10 Bollywood Films Inspired By True Events

Zee Media Bureau
Jul 20, 2023

Uri: The Surgical Strike

The film is based on the real events of India's reaction to the Uri attacks in 2016

The Sky Is Pink

The film covers the life of Aisha Chaudhary as well as her parents as they struggle with their daughter's illness and their own relationship

Kesari

The film is based on the famous Battle of Saragarhi (1897), in which 21 Sikh soldiers battled heroically against an army of 10,000 Pashtun invaders

Neerja

This biographical film of a brave flight attendant who died protecting passengers during the 1986 Pan American Airlines hijacking

Super 30

The tale of instructor Anand Kumar, who used his Super 30 curriculum to help 30 underprivileged students pass the JEE exams

Special 26

A group of con artists poses as CBI agents and searched the houses of businesses and politicians in order to take their money

Sanju

Ranbir Kapoor portrayed Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt in this biography. Ranbir got critical accolades for his role in the film, which was a huge hit

Padman

This film is based on the true story and innovations of Arunachalam Muruganantham, who produced low-cost sanitary napkins for women in his village

Raazi

A young Kashmiri girl is groomed as a spy and sent to Pakistan. The movie was inspired by real events

Talvar

The film is based on the 2008 double murder of a teenage girl named Arushi and her domestic worker shocked the entire country

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