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1. Gunboat in Muqabla (1942)
When you are Fearless Nadia's dog, would you be anything short of awesome? Gunboat, the fantastically named German Shepherd had a prominent presence in the whip-cracking superstar's Bambaiwali (1941) and Muqabla (1942). In Muqabla, possibly Hindi cinema's first lost and found story, Nadia plays twin sisters – the fiery Madhuri and the footloose Rani – and Gunboat plays Madhuri's trusted companion. He is the perfect sidekick during the action sequences, keeping a watchful eye on Madhuri and following her commands to the T. During a fight, he even snatches the revolver from Madhuri's assailant and chases him off. Moreover, good boy Gunboat is health conscious and disapproves of smoking. How pawsome is that!
Gentle and gallant, intelligent and inspiring, faithful and feisty; our films have portrayed dogs as so many things and then some – just as the wonderful creatures they are. This International Dog Day, let's celebrate our canine friends by remembering some of their greatest Bollywood roles.