11 Bollywood Films That Were Inspired By Real Life Events

10. Firaaq

The film looked at the aftermath of the 2002 Gujrat riots and the effect it had on the daily lives of people. It takes its inspiration from a thousand true stories and traumatic experiences that people had during the riots. This film was the directorial debut of Nandita Das and the cast included Naseerudin Shah, Deepti Naval and Paresh Rawal.

11. Madras Cafe

Madras Cafe was a political thriller depicting the Sri Lankan civil war and assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The film was directed by Shoojit Sircar and had John Abraham and Nargis Fakhri in the lead.