There aren't too many Hindi films set against the backdrop of military aviation.

Clearly, that's about to change after Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman returned from Pakistan, whose army held him captive for over 60 hours at the peak of the Indo-Pak skirmish in retaliation for the Pulwama attacks.

Hailed as the pride and joy of the Indian Air Force, Abhi is Bollywood's latest source of inspiration with film-makers rushing to register titles and lock down scripts.

Until those hit the marquee, Sukanya Verma looks at the air force-themed films of Hindi cinema over the years.

1-Sangam (1964)

2-Aradhana (1969)

3-Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973)

4-Silsila (1981)

5-Vijeta (1982)

6-Border (1997)

7-Andaaz (2003)

8-Veer-Zaara (2004)

9-Rang De Basanti (2006)

10-Agnipankh (2004)

11-Mausam (2011)

12-Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

13-The Untitled Gunjan Saxena Biopic (2019-20)