This film has also addresses sexism and feminism, demonstrating how the Indian women's hockey team overcame all obstacles to win the World Championship.
5) Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
This film tells the life story of Indian soldier Paan Singh Tomar, who competed in the National Games and displayed great talent and devotion to the sport. He had the opportunity to compete in the International Military Games in 1967 and also took home the Gold medal. Khan, Irfan in this film played the part of Paan Singh Tomar.
6) Jo Jeeta Vo Sikandar (1992)
In this film, Aamir Khan portrayed Sanjay, a useless youngster in the first half who subsequently works really hard on himself and begins training for the next cycle racing championship.
As a result, Sanjay won the tournament, surpassing Shekhar Malhotra, fulfilling the wish of his father Ram and older brother Ratan.
7) Iqbal (2005)
Iqbal (Shreyas Talpade), a fictional character in the film, is a cricket-obsessed young man who has been deaf and mute since birth. He still aspires to be a pacer because he wants to use his bowling prowess to represent India. Despite the numerous obstacles he overcame, he continues to put in a lot of effort and succeeds in earning a spot on the Indian cricket squad.
The title of "Best Movies on Social Issues" was given to Iqbal.
8) Saala Khadoos (2016)
Boxing is the subject of the Bollywood sports film Sala Khadoos. Aditya (R. Madhwan) is a boxing coach in this scene. He used to train his trainees hard and be extremely strict about their training. However, Ezhil Madhi (Reetika Singh), who comes from a lower-middle-class household, is a want tobe fighter. This film demonstrates how a trainer turned a regular girl into a world champion boxer.
9) MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the world's best wicketkeeper-batsman and one of the greatest captains, is the subject of this biopic starring Sushant Singh Rajput. Cricket fans, particularly Thala supporters, adore this film.
The best aspect of this film is how he continued to pursue his passion of playing cricket even after receiving a government position with Indian Railways.
10) Hawaa-Hawaai (2014)
The film Hawaa-Hawaai, which Amole Gupte directed, is based on skating. Arjun Harishchandra Waghmore (Partho Gupte), who wants to be a skater, works with his coach Ankit Bhargava (Sakib Saleem) to perfect his skating.
