The journey of Bollywood has been long and eventful. From typical love stories, the skilful directors have transformed the direction of movies and movies that appeal to the creative audience are being made. Adding to this list are movies covering stories of India’s unsung Heroes.

Let us check some of these upcoming movies which are set to be released in 2020.

Sardar Udham Singh

Udham Singh was born in Sangrur district in Punjab and was raised in an orphanage. He was 20 when he witnessed the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh. This disturbed him so much that he joined the armed resistance movement. He went to Britain with the intent of assassinating Michael Francis O’Dwyer. On the first opportunity, he shot O’Dwyer twice and was given the death penalty on July 31, 1940, which he lovingly accepted for the cause of the nation. A true Yodha to the core, his valour was recognised by the nation.

Shoojit Sircar’s is all set to showcase his eventful life in the movie ‘Sardar Udham Singh’ where Vicky Kaushal will be playing the role of Sardar Udham Singh, celebrating the real spirit of the unsung heroes of India.

Captain Vikram Batra

Captain Batra’s unit 13 J&K Rifles led a brilliant tactical assault on June 19, 1999, in the Kargil war which made him a household hero. On July 7, he and his men began their tortuous climb to ward off the invaders from the icy heights at 16,000 feet. Batra was by a bullet in the chest when he tried to save a fellow officer and the fiery young officer from Himachal Pradesh came to be known as ‘Sher Shah of Kargil,’ for his valour. Now, a movie with the same title is being released in 2020 which will see Siddharth Malhotra in the role of Captain Vikram Batra. Totally celebrating the spirits of unsung heroes of India.

Syed Abdul Rahim

Syed Abdul Rahim is known as the architect of Indian football’s ‘Golden Age’. Due to his efforts, the national football team cinched the Asian Games trophy in 1951 as well as 1962. He was a teacher by profession but a footballer by passion. He had exceptional management abilities and became the national team’s football coach in 1948.

In the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, India, under Rahim, became the first Asian country to beat Australia and reach the semi-finals. He is among the list of India’s unsung heroes.

Ajay Devgn will now be portraying the Syed Abdul Rahim in the biopic titled Maidaan which is set to release this year.

Gunjan Saxena

Gunjan was the first 25 young women who constituted the very first batch of women trainee pilots of the Indian Air Force. She was also among the two women pilot who was with the Indian Army during the Kargil war. She was assigned the task of emergency medical evacuations, supply drops, and tracking Pakistani bases in the war zone. She cheated death when Pakistan fired a missile at her chopper during the war but it missed hitting her. She has also been awarded the Shaurya Chakra for her bravery. Janhvi Kapoor will now be telling the story of ‘Gunjan Saxena’ in a biopic to be released in 2020.

Tanhaji

This is the story of Maratha general Tanhaji Malusare. In this story of unsung heroes of India, the battle of Sinhagad that saw Malusare’s army take on the Mughal empire has been showcased. The Mughal army was led by Udaybhan Rathod, the character of whom has been played by Saif Ali Khan. The valour of Tanhaji is reflected in the movie.

Laxmi Agarwal

Deepika Padukone as protagonist Malti plays the character of Laxmi Agarwal, an acid attack survivor. Laxmi is an inspiration for many today and her initiative Stop Acid Sale is targeted towards prohibiting the sale of acid openly in the market. She is also a motivational speaker and Chhapaak will be showcasing her story. She is another one among India’s unsung heroes.

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