Expect several stories based on real people and real life situations. The success of No One Killed Jessica has triggered off a headline-driven movement in Hindi movies.
Apparently, a number of productions from Prakash Jha, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, UTV and Vipul Shah in the coming year, are based on real people (see box) and situations.
Films Based On Real Life Up for release
UTV’s Gangs Of Wasseypur directed by Anurag Kashyap being shot in Varanasi is actually about the coal mafia in Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
UTV’s Paan Singh Tomar is a bio-pic on the of the controversial Sikh sprinter directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and featuring Irrfan Khan in the title role.
Vipul Shah’s Force the stress is on larger-than-life action. But director Nishikant Kamat, known for his real-life docu-like dramas will incorporate some well-known incidents of crime and punishment.
Prakash Jha’s Aarakshan based on the job-reservation issue has innumerable references to real-life situations and characters.
Sudhir Mishra’s next after Driver is a film based on Binayak Sen
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