Free Press Journal

Real To Reel! How True Events Are Turned Into Bollywood Blockbuster

Along with the biopics, we now have a substantial assembly of movies that are based on real happenings and events, not necessarily only the patriotic kind. Some overlap with the biopic genre, as they primarily focus on one lead character, like the Kesari franchise , Maidaan, Haq, Ikkis or Gold . But most such films, like the recent Dhurandhar and the forthcoming Hum Hindustani (on the first-ever Indian general elections held in 1951), are more about specific happenings, whether within a short wh

15 Feb 2026 8:45 am