Priyanka to Sushant: B-towners take a trip down memory lane on I-Day

Bollywood stars show their patriotic side this Independence day and take a trip down the memory lane to recall their favourite patriotic films and songs. Read on to know what their  all-time favourite patriotic movies and songs are! [caption id=“attachment_1665733” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] A screenshot from AR Rahman’s ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’[/caption] Sushant Singh Rajput: “I love what A R Rahman Saab’s Ma tujhe salaam and Lukka chuppi does to my soul. Every time I hear these numbers I am reminded of how Indian I am. While watching Rakeysh Mehra’s Rang De Basanti and Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan I feel the same surge of patriotism." Ayushmann Khurrana: “Vande Mataram by A R Rahman and Lataji is my favourite, followed by Mera rang de basanti chola which inspires me no matter who sings it. The most inspiring movie I’ve seen is Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Rang De Basanti. It’s contemporary relevant and non-jingoistic. Mohit Chauhan: “When it comes to patriotic songs nothing inspires me more than the national anthem Jana gana mana. It never fails to stir something urgently nationalistic within me…And the most inspiring film I’ve seen would have to be Chetan Anand’s Haqeeqat." Tapsee Pannu: “The title track from Shimit Amin’s Chak De always inspired me. The film too does more of the same to me.” Armaan Jain: “There’s nothing more inspiring than our national anthem. No matter when or where it plays it brings tears to my eyes. I love A R Rahman’s Ma tujhe salaam. I love Faiz Ahmed Faiz’ sher on nationalism Pehli si mohabbat and Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Where the mind is without fear’." Mohit Marwah:: “My favourite patriotic song is Vande mataram by A R Rahman. The most inspiring week for me at the movies was during the year 2001 when I saw Lagaan and Gadar back-to-back on the same Friday in Delhi. The two films made me proud to be an India. I drove straight to India Gate with my friends after the movies.” Ali Fazal: “AR Rahman’s version of Saare Jahan Se Achcha never fails to move me. And Lagaan is a film that inspired me immensely. It’s about the victory of the underdog. A truly Indian saga.” Sunidhi Chauhan: “Ae mere pyare watan is my favourite patriotic song.” Mohit Raina: “Mere desh ki dhari sona ugle from Manoj Kumar’s Upkar is one song that fills my heart with the pride of patriotism.And the film that has inspired me the most is Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi.” Ustad Amjad Ali Khan:“Lataji’s Ae mere watan ke logon is my favourite patriotic song.” Shabana Azmi:“Kar chale him fida jaan-o-tan saathiyon is the most definitive of all the patriotic songs. It gives me gooseflesh every time I hear it. It’s written by my father Kaifi Azmi. My favourite patriotic film is Haqeeqat.” Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra:“My favourite patriotic song is Woh subah kabhi toh aayegi from Phir Subah Hogi. My favourite patriotic film is V Shantaram’s Do Aankhen Barah Haath.The film showed social change and that’s true patriotism for me.” Jackie Shroff: “My favourite patriotic song is Nanha munha rahi hoon desh ka sipahi hoon from the film Son Of India. My favourite patriotic film is Haqeeqat. **Shankar Mahadevan: “**The song Ae mere pyare watan by Manna Dey from the film Kabuliawala never fails to move me.” Bhushan Kumar: “Vande mataram is my favourite patriotic song. My favourite patriotic film is The Legend Of Bhagat Siingh.” Apoorva Lakhia: “Lataji’s Ae mere watan ke logon makes me cry. I believe it had made Pandit Nehru cry when he first heard it. Not that I am comparing myself to him…. My favourite patriotic film is J.P Dutta’s Border.” Priyanka Chopra: “My favourite patriotic song will have to be Mile sur tera hamara. Ever time I’d see all the stalwarts of the country from Lataji to Pandit Ravi Shankar to Shabana Azmi come together on television to sing that song, I’d get goose bumps. My favourite national figure is Rajiv Gandhi. He was a lovely man and a truly remarkable visionary. He dreamt of taking India into the new millennium but couldn’t live to see that dream come true. Believe me, we haven’t even realized ten percent of our full potential as yet.” Boman Irani: “Without doubt my favourite patriotic song is Ae mere pyare watan by Manna Dey. I sing it all the time. It just makes me cry.It’s a song dedicated to the country. To HOME.” Divya Dutta: “Favourite song Kar chale hum fida. Favourite film is Haqeeqat. My national hero would be Manoj Kumar for acting in and making films that represent the true spirit of India. Alka Yagnik: Lataji’s Ae mere watan ke logon is my all-time favourite song.” Malaika Arora: “Sare jahan se achcha, I don’t know what happens to me when I hear that song. It fills with pride for being Indian. My favourite national figure: all the freedom fighters who brought us where we are today. No doubt they’re the true heroes.” J.P Dutta: “My favourite patriotic song is Hum laayen hain toofan se kashti nikalke iss desh ko rakhna mere bachcho sambhal ke from the film Jagriti. My favourite patriotic film will have to be my own Border. And I’d say the true national figure is the The Soldier of the armed forces. He represents the true spirit of India. Hema Malini: “My favourite patriotic songs are the antional anthem and Lataji’s Ae mere watan ke logon. And Bapuji is my favourite national figure.” Himesh Reshammiya: “Favourite patriotic film Upkar and song Ae mere watan ke logon. National figure? Gandhiji of course.” **Manoj Bajpai: “**Song is Kar chale hum fida jaan-o-tan saathiyon from Haqeeqat and my favourite patriotic film is my own 1971 directed by Amrit Sagar. National figure? Bhagat Singh!” Rahul Khanna: “I thought Chak De India was incredibly patriotic. My favourite song is predictably our national anthem. It’s a truly beautiful piece of music and verse. My favourite national figure is the Indian soldier who toils selflessly at the border to protect our country.” Dia Mirza: “My favourite song is Hemant Kumar’s Insaaf ki dagar pe from Ganga Jamna because it addresses itself to children and tells them their responsibility as Indian citizens.” I also love Vande mataram. Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi is my favourite patriotic film. I watched it when I was very young I realized for the first time what love for the country. My favourite song is Ae mere pyare watan from Kabuliwala. Though many great patriotic films have been made I’d choose my own Dharm for its message of national integration at a time when rappers are singing about hatred. My favourite national figure is APJ Abdul Kalam.” Dino Morea: “Favourite patriotic film and song are Border and A R Rahman’s Ma tujhe salaam respectively_._ Favourite national figure? Ummmm. Subhas Chandra Bose. Don’t ask me why!” is. The national figure who evokes a deep sense of patriotism in me is Mahatma Gandhi." Ravi Kissan: “My favourite song is Mera rang de basanti chola from Shaheed. And my favourite national personalities are Anna Hazare and Sunil Dutt.” Suneel Darshan: “I’m a big Manoj Kumar fan and my favourite film is Upkar, favourite song is Hai preet jahan ki reet sadaa main geet wahan ke gata hoon from Purab Aur Pachchim” Mahesh Bhatt: “Favourite patriotic song would have to be Kar chale hum fida by Kaifi Azmi. And favourite film is Chetan Anand’s Haqeeqat. My favourite national figure? Rabindranath Tagore.” Satish Kaushik: “Manoj Kumar’s Upkar and my favourite patriotic song is Kar chale hum fida. National figure is Shah Rukh Khan in Chak De India.” Anant Mahadevan: “Kar chale hum fida from the film Haqeeqat which is also my favourite patriotic film on the Indo-China war. Very relevant to today’s politics. Will China pull the rug on us again? Favourite national figures are Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, our first president who was a true statesman and understood the spirit of India, and C V Raman whose Raman Effect was a pathbreaking find.” Aftab Shivdasani:“My favourite patriotic song is Ae mere pyare watan. Film is Chak De India. And Shah Rukh Khan is my choice for the national figure.”