Maidaan, Prithviraj, Gangubai Kathiawadi – With as many as 20 films, 2021 can well be the year of biopics

By BollywoodLife
| Updated: January 02 2021, 00:11 AM IST

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Raining biopics

Bollywood was previously known to be the one of the busiest entertainment industries in the whole world. But then the pandemic hit the globe, and everything shut shop. The industry which never stopped working had to break its motion and breath. And it looks like the industry is ready to get back in action again. Slowly and gradually, the filmmakers and the celebrities are returning to work. Every bit of precautionary measure is being taken into consideration while filming. Now, as a new year begins, there are a lot of things to look forward to. The releases in Bollywood, for example. Did you know the entertainment industry is coming up with 20 biopics this year? Yes, you read that right. Let’s check out the list of biopics to look forward to this year…

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2/21

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Maidaan

Maidaan is based on the golden era of Indian Football and is biopic of football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. It will be interesting to see Ajay Devgn playing the role of the Indian Football Coach.

3/21

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Manekshaw

Vicky Kaushal will be seen playing Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in the biopic which will be helmed by Meghna Gulzar. Sam Manekshaw was the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He commanded the Indian forces during the India-Pakistan 1971 war.

4/21

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Sardar Udham Singh

Another one starring Vicky Kaushal, Sardar Udham Singh tells the tale of revolutionary freedom fighter best known for assassinating Michael O’Dwyer as a revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Shoojit Sircar is directing the biopic.

5/21

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Bhuj: The pride of India

Bhuj: The Pride of India tells the tale of IAF Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik, the then in-charge of the Bhuj airport, who, with his team, reconstructed the IAF airbase with the help of 300 women from the local village Madhapar. Ajay Devgn plays the lead along with Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Nora Fatehi, Sharad Kelkar, Ammy Virk and Pranitha Subhash.

6/21

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Prithviraj

Based on the life of King of Chahamana dynasty, Prithviraj Chauhan, Akshay Kumar will be seen in the historical drama alongside Manushi Chhillar, Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood, Ashutosh Rana and Sakshi Tanwar.

7/21

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Thalaivi

Kangana Ranaut will be seen playing the late former actress and Tamil Nadu chief, J Jayalalithaa. Directed by AL Vijay, the film also stars Arvind Swami, Prakash Raj, Jisshi Sengupta, Poorna, Bhagyashree. Madhoo, Samuthirakani, Vidya Pradeep.

8/21

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Jhund

Jhund tells the life story of Vijay Barse, the founder of NGO Slum Soccer. Amitabh Bachchan plays the titular role in the film which also stars Akash Thosar and Rinku Rajguru. Nagraj Manjule has directed the film.

9/21

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Shershaah

Starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shershaah traces the life journey of Param Vir Chakra awardee and army captain, Vikram Batra. The Vishnuvardhan directed biographical war drama also stars Kiara Advani.

10/21

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Ekkis

Varun Dhawan in all set to play the role of Param Vir Chakra recipient Arun Khetarpal, a 21-year-old who valiantly fought in the India-Pakistan War of 1971.

11/21

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Gangubai Kathiawadi

Alia Bhatt steps into the role of Gangubai Kathiawadi, a young girl who was sold into prostitution by her boyfriend and who eventually went on to become the madam of brothel in Kamathipura.

12/21

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Ranveer Singh will be seen playing Kapil Dev in this Kabir Khan directorial which tells the tale of Indian cricketing team’s historic win at the 1983 world cup in England.

13/21

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Shabaash Mithu

Taapsee Pannu steps into the shoes of former captain of the all-female Indian cricketing team, Mithali Raj. The film will cover her journey in the Indian cricket and her honourable achievements. Rahul Dholakia will be directing the biopic.

14/21

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Saina Nehwal biopic

Parineeti Chopra will be seen playing Saina Nehwal in the Amole Gupte directed biographical sports film. Shraddha Kapoor was to play Saina but had opted out due to scheduling conflicts.

15/21

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The Big Bull

Abhishek Bachchan will essay the role of Harshad Mehta, a stockbroker and trace his journey from 1989 to 1990. Ajay Devgn is producing the film alongside Anand Pandit, Vikrant Sharma and Kumar Mangat Pathak. The Big Bull also stars Nikita Dutta and Ileana D’Cruz.

16/21

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Vishwanathan Anand

Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh took to his social media handle to announce that Aanand L Rai is going to direct a biopic on the life of Chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Aanand. No other details have been announced.

17/21

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Abhinav Bindra

The Abhinav Bindra biopic featuring Harshvarrdhan Kapoor and Anil Kapoor was announced in 2018. It has been delayed as of now and well, let’s hope it releases this year.

18/21

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Ma Sheela Anand

Priyanka Chopra will reportedly step into the shoes of Ma Sheela Anand. It narrates the story of her transformation from a fine arts student in India to the right-hand person of a godman, who is eventually convicted of multiple attempted murders.

19/21

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PV Sindhu biopic

Sonu Sood had announced a biopic on the life of the ace badminton player, PV Sindhu. The athlete had expressed her wish to see Deepika Padukone playing her character in the film.

20/21

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Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan

Mahesh Babu is producing a biopic on the life of late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan and one of the heroes of 26/11 attacks. Adivi Sesh is playing the role of a Major in the film.

21/21

Rakesh Sharma biopic — Image credit: Instagram

Rakesh Sharma biopic

As per the latest reports, Farhan Akhtar will step into the shoes of former Air Force pilot turned astronaut, Rakesh Sharma. So many biopics in the pipeline. While these dates have been announced, let’s see how many actually manage to release in 2021.