7 Movies Based On True Incidents Of India

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Zee Media Bureau
Aug 07, 2024

The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, this historical biographical film stars Ajay Devgn as Bhagat Singh, the Indian freedom fighter who fought against British colonial rule.

Airlift (2016)

The historical drama stars Akshay Kumar as Ranjit Katyal, a businessman who played a key role in the evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the 1990 Gulf War and was directed by Raja Krishna Menon

Neerja (2016)

The biographical thriller, directed by Ram Madhvani, tells the story of Neerja Bhanot, a flight attendant who sacrificed her life to save passengers on a hijacked Pan Am flight in 1986.

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

The biographical sports drama film directed and co-written by Neeraj Pandey is based on the life of the former captain of the Indian national cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Chak De! India (2007)

The sports drama, directed by Shimit Amin, is inspired by the real-life story of Mir Ranjan Negi, a disgraced Indian hockey player who later became a successful coach.

Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

Directed by Aditya Dhar, the military action film is based on the real events of the 2016 Uri attack and the subsequent surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army.

Kesari (2019)

The movie is based on the true story of the Battle of Saragarhi, fought in 1897 between 21 Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army and 10,000 Afghan tribesmen. Directed by Anurag Singh.

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