From
Kishore
Kumar
posing
as
a
Half
Ticket
running
riot
to
Raj
and
Simran’s
super
filmi
reunion
in
Dilwale
Dulhania
Le
Jayenge,
train
journeys
in
Hindi
movies
have
formed
the
backdrop
for
both
romance
and
comedy.
But
it’s
the
action
scenes
where
the
railgaadi‘s
daredevil
attributes
lie.
And
Bollywood
is
more
than
happy
to
play
it
up
to
the
hilt.
Kill
claims
it
is
India’s
most
violent
movie
ever,
when
a
commando
goes
on
a
‘great
train
rampage‘
to
rescue
his
girlfriend
from
a
group
of
deadly
bandits,
resulting
in
a
bloodbath
of
unprecedented
proportions.
Its
ingeniously
packaged
mix
of
guts
and
gore
has
straightaway
found
its
place
in
the
history
of
train-themed
action.
Sukanya
Verma
lists
10
Hindi
movies
that
boast
of
memorable
rail-sized
adventures.
Sholay,
1975
Ramesh
Sippy’s
Sholay
opens
and
ends
with
the
sight
of
a
train
but
it’s
the
grandly
filmed
attack
of
the
dakus
where
Jai
and
Veeru
show
off
their
heroism
in
the
face
of
danger
and
win
Thakur’s
trust
for
a
lifetime.
The
sequence’s
vast
scale
and
reckless
momentum
makes
it
one
for
the
ages
like
the
rest
of
the
movie.
The
Burning
Train,
1980
Though
B
R
Chopra’s
work
of
ambition
wasn’t
a
great
big
success
when
it
came
out,
The
Burning
Train
has
found
its
spot
among
classics
since
then.
Considering
the
entire
premise
revolves
around
a
super-fast
train
trying
to
survive
a
ticking
bomb
and
imminent
crash,
there’s
no
dearth
of
thrills
and
derring-do.
Roop
Ki
Rani
Choron
Ka
Raja,
1993
Roop
Ki
Rani
Choron
Ka
Raja
may
have
bombed
at
the
box
office
but
folks
will
remember
Producer
Boney
Kapoor
leaving
no
stone
unturned
to
make
it
a
bonafide
biggie.
One
of
its
genuinely
awe-inspiring
moments
involves
a
harnessed
Anil
Kapoor
dangling
from
a
helicopter
to
align
himself
against
a
moving
goods
train
as
part
of
his
elaborate
heist
plans.
Kachche
Dhaage,
1999
Stepbrothers
on
the
run
reconcile
while
on
the
move
but
not
before
dodging
bullets
and
cops,
hot
on
their
trail,
in
a
bid
to
get
on
board
a
speedily
moving
train
on
the
tracks.
Pulsating
action
and
Ajay
Devgn
and
Saif
Ali
Khan’s
chalk
and
cheese
chemistry
continue
to
be
two
of
the
best
things
about
Milan
Luthria’s
breakout
direction.
Gadar:
Ek
Prem
Katha,
2001
Hot-headed
Sunny
Deol
destroys
everything
in
sight
when
provoked
by
the
padosi
mulk
in
the
Partition-themed
action
of
Gadar.
Among
its
many
action
scenes
highlighting
the
brawny
star’s
brute
force,
it’s
his
nerve-wracking
escape
from
the
entire
armed
forces
of
Pakistan
atop
a
steam
train
with
family
in
tow
that
enjoys
a
special
place
in
action
buffs’
memories.
Khakee,
2004
One
of
Bollywood’s
best
action
movies
from
the
2000s,
Rajkumar
Santoshi’s
multi-starrer
led
by
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Akshay
Kumar,
Ajay
Devgn,
Aishwarya
Rai
and
Tusshar
Kapoor
as
cops
and
crooks
engaged
in
a
game
of
cat
and
mouse
is
brimming
with
volatile
intensity.
Devgn’s
surprise
attack
on
AB
and
his
team
of
khakee-clad
men
at
the
station
as
they
scamper
to
get
on
board
is
yet
another
instance
of
its
action-packed
grit.
Dhoom
2,
2006
Who
can
forget
the
sight
of
Hrithik
Roshan
atop
a
train
running
past
the
Namibia
desert
before
he
gets
busy
slipping
in
Her
Majesty’s
getup
and
sneaking
off
with
her
crown
much
to
the
dismay
of
her
clueless
security?
Wolf
whistles,
galore.
Ra.One,
2011
One
of
the
snazziest
bits
in
Ra.One
happens
inside
the
Mumbai
local
when
a
briefly
possessed
Kareena
Kapoor
gets
behind
its
steering
with
disaster
on
her
mind.
The
field
is
left
open
for
SRK’s
robotic
avatar
to
save
the
day
with
his
superhuman
agility
as
he
jumps
between
compartments
and
races
across
roofs.
Pathaan,
2023
Anyone
who
has
watched
Pathaan
on
the
big
screen
will
remember
the
euphoria
surrounding
the
exact
moment
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
Salman
Khan
share
screen
space
against
some
remote
train
route
in
Russia
fanning
their
Karan
Arjun
era
nostalgia.
A
swashbuckling
Tiger
coming
to
a
captured
Pathaan’s
rescue
as
they
fend
off
a
battery
of
villains
will
always
be
worth
the
price
of
admission.
Joram,
2023
Where
most
Bollywood
action
scenes
inside
a
train
are
marked
by
heroics,
the
one
from
Joram
is
rooted
in
desperation.
Manoj
Bajpayee’s
poignant
portrayal
as
a
father
of
an
infant
on
the
run
from
shady
politicians
in
the
city
comes
down
to
a
harrowing
chase
within
the
compartments
that’s
as
pitiful
as
it
is
unnerving
to
witness.
