Best Biography Movies - Hindi
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020)
IMDB: 5.2
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Janhvi Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Angad Bedi, Vineet Kumar Singh, Manav Vij
Based on the life of Gunjan Saxena, a flying officer, who became the first woman combat aviator to fly into a war zone during the 1999 Kargil War. She was later honoured with the Shaurya Vir award by the Indian government for displaying exemplary courage during war time.
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IMDB: 6.2
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Vidya Balan, Jisshu Sengupta, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh
Based on the life of Shakuntala Devi (Vidya Balan), a mathematics genius, writer and astrologer who was popularly known as the human computer.
AvailableOn: Prime Video
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IMDB: 5.2
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Amrita Rao, Rajeev Panday
From controversial cartoonist to powerful Mumbai politician, this biopic maps the meteoric rise of far-right Shiv Sena party founder, Balasaheb Thackeray. The film chronicles the life and times of the charismatic leader whose legacy continues to live on through his words and deeds.
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IMDB: 6.0
Genre: Biography, Political Drama
Starring: Anupam Kher, Akshaye Khanna, Suzanne Bernert, Aahana Kumra, Arjun Mathur
Based on the book The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh written by Sanjaya Baru. Explores Manmohan Singh's tenure as the Prime Minister of India and the interference of the Congress Party in contradicting his decisions during his first tenure. How Singh fell victim to the Congress Party's dynastic approach? How Singh was constantly ignored by the Congress to maintain turf for Rahul Gandhi, the son of Sonia Gandhi
AvailableOn: Zee5
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IMDB: 5.5
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Jimmy Sheirgill, Yuvika Chaudhary, Yashpal Sharma
SP Chauhan is a biopic that traces the remarkable journey from poverty to the prosperity of a heroic social worker of Haryana, Thakur Satpal Chauhan, who braved adverse social conditions to promote women's empowerment and an alcohol-free society.
AvailableOn: Prime Video
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IMDB: 8.0
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Aditya Shrivastava, Pankaj Tripathi, Mrunal Thakur, Amit Sadh
Against all odds, India's renowned mathematician, Anand Kumar follows his true calling and gives shape to "Super 30" a coaching class in Patna, designed for 30 deserving, underprivileged students who are aspiring to get admission into coveted institutions like IIT. But will his students make the cut?
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IMDB: 7.4
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Rasika Dugal, Rajshri Deshpande
In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings.
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IMDB: 7.9
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Radhika Apte
PAD MAN is the inspiring story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a rural welder from India turned incredible innovator and inventor, who certainly wasn't wearing a cape when he was moved to provide women with access to high-quality and affordable sanitary pads.
AvailableOn: Zee5, Netflix
Sanju (2018)
IMDB: 7.8
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Dia Mirza, Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Jim Sarbh
Sanju is a biopic of the controversial life of actor Sanjay Dutt. Coming from a family of cinema legends, he himself became a film star, and then saw dizzying heights and darkest depths: adulation of diehard fans, unending battles with various addictions, brushes with the underworld, prison terms, loss of loved ones. Some true stories leave you thinking "did this really happen?" This is one such unbelievable story that happens to be true.
AvailableOn: Disney+Hotstar, Netflix
Soorma (2018)
IMDB: 7.4
Genre: Biography, Sport, Drama
Starring: Diljit Dosanjh, Taapsee Pannu, Angad Bedi
The story of the former Indian hockey player Sandeep Singh who was paralyzed and wheelchair-bound for two years after an accidental gunshot injured him in 2006. Fighting against all odds, Sandeep got back on his feet and made a comeback to international hockey in 2008. India won the 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup under his captaincy and went on to qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
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IMDB: 4.2
Genre: Biography, Crime
Starring: Shraddha Kapoor, Siddhanth Kapoor, Ankur Bhatia, Rajesh Tailang, Feroz Ali Khan, Samar Jai Singh
The film is based on Terrorist Dawood Ibrahim's sister Haseena Parkar. Haseena is very close to her brother Dawood who turns to a life of crime and rises to power in the Mumbai underworld. After the bomb blasts of 1993, Dawood escapes to Dubai and his sister Haseena faces the brunt of society. Tired of being a victim, Haseena decides to fight back and since then is known as the 'Aappa' of underworld. During a court case, Haseena explains the circumstances that compelled her to take the drastic steps.
AvailableOn: Zee5
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IMDB: 5.8
Genre: Biography, Sport, Drama
Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai, Nargis Fakhri, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Lara Dutta
This biopic traces the tumultuous life of Indian cricketer and former national team captain Mohammad Azharuddin (Emraan Hashmi) in the 1990s. He has had several achievements in his career but his fame has also led to many controversies.
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Watch Now on NetflixBudhia Singh: Born to Run (2016)
IMDB: 7.7
Genre: Biography, Sport, Drama
Starring: Mayur Patole, Manoj Bajpayee, Tillotama Shome
The film is based on the life of Budhia Singh, world's youngest marathon runner, who ran 48 marathons, when he was only five years old. Biranchi Das (Manoj Bajpayee), an idealistic judo trainer adopts a boy from the slums and grooms him into the world's youngest marathon runner.
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IMDB: 7.7
Genre: Biographical Thriller
Starring: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Yogendra Tiku, Shekhar Ravjiani, Kavi Shastri, Sadh Orhan
Neerja Bhanot(Sonam Kapoor) who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
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IMDB: 8.4
Genre: Sports, Drama
Starring: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar, Aparshakti Khurrana
Mahavir Singh Phogat (Aamir Khan), a former wrestler decides to fulfil his dream of winning a gold medal for his country by training his two daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari to become world
AvailableOn: Netflix - Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
Watch Now on NetflixM.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016)
IMDB: 7.7
Genre: Biography, Sport
Starring: Sushant Singh Rajput, Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, Anupam Kher
M.S. Dhoni (Sushant Singh Rajput), a boy raised in a typical middle-class family defies all odds and becomes one of the greatest captains of the Indian cricket team.
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Hawaizaada
IMDB: 5.5
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Sharda
Based on the life of Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, an Indian scientist. He is credited to have constructed India's first unmanned plane is the tale of the hardships that he went through on the journey to discover. Also the film is set in the pre-independence era of Bombay of 1895.
AvailableOn: Prime Video, Disney+Hotstar
Gour Hari Dastaan: The Freedom File (2015)
IMDB: 7.5
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Konkona Sen Sharma
The film depicts the life of the Indian freedom fighter from Odisha, Sri Gour Hari Das. Gour Hari (Vinay Pathak) is an old freedom fighter who went to jail at the age of 14 to be a part of Mahatma Gandhi's 'vanar sena' (the children's army who acted as couriers between revolutionaries). In his old age, Hari is sucked into another battle when he is denied the tamrapatra (a certificate awarded to all freedom fighters) in 1975. The film traces his turbulent journey, spanning 32 years, where he is accompanied by his wife Lakshmi (Konkona Sensharma) and a journalist Rajiv (Ranvir Shorey).
AvailableOn: Disney+Hotstar, Netflix
Mary Kom (2014)
IMDB: 6.8
Genre: Biographical Sports
Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Darshan Kumaar, Sunil Thapa
A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer Mary Kom, the daughter of a poor rice farmer overcomes the objections of her father and went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream.
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IMDB: 8.2
Genre: Biography, Sport, Drama
Starring: Farhan Akhtar, Divya Dutta, Sonam Kapoor, Art Malik, Rebecca Breeds, Pavan Malhotra, Meesha Shafi, Prakash Raj, Yograj Singh, Jabtej Singh
True story of the "Flying Sikh" - world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the bloody massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes
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IMDB: 6.6
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor
The movie is inspired by the live of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha of the early eighties. It's about her love story with a director.
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Guru (2007)
IMDB: 7.7
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhavan, Vidya Balan, Arya Babbar, Mithun Chakraborty
Guru movie is based on the life of Reliance founder Dhirubhai Ambani. Gurukant Desai (Abhishek Bachchan) hails from Idhar, a small village in Gujarat, but dreams of setting up his own business in Mumbai. He arrives in Bombay in early 1958 and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in Indian history.
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