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Movies based on real-life events

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Mid-Day
Entertainment
By Kavya Kant Khare
Published Feb 29, 2024

Set against the backdrop of Jammu and Kashmir, `Article 370` is based on the landmark revocation of Article 370, which gave special status to the former state

`The Attacks of 26/11` is a 2013 Indian docudrama action thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks by Lashkar-e-Taiba

In `Airlift,` Akshay Kumar portrays Mathunny Mathews, the Kuwait-based Indian who heroically evacuated 170,000 Indians during the Iraqi invasion on Kuwait

`Neerja` tells the tale of Neerja Bhanot, a brave flight attendant who died protecting passengers during the 1986 Pan American airplane hijacking

`Talvaar` is a film that explores the highly publicized 2008 double murder of Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj, a case that has remained unresolved for many till now

`Parmanu: The Story of Pokharan` is based on the successful nuclear test conducted by the Indian Army in Pokhran, Rajasthan, in 1998

`URI: The Surgical Strike` tells the story of the Indian Army`s revenge mission against the terrorists who attacked their base camp in Kashmir`s Uri area

Relive the legendary 1983 Cricket World Cup through the inspiring story of Kapil Dev and his underdog team, brought to life onscreen in the film `83`

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