In pics: 10 best war films you should watch before Shershaah and Bhuj

You may or may not like Sunny Deol's tone in JP Dutta's Border but you can never question their intentions of making a great war film. 

Director Ramanand Sagar's film was about two brothers who fall for the same girl.

A confused youngster changes into a responsible soldier in Farhan Akhtar-directorial. It keeps getting intense in the second half.

Chetan Anand went beyond the battle grounds and bared the harsh realities of the implications of war.

Amrit Sagar's directorial keeps finding takers even after so many years of its release. Watch it for a great ensemble cast.

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan went where no other film before it dared to reach. Nobody had shown war in such graphic details.

Steven Spielberg tells the story of human resilience and endless empathy in this one. Liam Neeson has given his career-best performance in the film.

David Lean's epic war drama is about a group of soldiers who wants to build a bridge to connect Rangoon and Bangkok.

Stanley Kubrick's film shows the insides of American boot camps and the futility of wars. Needless to say that it's super nuanced.

Directed by Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk is set in the era of World War 2. It focusses on the largest evacuation  drive during any war.