Raksha Bandhan 2024: 8 Bollywood movies to watch with your siblings on this special day
Raksha Bandhan 2024 is a beautiful festival that celebrates the everlasting and pure bond between brothers and sisters. To celebrate this festival, we have compiled a list of 8 Bollywood movies that you can watch with your brother on the auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan. From Dil Dhadakne Do to Hum Saath-Saath Hain, these Raksha Bandhan special movies are a perfect blend of drama, emotions, comedy and slice of life. These Bollywood movies portray the love between brothers and sisters and how these two support each other through all odds.
Grab your popcorn, pick some of the best movies for brothers from the list below and celebrate Raksha Bandhan in Bollywood style, full of love, laughter and inspiration. Add these movies to your list and celebrate the joyous occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
Movies to watch with siblings on Raksha Bandhan:
1. Raksha Bandhan
- cast: Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Sadia Khateeb
- director: Annan L. Rai
- Release Year: 2022
- IMDb Rating: 5.4
Starring Akshay Kumar in the lead role, he plays the brother of four sisters. Raksha Bandhan is a heart-warming story of love and bond between brothers and sisters. Representing the very essence of ‘Rakhi’, Akshay Kumar’s character leaves no stone unturned to give his sisters worldly happiness.
2. Dil Dhadakne Do
- cast: Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Shefali Shah
- director: Zoya Akhtar
- Release Year: 2015
- IMDb Rating: 7.0
Directed by Zoya Akhtar, the film depicts the perfect relationship between a brother and sister as they overcome personal experiences and family problems. Played by Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh, the brother and sister are there for each other through thick and thin.
3. Josh
- cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Chandrachul Singh
- director: Mansoor Khan
- Release Year:
- IMDb Rating: 6.1
Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles as brother and sister, Josh is a tale of love and rivalry. This action film also has an emotional dimension thanks to the beautiful brother-sister bond between Max (Shah Rukh Khan) and Shirley (Aish). Directed by Mansoor Khan, Josh is the perfect movie to watch during Raksha Bandhan.
4. Hum Saath Saath Hain
- cast: Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Mohnish Behul, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Sonali Bendre, Neelam
- director: Sooraj R. Barjatya
- Release Year: 1999
- IMDb Rating: 6.3
Released in 1999, this everyday life film depicts the beautiful relationship between three brothers Vivek, Prem and Vinod (played by Monish, Salman and Saif) and their sister Sangeeta (played by Neelam). Throughout the film, the four siblings stand by each other and support each other when things go wrong.
5. Bang Bang Bole
- cast: Atul Kulkarni, Darsheel Safary, Rituparna Sengupta
- director: Priyadarshan
- Release Year: 2010
- IMDb Rating: 6.3
Next up is “Bumm Bumm Bole”, a beautiful story of brothers sacrificing for each other without complaining. This movie has many tear-jerking scenes that will make you grab the tissues and is one of the best movies to watch with your siblings.
6. Salbit
- cast: Randeep Hooda, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Richa Chadha
- director: Omung Kumar
- Release Year: 2016
- IMDb Rating: 7.3
Based on a true story, ‘Sarbjit’ depicts the struggle of an older sister seeking justice for her wrongfully imprisoned brother. Randeep and Aishwarya play the brother-sister duo. The film does justice to the ‘bond between brothers’ in the most selfless way.
7. Dear Zindagi
- cast: Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Rohit Saraf
- director: Gauri Shinde
- Release Year: 2016
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
Directed by Gauri Shinde, this film stars Alia Bhatt and Rohit Saraf as sister and brother. The film revolves around an older sister who returns to her family and reunites with her younger brother. The beautiful bond between brother and sister is displayed as the older sister confides in her brother as she deals with some personal issues.
8. Bagh Milkha Bagh
- cast: Farhan Akhtar, Divya Dutta, Sonam Kapoor
- director: Rakeesh Omprakash Mehra
- Release Year: 2013
- IMDb Rating: 8.2
This biographical sports drama is based on the true story of Indian athlete Milkha Singh. Farhan Akhtar plays the lead role while Divya Dutta will be playing the role of his elder sister Isri Kaur. The film portrays the love and support Isri gave to her brother during his tough days.
The above mentioned films are worth binge-watching with your siblings to celebrate Raksha Bandhan together.
