Biopic Movies - An Inspirational Genre!

A film or a movie is always considered to be a source of entertainment, but when we consider movie genres such as biopics, then some movies act as an inspiration to a lot of people. A biopic movie is a movie based on someone’s life. It inspires people in many ways viz.; they teach focus, determination, passion for something, madness to achieve that something, etc. These are the qualities that make a person unique from ordinary, but not everyone knows their story. So cinema has become a medium to tell their stories to the world.

1. Airlift

A movie about two unsung heroes (in the movie it is shown as one) who helped in evacuating 170000 Indians strangled in Kuwait during the Gulf war between Iraq and Kuwait. It was the time when Saddam Hussain was the President of Iraq. The movie was made up in a budget of 30 crores and was directed by Raja Krishna Menon Raja Krishna Menon is a movie writer, director, an >> Read More... . The hero of the movie was the Khiladi actor Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar was born on 9th September 1967 and hi >> Read More... who played the character of “Ranjit Katyal”. The movie was praised by both the people and the critics, and excellenceof Akshay Kumar is clearly visible from his acting inthe movie r. It was released on 22nd January 2016. It is not exactly a pure biopic but a thriller war film based on a true story and teaches us to be together in times of adversity. It also teaches us to be selfless.

2. Bhaag Mikha Bhaag

It is a biopic movie based on the sport ‘Running’ and on the life of ‘ Milkha Singh Milkha Singh, fondly called The Flying Sikh, was b >> Read More... ’, the fastest national runner champion and a great Olympian. The film was directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Born on 7th July 1963, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is >> Read More... , and the main character is played by the multi-talented Farhan Akhtar One of the most recognized young director of India >> Read More... who worked out really hard to show up as an athlete .The movie was released on 12th July 2013 and was a massive success at the box office. It was loved and appreciated by the people as well as the critics. It was a great success overseas also. The movie is inspired by the autobiography of Milkha Singh named ‘The Race of My Life’. It is said that he sold the copyrights to the film at one rupee cost but on one condition that whatever profit the movie will earn will go to the Milkha Singh Charitable Trust, which is Trust build for poor sportspersons. The movie teaches us to follow our passion and always alert us for not performing well and set up targets to perform well every subsequent time.

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This is a biopic movie based on the sport “Boxing” and the life journey of a boxer named ‘Mary Kom’. The movie centred on the journey of Mary Kom from becoming a boxer to her winning the World Boxing Championship in 2008 in Ningbo. The movie also shows the struggle of a girl and how sexism still stops a girl to opt for any career she wants. Mary Kom is directed by Omung Kumar Omung Kumar Bhandula, better known as Omung Kumar, >> Read More... and to play Mary Kom’s character the former Miss world, Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... was signed. She put in her best effort to make the movie successful. She trained a lot for her physical fitness to look like a boxer. The movie was a great success and was loved and appreciated both by the audiences and the critics. Priyanka Chopra got a lot of praise for her acting. The movie teaches us that if we passionately go behind a thing irrespective of the barriers we always win but going in the right direction is important along with a little family support.

4. Guru

Guru is an Indian drama biopic film based on the life journey of Dhirubhai Ambani, an industrialist, who founded the largest company in India, “Reliance Industries”. The movie is focused on how he got the idea, how he executed it, and how he got out of all the controversies later in life. The film is co-written and directed by Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker deeply rooted t >> Read More... . The main character is played by Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan, or Abhishek Srivastava, is a ve >> Read More... , who did quite a fair job in delivering the role he was given to enact. The film was released on 12th January 2007 and was a success at the box office. It was also loved by the people and appreciated by the critics. Abhishek Bachchan was lauded for his acting. The movie teaches us a lot about business and how to go on your work even if the whole world is standing against you.

5. Manjhi- The Mountain Man

It is a biographical film based on Dastrath Manjhi- an ordinary man who loves breaking up mountains and became “The Mountain Man”. The main character Manjhi is played by a great actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui was born in Budhana in Muzaffa >> Read More... . Manjhi was a poor laborer who lived near Gaya, Bihar, in a village and he carved a commendable path by just using a hammer and chisel. The movie is directed by Ketan Mehta He was born in 1952 and is a director by professio >> Read More... and received good response from the critics but did not create much magic at the box office. It was released on 21st August 2015. The movie taught us about dedication and focus, if one possesses these two, then an ordinary man can also become a famous personality.

6. Chak De India

It is an Indian movie based on ‘Hockey’. Though not a pure biopic it involves a story of a hockey player who lost all his pride and dignity and was termed as a traitor after losing a match with Pakistan. The movie is also fictional and is directed by Shimit Amin Shimit Amin is a well-known director and is famila >> Read More... , and the main role ‘ Kabir Khan Kabir khan is a very much renowned director of Bol >> Read More... ’ is enacted by Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... . The movie was released in 2007 and was appreciated by both the audience and the critics and was a major success in the country. This movie also brought some new entrants in the female category to the industry like Sagarika Ghatke and many more. This movie teaches us that sometimes pain and passion could make you reach heights.

7. Neerja

Released on 19th feb, 2016 Neerja is a story about a flight attendant who didn’t give up on terrorist and till her last breath fought for her passengers. Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor, Daughter of Anil Kapoor and model Su >> Read More... played the titular selfless role with perfection. Sonam’s acting has earned a lot of accolades and the movie itself earned a lot of praise from the critics and moved the heart of the audience. All these movies are not movies just made for watching or entertaining, these movies are made to learn something from them and implement some ideologies in our lives.