Jul 30, 2024, 06:55 PM IST

Must-watch Bollywood films featuring Olympics

Aman Wadhwa

The 2015 film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag shows Milkha Singh participating in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne 

The 2018 film Gold shows Indian hockey team winning its first gold medal post-independence at the 1948 Olympics in London

The 2024 film Maidaan shows Indian football team participating in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 1960 Rome Olympics

The 2024 film Chandu Champion shows Murlikant Petkar winning India's first gold medal at the 1972 Paralympics in Germany

The 2021 film Saina did not feature Olympics, but it was based on the life of the badminton player Saina Nehwal, who won the bronze medal for India at the 2012 Olympics in London

The 2014 film Mary Kom did not feature Olympics, but it was based on the life of , eponymous boxer, who won the bronze medal for India at the 2012 Olympics in London

Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor will be playing Abhinav Bindra in the Indian shooter's biopic. Bindra won the gold medal for India at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing

The 2024 Paris Olympics are currently being held from July 26 to August 11 

Manu Bhaker has become the first Indian post-independence to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics in Paris