Love Indian movies on true events? Try this quiz.

The Malayalam blockbuster movie, 2018 was released on Sony LIV on June 7th

The Malayalam survival thriller 2018 directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, was based on the catastrophic floods that occurred in Kerala in 2018.

Movies that are based on true incidents have the ability to tug on the heart strings of its viewers, because of their nuanced portrayal of real life events.

The 2015 Hindi thriller drama Talvar portrayed the shocking real life events of the 2008 Noida double murder case. The 2013 sports drama Bhaag Milkha Bhaag told the story of the famous Indian athlete Milkha Singh who is the only athlete to win gold medals in the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games.

The 2017 Malayalam movie Take Off told the real life story of the evacuation of Malayali nurses from a war torn Iraq.

The Tamil movie Iruvar which came out in 1997, was inspired by the lives of MG Ramachandran, J Jayalalithaa, and M Karunanidhi.

Quizzing Partner: X Quiz It

1

Based on the life of mathematics teacher and educator Anand Kumar, this film is named after an educational program. Name the film.

• Super 8
• Super 30
• Special 26

2

Name the iconic actor, whose life and career is chronicled in this film.

• N. T. Ramarao
• Rajkumar
• M.G Ramachandran

3

This 2022 film set in the backdrop of one of the great tragic moments in Indian history earned high acclaim. Name the film.

• Courage
• Hotel Mumbai
• Major

4

Directed by Meghna Gulzar to high acclaim, this film is based on a 2008 tragedy. Name the film.

• No One Killed Jessica
• Talvar
• Neerja

5

This film is inspired from true events during which among the following events in Indian history?

• Sino-Indian War of 1962
• Kargil War
• Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

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