Arunachalam Muruganantham

6 Bollywood Films We Are Really Looking Forward To In 2018

Oct 022017

Bollywood churns out movies by the minute if you start counting the numbers, but very few make it to the top. Then there are some movies which you already know will make it big once they see the light of the day. Here’s a list of upcoming movies in 2018 that will keep the cash register ringing and make the fans happy.

1.Chanda Mama Door Ke- Creative as the title may sound, the movie is not a kid’s movie. This movie will have Sushant Singh Rajput play an astronaut, along with Nawazuddin and Madhavan in pivotal roles. Sushant is preparing since long now and even went to NASA to get additional training for the role. Will this be our answer to an ‘Insterstellar’ or ‘Gravity’? Only time will tell.

Sushant Singh Rajput to undergo special training at NASA’s Space & Rocket Center… Enacts the part of an astronaut in #ChandaMamaDoorKe… pic.twitter.com/W4b9BYELCE

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 2, 2017

2.The Sanjay Dutt biopic- So much buzz has been generated that it’s already a hit in the eyes of many. A great actor’s biopic being played by a super fine actor Ranbir Kapoor, so very few things can wrong with this one.

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3.Padman- Trust Akshay Kumar to make feel-good movies which resonate a strong social message in it. After impressing the audience and critics alike with his latest release ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, Akshay Kumar is gearing up to release yet another film based on a social issue titled ‘Padman’. Akshay’s character in the film is based on that of Arunachalam Muruganantham, the man who created the first low-cost machine for making sanitary napkins. R.Balki is directing it and two strong women, Twinkle Khanna and Gauri Shinde are producing it. The hopes are pretty high for this one.

Pad-up and get ready for MrsFunnybones Movies and R. Balki’s Padman -April 13,2018 @akshaykumar @radhika_apte @sonamakapoor @kriarj pic.twitter.com/62wkVZ4QYe

— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) August 3, 2017

3.Kedarnath- It will mark the debut of Sara Ali Khan, daughter of Saif and Amrita. She has been cast opposite Sushant Singh Rajput and Abhishek Kapoor is directing this one. The storyline has not been made public yet but rumour has it that Sushant is playing a tour guide near Kedarnath and she is a tourist.

A journey of faith…and love. Come join us with #KedarnathFirstLook â€ª#SaraAliKhan @gattukapoor #kriarj #BalajiMotionPictures #Tseries

A post shared by Sushant Singh Rajput (@sushantsinghrajput) on Sep 4, 2017 at 6:48pm PDT

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4.Gold- Akshay Kumar is joining hands with Reema Kagti for this one which tells the tale of the first Olympics gold medal in 1948. Mouni Roy will be making her debut with this one, and the movie will also star Amit Sadh.

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5.Manikarnika- The Queen Of Jhansi- Kangana Ranaut will be back on screen with another strong movie. Ankita Lokhande will be making her debut as Jhankar Bai with this movi

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The line-up sounds interesting and we hope we get to see some good quality work with this talenthouse of actors that we have here.

Here Are 8 Bollywood Movies That Were Based On Based On Real Stories

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Oct 022017

Bollywood movies are often criticised for not being realistic and glamorizing the truth. But there are rare times when the glamour oozing, box office obsessed Bollywood decides to tell a real story. We took it upon ourselves to bring you this list, including the old, new and yet to be released movies based on real life characters or incidents. Assuming that you know about the common ones like Dangal, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, No one killed Jessica, Dirty Picture, Woh Lamhe, Chak De! India, The Attacks of 26/11 (2013), Shootout at Wadala, Special 26, Mary Kom, Guru and Shootout at Lokhandwala, we will mention everything else.

Padman

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Let us start with an upcoming movie. Since we are not so low-key excited about it. In Padman, Akshay Kumar is playing the role of an Indian entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented cheap yet sanitary pads for the women of his village. After addressing a social issue through Toilet ek prem katha, he is all set to shed light on another. Arunachalam Muruganantham is definitely a determined man who fought all the entire society including his wife to provide women with sanitary methods of menstruation.

Talvar (2015)

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This 2015 released drama film directed by Meghna Gulzar and written by Vishal Bharadwaj is based on a 2008 murder case of Aarushi Talwar. Since the case was always in the public eye, it benefitted the movie. The movie had a box office earning of â‚¹471.7 million.

Shahid (2013)

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Directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by Anurag Kashyap this movie surprisingly hit the box office charts hard with a whooping â‚¹400 million. It is based on the life of lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi, who was assassinated in 2010 in Mumbai.

Bawandar (2000)

It is without doubt listed as one of the most powerful movies ever made by Bollywood ever. It is based on a story of Bhanwari Devi, a rape victim from Rajasthan. This is a story of how one case reformed the rape laws, got Prime minister involved and managed to set history.

Sardar (1993)

This classic biopic on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel directed by Ketan Mehta talks about how he had a change of heart because of Gandhi’s speech and became one of the most influential names in the fight for freedom. The film was screened retrospective on August 12, 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day

Madaari (2016)

Madaari by Nishikant Kamat stars Irrfan Khan as a man, who seeks non-legal redress for a Metro bridge which trembles down in a busy part of Mumbai. Kamat later admitted that the movie is based on the collapse of an under-construction Metro bridge in Andheri, in the western suburb of Mumbai, which happened on September 4, 2012.

Madras Cafe (2013)

Madras Cafe directed by Shoojit Sircar is based on true events with a fictional story of the Indian spy to gel the entire story of how India allegedly supported the LTTE and retracted later when the situation worsened. John Abraham will now be starring and producing Parmanu which is also based on a true story.

Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)

The second part of this epic movie, if believed by the local residents is a true story of ugly spats that have happened between the 2 rival gangs here in Dhanbad. The movie directed by Anurag Kashyap is based on coal mafia and features actors like Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Manoj Bajpai, Richa Chadda, Piyush Mishra and Tigmasnhu Dhulia.

Disclaimer: Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire, is till date considered by most to be based on Anna Hazare. But Prakash Jha has set the records straight multiple times that the story of the movie has no relationship with Anna Hazare at all.