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Many Bollywood movies are based on the life stories of famous sports personalities highlighting their struggle and dedication towards their passion. Through Sports movies, every movie celebrates the sports persons and their hard work. But out of so many movies, it is difficult to find the must-watch movies.
We are here with the Top 5 must-watch movies of Sports before watching the new release of Maidaan.
Top 5 Sports Movies You Can’t-Miss on OTT Platforms
1)Chak De India
Chak De India’s movie revolves around the life of former hockey player Kabir Khan who later became the coach of the Indian Women Hockey Team. Facing various challenges including internal politics, discrimination, and personal conflicts, Kabir with various techniques unites the team and overcomes the differences among the team members to pursue their objective which is to win the Hockey World Cup. The movie highlights how the human determination and power of sports can overcome challenges and unite people.
Total Earning: 1.09 Billion
Rating: 4.8/5
Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Chitrashi Rawat
Director: Shimit Amin
Watch this movie on Amazon Prime
2)Marykom
Mary Kom is the real and inspiring story of a young girl from Manipur who wants to become a boxer despite facing societal issues and pressures. The movie highlights the problems faced by Mary Kom during her journey to become a successful boxer, she faced gender bias, and financial issues but despite having so many problems with full dedication and hard work Mary Kom became one of the most famous and successful athletes of India. The movie highlights concepts of self-determination and hard work.
Total Earning: 91.48 Crores
Rating: 4.8/5
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Darshan Kumar
Director: Omung Kumar
Watch this movie on Netflix
3)Dangal
Dangal movie revolves around the life of Mahavir Singh Phogat former wrestler who willingly wants to win a gold medal for his country. Unfortunately, he failed to do so, so he started to train his daughters Geeta and Babita despite so much social pressure and criticism he continued to train his daughters. The film highlights how with so much dedication Geeta and Babita challenge the male-dominated society and sports and become champions of wrestling. The movie focuses on concepts of determination and sacrifice.
Total Earning: 387 Crores
Rating: 4.7/5
Cast: Suhani Bhatnagar, Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh
Director: Nitesh Tiwari
Watch this movie on Amazon Prime
4)Lagaan
Lagaan movie is set during the times of Colonial rule when a small village faces the problem of heavy taxes by the British rulers. To solve this problem the villagers challenge the Britishers to play cricket with them by putting forward one condition: if the villagers win the taxes will be exempted for three years. To form a strong team the villages unite keeping aside all the differences. The movie highlights their struggle to win cricket and free themselves from the taxes.
Total Earning: 58.03 Crores
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelly
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Watch this movie on Netflix
5)MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
MS Dhoni: The Untold Story highlights the life journey of the most famous Indian Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The movie highlights how he struggled to establish his foot in the world of cricket. The film portrays how dedicated and hardworking a person should be to achieve their goal and to follow their passion. Despite facing so many hurdles MS Dhoni stood strong and faced every obstacle and ended up being one of the most successful Indian cricketers in the history of Indian Cricket.
Total Earning: 215.4 Crores
Rating: 4.9/5
Cast: Sushant Singh, Disha Patani, Kiara Advani
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Watch this movie on Hotstar
The upcoming movie Maidan is going to be released on 10 April 2024. Maidaan is one of the most awaited sports movies of 2024 which highlights the real-life story of football coach Syed Abdul Rahim who is famously called the architect of Indian Football. We can’t wait to watch this movie and unfold another captivating movie based on sports.
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