Real life stories in Bollywood: Biopics reminiscent of those who have been forgotten, trend of making films on the story of forgotten people in Bollywood

Biopics have gained a lot of momentum in Bollywood for the last 3-4 years. This year also many biopics will be seen on the big screen. In which Ajay Devgan’s Maidan, Akshay Kumar’s Prithviraj, Taapsee Pannu’s Shabas Mithu are included. Today we are going to talk about some such biopic films in which the stories of those people have been told, but after the biopic film was made on them, they got a different identity in the common world.

gangubai kathiyabari

In this recently released film, Alia Bhatt has told the story of Gangubai’s life. People had almost forgotten Gangubai but today’s generation also got to know about Gangubai through the film and people also liked it very much.

Thalaivi

In this 2021 film, the story of Jayalalithaa’s struggle and becoming an actress-politician in a male dominated society has been portrayed by Kangana Ranot. Through this film, the story of Jayalalithaa’s life was known and loved by the people.

Dangal

Actor Aamir Khan has portrayed the role of Indian wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat in this 2016 film. It is told in the film that how Mahavir Singh wants to make his child a wrestler but he does not have boys, due to which he fights with society and family and makes his four girls wrestlers.

Sarabjit

Directed by Omung Kumar in 2016, the film tells the story of an Indian farmer who accidentally moves to Pakistan and is convicted of espionage and terrorism there. Then when an initiative is taken to bring Sarabjit from India, he is killed in a Pakistani jail. In this film, Aishwarya Rai has played the role of Sarabjit’s sister and Sarabjit’s life has been told through Aishwarya. Randeep Hooda has played the role of Sarabjit in this film.

Azhar

This 2016 film is based on the life of former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin. The film received a mixed response from the audience. It starred Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai and Nargis Fakhri in lead roles. The biopic on the life of Azharuddin talks about several important events related to him, who was banned from the game for his alleged involvement in match-fixing.

Neerja

The 2016 film “Neerja” tells the story of young flight attendant ‘Neerja Bhanot’ who sacrificed her life to save the passengers of the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 in 1986. Starring Sonam Kapoor and directed by Ram Madhvani, “Neerja” was a huge critical and commercial success.

Manjhi: The Mountain Man

This 2015 biopic is based on the life and struggle of a man who literally forged his own path. The film narrates the struggle of Dashrath Manjhi, who for 23 years made his way through a mountain alone. The story in the film is told as well as Darsaratha’s story was. Nawazuddin played the role of Manjhi in the film.

me and charles

The 2015 film “Main Aur Charles” is based on the life of real-life serial killer Charles Sobhraj Par. Made with an intelligent script and deep research, the film was an interesting attempt to peep into the mind of a hardcore criminal. Randeep Hooda played the character of Charles in the film.

Mary Kom

In this 2014 film, Priyanka Chopra portrayed the character of Mary Kom very well. Sports Biopic The film narrates the journey of Indian boxing champion Mary Kom from becoming a boxer. Directed by Omung Kumar, the film was well received by the critics and audience.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

The 2013 release “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” is based on the life of Indian athlete Milkha Singh, popularly known as ‘The Flying Sikh’. In the film, the journey of Milkha Singh has been brought on screen by Farhan Akhtar. Directed by Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra, the film received a lot of love from the audience.

Paan Singh Tomar

Paan Singh Tomar, released in 2012, is the story of an Indian athlete who becomes a rebel after being forced by the system. Irrfan Khan’s strong acting in the film forces one to watch this film. Paan Singh Tomar got a different identity through the film. This film was directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia.

The Dirty Picture

This 2011 film was based on the life of South actress Silk Smitha, Vidya Balan’s strong character in the film, “The Dirty Picture” was a bold biopic which was well received by the audience. This film was directed by Milan Luthria.

bandit queen

“Bandit Queen” in 1996 is a biopic based on the life of Phoolan Devi, a woman persecuted by a casteist society, who becomes a dacoit, and later a politician. Directed by Shekhar Kapur, this film is one of the best and controversial biopics of Hindi cinema.

Mangal Pandey: The Rising

In this 2005 biopic on Mangal Pandey, Aamir Khan played the role of Mangal Pandey, one of the first revolutionaries to start the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. Ketan Mehta directed the film.

Saand Ki Aankh

This 2019 biopic film depicts the troubles of life of the oldest sharpshooter, Chandro Tomar and his sister-in-law Prakashi Tomar. Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar have played the role of Chandro and Prakash in the film. It was only after this film that Chandro and Prakash got recognition among the common people. This film was directed by Tushar Hiranandani.

Sher Shah

Released in 2021, the film is based on Param Vir Chakra winner Vikram Batra. Siddharth Malhotra played the role of Vikram in this film. The film was well liked.

upcoming biopics

Prithviraj

Akshay Kumar is going to be seen in the role of Emperor Prithviraj in the biopic film Prithviraj based on the life of Emperor Prithviraj. In this film, special things of the life of Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan will be told.

Medaan

Releasing on June 3, 2022, the film is based on the life of football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. The era of Syed Abdul Rahim was called the golden age of football in India. Under Rahim’s leadership, the team won the gold medal in the 1962 Asian Games.

Shabash Mithu

In this film based on Mithali Raj, captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, Mithali Raj is the first woman cricketer to have scored more than 2000 runs in T20 International match and Mithali has also made many records in her name.

Major

This biopic on Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan is directed by Shashi Kiran Tikka. Adivi Shesh will be seen in the role of Major in the film. Major Sandeep was martyred in the 2008 Mumbai attack and was also awarded the Ashok Chakra for his bravery. The film will release on 27 May 2022.

Mogul – The Gulshan Kumar Kahani

Aamir Khan will play the role of Gulshan Kumar, the founder of T-Series in this film. This film is going to be directed by Subhash Kapoor and Aamir Khan will play the role of Gulshan Kumar in the film. Gulshan Grover will play the role of Dawood Ibrahim in the film. The film will trace Gulshan’s journey till he became the founder of T-Series.