Action sequences have become slick. And yet, there are some scenes that have stayed over the decades. Here are 10 trends that became part of everyone's favourites lists

They say actions speak louder than words. And we couldn't agree more. If you take Hindi films, action sequences have got bigger and better. From the time when building and train models were blown up and then amplified to depict on-screen destruction to now, when an action director can recreate fantastical sequences using modern gadgetry and post-production. So yes, action is ticking.

And yet, over the years, action in films has seen a trend a reoccurrence of certain landmarks or props that are used as the backdrop for an important scene, perhaps the climax of the movie. Here, we list 10 action trends that have stayed and yet evolved over the decades:

Battle or war action

The film that still tops the chart in this genre is the battle sequence shot for Mughal-e-Azam (1960). The sequence was shot using 2,000 camels, 4,000 horses and 8,000 troops, many of them real soldiers on loan from the Jaipur regiment of the Indian Army. "Mughal-e-Azam had the best war scenes, and this was when there was no computer generated imagery (CGI) to fill up the frames. I also feel that Chetan Anand's Haqeeqat (1964) had some realistic battle scenes," says film critic and writer Deepa Gahlot.



"In terms of the magnitude and the time when Mughal-e-Azam was shot, there is no better battle sequence till date. I worked on Mangal Pandey, so that's dear to me too," says action director Abbas Ali Moghul. His contemporary Tinu Verma, however, feels that the battle sequence in the forthcoming Salman Khan-starrer Veer, in which the actor has done most of the stunts, is a film to look forward to. Action director Sham Kaushal says the battle sequences in Asoka, which he shot for some 45 kms from Jaipur, was a toughie, as he had to use 300 horses, 4,000 locals and 200 stuntmen.