From Lagaan, Iqbal, Chak De India! to Dangal: Top 10 Bollywood movies made on sports

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Bollywood makes movies on all sorts of themes and genres, but in current scenario, sports has taken an edge over others. The most awaited movie of 2016 – DANGAL – is already running full houses and has been acclaimed by the critics as well. It is biographical sport drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari. Dangal word itself depicts main component of the movie. Dangal means "fighting competition".

Aamir Khan stars as Mahavir Singh Phogat who taught wrestling to his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita kumari, thus breaking the walls of social custom that Indian women are not permitted to make their career in sports, especially wrestling in state like Haryana. Aamir is said to have gained 25 kilograms and then loose the same to justify the character of Mahavir Singh Phogat in different stages of his life.

Let's have a look at 10 sports movies in Bollywood made in recent times which are worth watching:

Lagaan: Lagaan is Indian epic Sports drama film starring Aamir Khan and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Gracy Singh was in female lead and British actors Rachel and Paul Blackthrone played the supporting roles. The film is based on a group of villagers who play a cricket match against the British officers to get their taxes waived off for the next three year. It received awards at international films festivals as well as many Indian Film Awards. Lagaan was a blockbuster. It was one of the biggest box office hits of 2001.This film will never fade from our memory soon. It was also nominated for Oscars.

Ferrari Ki Sawaari: Ferrari ki sawaari is an emotional sports drama film directed by Rajesh Mapuskar. The film is written by Rajesh Mapuskar and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film has Sharman Joshi in the lead. The film story is about a little boy, Kayo, who thinks of nothing but playing cricket. His father, Rusy, thinks of nothing but his little boy. The story moves around father’s struggle to fulfill his son's dream of playing at the Lord's Cricket Ground. The film inspired parents to encourage their kid's dreams.

Bhaag Milkha Singh: It is biopic of an Indian athlete Milkha Singh also known as "The Fying Sikh" who was a champion runner and who finished fourth in the Olympics. Farhan Akhtar was in the lead role as Milkha Singh. This Film depicts the struggle of Milkha Singh to become an Olympian. Milkha Singh performed very well at the box office and was declared as 'Super Hit'. This film triggers enthusiasm among the youth to take up sports.

Iqbal: This movie represents all the Indian children who dream of playing for the Indian national side. Shreyas Talpade as Iqbal created magic in the movie with his wonderful performance. The story revolves around a deaf and a dumb boy who somehow makes it to Indian cricket team. The film received the National Film Award for Best Film on other social issues. This film also performed well at box office.

Chak De! India: It is a Indian sports film produced by Aditya Chopra. It stars Shahrukh khan as Kabir Khan, former captain of the Indian men's national field hockey team. After a disastrous loss to Pakistan, Khan is excluded from the game and he and his mother are driven from the family home by angry neighbours. Seven years later, to redeem himself, Khan becomes the Coach of the Indian National women's hockey team. This film features the rise of women's Indian hockey team and explores religious prejudice and legacy of the partition of India. It won many awards, including national award for the Best Popular film. The title track song Chak De! India has spread magic all over the country as it almost became sports anthem of the country.

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal: Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film stars John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani.  It is fictional movie of Football club Southhall United, which is in danger of losing the lease to its Football Stadium. This movie was good but unfortunately failed to collect enough coins at the box office. 

Paan Singh Tomar: Paan Singh Tomar is an Indian biographical film based on the true story of the athlete Paan Singh Tomar. A soldier in the Indian Army, he wins a gold medal at the Indian National Games but is forced to become a notorious bandit. The film won the Best Feature Film and Best Actor at the 60th National Film Awards 2012. The film starred Irrfan Khan in the lead. It is an inspiring movie for young athletes.

MC Mary Kom: It is a Indian biographical sports film directed by Omung Kumar.It is about 5-time women's world champion and Olympic medal winning boxer, MC Mary Kom. Priyanka Chopra in the lead role performed tremendously good and got a lot of appreciation for her acting in this film. It is brilliant movie, a chronicle of the life of Indian Boxer Mary Kom, who did lot of hardwork and went through several hardships to accomplish her dream. This film depicts Kom's journey of becoming a boxer to her victory at 2008 World Boxing Championships at Ningbo. It also did magic at the box office.

Sultaan: This romantic sports drama film is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra. It is story of Sultan Ali Khan (Salmaan khan) and Aafra (Anuskha Sharma) as they both dreams of representing India at the Olympics. Sultan did blockbuster business with 584 crore worldwide and became the fourth highest grossing Indian film of all time.


MS Dhoni: The Untold Story: It is biographical sports film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. The movie is based on the life of Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The film stars Sushant Singh Rajput as Dhoni. The story follows Dhoni’s life from childhood to winning short of the ICC World Cup 2011. The film shows struggle of Dhoni during his early days of career.  Sushant Singh Rajput as Mahendra Singh Dhoni did a brilliant work in the film. The film is a blockbuster hit of 2016.

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