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Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy to get his own biopic

Filmmaker Sanjay Tripathy first approached Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy about eight months ago and is now working on the script of the biopic

3 min read17 Jan 2019
Industry

It’s election fever, even in cinemas

Beginning with 'The Accidental Prime Minister' today, a string of political biopics has been lined up for release in different languages just as 2019 Lok Sabha elections loom

3 min read11 Jan 2019
Industry

Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Sanju’, and 10 other biopics on film actors

'Sanju', Ranbir Kapoor's take on actor Sanjay Dutt's life, releases in theatres this week. A look at 10 other biopics based on an actors' life

1 min read25 Jun 2018
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Sanju ‘giri’: How the Sanjay Dutt biopic came to be

With the forthcoming 'Sanju', director Rajkumar Hirani is set to mythologize his 'Munna Bhai' actor Sanjay Dutt. But will it tell the real story?

14 min read4 Jun 2018
Industry

Ten biopics on political figures

'Darkest Hour' follows the early days of Winston Churchill. Here are 10 other biopics made on political figures over the years

2 min read23 Jan 2018
Industry

Bollywood’s uneasy tryst with biopics on film celebrities

Bollywood biopics trend will continue next year as Ranbir Kapoor will play life of Sanjay Dutt on screen and Akshay Kumar will play T-series tycoon Gulshan Kumar in 'Mogul'

3 min read26 Jul 2017
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From ‘Indu Sarkar’ to ‘Mogul’, 10 biopics to watch out for

As biographical film on cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Sachin: A Billion Dreams, releases this week, here are 10 other biopics to look forward to

2 min read22 May 2017
Sports

Sachin Tendulkar meets Narendra Modi to discuss upcoming biopic

Sachin Tendulkar's biopic, 'Sachin, a Billion Dreams', will be released on 26 May

1 min read19 May 2017
Industry

India has few critically acclaimed political biopics

Given the excessive role politics plays in the Indian society, it is surprising that the film industry does not boast of a rich quantity of political biopics

4 min read14 Jun 2016
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