From Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency to Sonam Kapoor’s Neerja: Bollywood films based on real-life people

Sonam Kapoor in NeerjaSonam Kapoor played Neerja Bhanot in this film that is based on the ]hijack attempt of a Pan American Airways flight in the Ram Madhvani-directorial film

Priyanka Chopra in Mary KomPriyanka Chopra plays former Indian Olympic boxer Mary Kom in Omung Kumar’s 2014 film

Vidya Balan in The Dirty PictureVidya Balan plays the late South Indian actress Silk Smitha in the Milan Luthria directorial film

Fatima Sana Sheikh and Sanya Malhotra in DangalFatima and Sana play the popular Phogat sisters, Geeta and Babita, in Nitesh Tiwari’s directorial

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in SarabjitBased on the life of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner in Pakistan, played by Randeep Hooda, Aishwary played Sarbjit’s sister, Dalbir Kaur

Shraddha Kapoor in Haseena ParkarShraddha shared screen for the first time with her brother Siddhant Kapoor in this film that is based on the life of Dawood’s sister, Haseena Par

Anushka Sharma in Chakda XpressAnushka Sharma plays the lead in the biopic of cricketer Jhulan Goswami in her upcoming film, Chakda Xpress

Kangana Ranaut in EmergencyKangana Ranaut plays the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in her upcoming directorial, Emergency

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