Filmistaan follows an Indian man who lands in a Pakistani village by mistake. Through cinema, music and shared culture, it highlights similarities between people on both sides.
Phantom, starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif, is inspired by the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the film portrays Pakistan as a base for terrorist networks.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan, starring Salman Khan, Harshaali Malhotra and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, offers a warm and humane portrayal of Pakistan. The film follows an Indian man’s journey across the border to reunite a lost Pakistani child with her family.
Welcome 2 Karachi is a political comedy about two clueless Indian friends, Shammi (Arshad Warsi) and Kedar (Jackky Bhagnani), who accidentally get stranded in Karachi, Pakistan, without passports after a chaotic boat trip.
Veer-Zaara, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji, presents Pakistan through a deeply emotional and human lens. The film tells the cross-border love story of an Indian man and a Pakistani woman.
Mission Majnu, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna, portrays Pakistan through the lens of covert intelligence operations set in the 1970s. Inspired by real events, the film follows an Indian RAW agent on an undercover mission inside Pakistan.
The 2013 film D-Day plot follows four Indian intelligence agents (Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Aakash Dahiya) on a covert mission into Pakistan to capture notorious terrorist Iqbal Seth (Rishi Kapoor).
Uri: The Surgical Strike stars Vicky Kaushal in a career-defining role as Major Vihaan Shergill and presents Pakistan as the central adversary in a high-octane military narrative inspired by real events. The film depicts cross-border terrorism and covert operations.
Yodha (2024) is a Bollywood action-thriller starring Sidharth Malhotra, focusing on an elite Indian commando, Arun Katyal, and his Yodha task force, who becomes implicated in a flight hijacking involving both Indian and Pakistani officials.
Gadar 2 (2023) is a Bollywood blockbuster set during the 1971 Indo-Pak War, where Tara Singh (Sunny Deol) goes to Pakistan to rescue his captured son, Jeete, leading to intense action.
Raazi, starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal, offers a more restrained and emotional portrayal of Pakistan compared to typical war dramas. Set against the backdrop of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, the film follows an Indian spy married into a Pakistani military family.
Tiger 3 is a high-profile Bollywood spy thriller that places Pakistan at the centre of its narrative. The film follows Indian agent Tiger, played by Salman Khan, as he attempts to protect Pakistan’s democracy and its Prime Minister from a rogue Pakistani operative.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar stars Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, and Arjun Rampal in prominent roles. Inspired by real events, it follows an Indian spy who infiltrates Pakistani gangs to extract information about potential attacks on India.
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