Bollywood and the Rise of Real-Life Narratives: A Study of Contemporary Biographical Cinema
Since the last decade, Bollywood has made a major shift in their stories from escapist entertainment media meant for escapism towards more grounded realism. The adaptation of real-life events and people becoming mainstream reflects audience awareness of a changing India as well as the film industry's ability to blend reality and entertainment. Here are some of the movies based on real-life events to show how Bollywood generates, frames, dramatizes, and circulates narratives of heroes, social change, and national identities: 1. Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) — Redefining Patriotism Through Real-World Events Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film dramatizes India's operation in 2016 regarding surgical strikes beyond the Line of Control in PoK. It combines factual inspiration with emotional engagement to transform a military strategy into a mainstream Bollywood event, wrapped in nati...