June 20, 2021

Akshay Kumar – The ‘Biopic Khiladi’ Of Bollywood! Kesari, PadMan To Prithviraj – 10 Films (Including Real Life Stories) Since 2013 & Counting

Mission Mangal – (Character: Rakesh Dhawan)

This Akshay Kumar film revolves around ISRO’s (Indian Space Research Organization) successful Mars Orbiter mission stars.

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (Character: Keshav Sharma)

The story of this Akshay Kumar film came to existence after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swacch Bharat Abhiyan.

Special 26 (Character: Ajay Singh/CBI Officer AK Vardhan)

Though it’s not a dirThe story of this Neeraj Pandey film is inspired by the high-profile fake raids (and a major one) which happened back in the late 80s.ect biopic but (after Baby), this is where Akshay Kumar started considering the ‘real stories’ route.

Kesari (Character: Havildar Ishar Singh)

This wasn’t at all an easy role to play, but this powerhouse of talent makes sure to carry the entire movie on him.

Gold (Character: Tapan Das)

He explores various shades in the film, from comedy to romance to drama, and nails every single one of them.

PadMan (Character: Lakshmikant Chauhan)

A similar scenario as Rustom, real story, real character but changed the name. This film was based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham.

Rustom – (Character: Rustom Pavri)

This again is slightly different from Rustom as the story was real, it tried to portray what a particular character did in that story, but the name was changed.

Airlift – (Character: Ranjit Katyal)

Though it’s not a direct biopic but (after Baby), this is where Akshay Kumar started considering the ‘real stories’ route.

Airlift – (Character: Ranjit Katyal)

In an interview director, Neeraj Pandey had revealed how this film included a lot of research.

In an interview director, Neeraj Pandey had revealed how this film included a lot of research.

Prithviraj (Character: Prithviraj Chauhan)

Directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, “Prithviraj” is based on the life and heroism of king Prithviraj Chauhan.