Everything is an inspiration if you have an eye to observe, this has been the mantra of the Bollywood cinema industry for a long time. From a poem to a picture, Bollywood has showcased its capability of nurturing cult classics inspired by various aspects of our every day to day life. One of the biggest sources of inspiration for Bollywood has been incidents that happened in real life that caught the public eyes. Over the year, we have witnessed a number of Bollywood movies that successfully managed to turn a real-life incident into a reel life one. Today here we bring you a list of the top 10 underrated Bollywood movies based on real-life events:
1. Sherni: With Vidya Balan in lead, Amazon Prime Video’s original creation, Sherni is nothing less than a true blue inspiration. By comparing the life of a tigress with a fearless government officer, the movie is the struggle story of a forest officer, who is trying to maintain the balance and end the human-animal dispute.
2. Shahid: Helmed by Hansal Mehta, Shahid is one of the few Bollywood movies that managed to cross the line and became the finest of its time. Full of drama and chaos, the movie portrays the life of a lawyer and human rights activist named Shahid, who was brutally assassinated back in 2010.
3. Mumbai Meri Jaan: If you are looking for a spine-chilling experience then, Mumbai Meri Jaan is the movie for you. Unlike many movies based on the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train, the movie talks about what the government did in the aftermath of the bombing and how the families of 209 people killed in this bombing handled their chaotic lives. The cast of the film boasted of performers like Madhavan, Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal, and Kay Kay Menon.
4. Omerta: There is a reason why Rajkumar Rao is known as the underrated king of the Bollywood industry and this movie is the testimony to that. The movie is based on the life of dangerous British terrorist Omar Sheikh, who gave an example of his cruelty by beheading an English journalist Daniel Pearl.
5. Talvar: No one in this nation can forget the Shruti Talvar murder case, that truly twisted the mind of each and every person who followed it. The movie is the cinematic portrayal of the same Shruti Talvar case, in which the parents of a Teenage Girl were arrested for murdering their daughter and their servant.
6. Sarbjit: Sarbjit is a movie that will surely leave your eyes watery. Starring Randeep Hooda and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the story is about a villager who crossed Indo-Pak border after being drunk. As punishment for crossing the border, he spent two decades in jail, where he was murdered by his inmates.
7. Black Friday: Black Friday remains one of Anurag Kashyap's best works to date. The film stars Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Srivastava, Pavan Malhotra, Kishor Kadam, and Zakir Hussain. The movie revolved around the events that led to the 1993 serial bombings in Mumbai, which took place on March 12. It also tells the tale of the investigation that followed. Just to jog your memory, a total of 12 explosions took place around Mumbai (then called Bombay), and over 257 people lost their lives.
8. Manjhi – The Mountain Man: Manjhi – the Mountain man is the story based on the life of low caste labor worker, who lost the love of his life because of the distance between his house and hospital. To make sure this never happens again, Manjhi spent 22 years of his life carving down mountains to make a road to the hospital.
9. No One Killed Jessica: As the name suggests, the film released in 2011 was based on the Jessica Lall murder, which happened on April 29, 1999. Raj Kumar Gupta's film chronicles a family's battle with the system and the widespread protests that followed and helped in delivering justice several years later. Jessica, a model, was shot dead in a bar in Delhi, and the prime suspect was Manu Sharma, who was the son of an influential politician.
10. The Gazi Attack: A 2017 Indian Telugu-Hindi language war film was written and directed by Sankalp Reddy. The film was based on the mysterious sinking of PNS Ghazi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The film starred seasoned actors like Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon, and Atul Kulkarni.
