National Sports Day 2022: Watch These Inspiring Biopics Of Indian Sportswomen

Every year on August 29, India observes National Sports Day. A day designated to honour the country's sports legends and champions and to recognise their contributions and commitment to bringing honour to the nation. The aim is also to encourage the general population to take up sports and make them an integral part of their lives while highlighting the significance of being fit and healthy, with the goal of increasing knowledge of the virtues of sports: discipline, perseverance, sportsmanship, and teamwork.

In India, there are several outstanding examples of sportswomen who have made a name for themselves in their particular sport. People like Deepika Kumari, Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Mary Kom, and Jhulan Goswami, to name a few, have overcome their own obstacles and limitations to accomplish something that serves both themselves and the country. Considering how compelling these women's stories are, it is not strange that Bollywood has made the effort to help the world learn about the hard work and dedication that led to the success of these legends. We have compiled a list of Bollywood biopics that are based on Indian sportswomen. Each film had a distinguishing element that made it worthwhile to watch.

Biopics Of Indian Sportswomen:

Shabaash Mithu

Mithali Raj is regarded as India's all-time favourite woman cricketer owing to her exceptional batting skills on the cricket field. Between 1999 and 2022, she was a part of the Indian national team and also served as captain. She became the first Indian cricket woman to complete 20 years of international cricket.

She won multiple awards and broke various records along the way, making her one of India's finest female athletes and sports idols in history. Her biopic, Shabaash Mithu, is motivating since it takes a firm stance on a few socially significant subjects while also chronicling the highs and lows and moments of glory in her life.

Indian cricketer Mithali Raj.

Saina

Saina Nehwal is acknowledged as the golden girl of Indian badminton. By rising to become one of the top three badminton players in the world, she has attained the highest level of the sport. She has won gold in the Swiss Open Grand Prix, the Thai Open Grand Prix, and the Indonesian Open Super Series. She has won more than 20 international and Super Series titles to date, in addition to an Olympic bronze medal, and has ranked in the top 20 for more than a decade.

Her biopic, Saina, follows her journey from her training in Hyderabad's Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, through her hardships, her parents' sacrifices for her aspirations, her love of badminton, her bond with Kashyap, and her friendship with coach Rajan, to her rise to the position of world No. 1.

Saand Ki Aankh

The oldest woman shooters in the world is Chandro Tomar, who hails from the Johri village of Uttar Pradesh. Prakashi, who is the second-oldest sharpshooter, is also from the same town and also happens to be Chandro Tomar's sister-in-law. The two Tomars are renowned shooters who have won in more than 100 national shooting contests.

Both of them began their careers when they were 60. Prakashi just began sharpshooting a year after Chandro, in 2000. Prakashi is frequently referred to as the Revolver Dadi, and the two sisters-in-law are known as the Shooter Dadis. Saand Ki Aankh, the dramatised biography of two real-life sharpshooters is inspiring to watch.

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Dangal

Geeta Phogat, an Indian wrestler who was born in Haryana, made history in 2010 by being the first Indian woman to qualify for the Olympic Summer Games and winning a gold medal for India at the Commonwealth Games. Babita Kumari, on the other hand, took home medals at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships, a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, a silver medal at the 2010 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, and a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

The lives of Commonwealth gold medal-winning wrestlers Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari are the subjects of the biographical sports film Dangal. This movie provides insight into the lives of the Phogat sisters, from their early days as wrestlers as children to their rise to fame as household names in the country.

Mary Kom

Mary Kom, a six-time world boxing champion, is the subject of the movie Mary Kom. Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom has won so many medals that one can’t count on the fingers of the hand. Magnificent Mary, as she is known, has also received the Padma Bushan, Padma Vibhushan, and Padma Shri awards. Her biopic, featuring Priyanka Chopra, demonstrates Kom's passion for boxing, her commitment to it, and the challenges she must overcome to pursue her dream.