10 Best Bollywood Movies Based on Real Life Stories

1. Gully Boy (2019)

Based on the lives of Naezy and Divine, this Zoya Akhtar flick won all hearts as it received critical and commercial acclaim.

2. Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)

Kangana Ranaut stars as the eponymous Rani Laxmibai who fought the British army to save her Jhansi. The film was mired in controversy but fared well at the box office

3. Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

Based on the surgical strikes conducted by India in Pakistan, the film was the highest commercial success of 2019

4. Kesari (2019)

Based on the Battle of Saragarhi, Akshay Kumar starred in this film by Anurag Singh where 21 Sikh soldiers fought against Afghan soldiers.

5. Thackeray (2019)

Based on the life of Bal Thackery, the film starred Nawazuddin Siddiqui

6. PM Narendra Modi (2019)

This Vivek Oberoi starrer film was also facing many delays in its release given that it was set to release near the time of election.

7. Sanju (2018)

Raju Hirani directed the biopic of filmstar Sanjay Dutt who was played by Ranbir Kapoor. The film was a massive success and Ranbir received acclaim for his performance

8. Padman (2018)

Akshay Kumar starred in this social message oriented film that was based on the real life and inventions of Arunachalam Muruganantham 

9. Manto (2018)

Nawazuddin Siddiqui portrayed the late poet and author who struggled with his existential crises during partition.

10. Kedarnath (2018)

Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput star in this love story which is centred around the floods of Uttarakhand floods in 2013

11. Raees (2017)

While the filmmakers claimed that it was not based on the life of Abdul Latif, a Gujarat based gangster, a legal notice was sent to the filmmakers by his family.

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