6 Indian movies that are based on real-life disasters

Shramana Kar

The Sabarmati Report release date

Based on the 2002 Godhra train burning incident, Vikrant Massey's The Sabarmati Report will be released on November 15, 2024. Before it releases, check out other movies based on real-life disasters:

Bhopal Express (YouTube)

The 1999 film is based on the Union Carbide chemical plant gas leak incident that occurred in Bhopal in 1984. It stars Kay Kay Menon, Naseeruddin Shah, Zeenat Aman, and Vijay Raaz

Kedarnath (ZEE5)

This film is based on the Uttarakhand deadly flood that killed nearly six thousand people in 2013. Sara Ali Khan made her debut with this romance drama in 2018, alongside Sushant Singh Rajput

Mission Raniganj (Netflix)

This biopic is based on the Raniganj Coalfields collapse in West Bengal in 1989. Akshay Kumar played Jaswant Singh Gill, the mining engineer, who led the first successful coal mine rescue in India

Tum Mile

Although it's a fictional love story, the film shows the disastrous Mumbai flood that occurred in 2005. Starring Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan, the film is about the fight for survival

2018 (SonyLIV)

This Malayalam film is based on the Kerala flood that occurred in 2018. The film is a survival drama that depicts the bravery of the citizens and their fight to save their loved ones. It stars Tovino Thomas

Na Hannyate (Prime Video)

The Bengali film is inspired by The Great Tangshan Earthquake novel by Zhang Ling. It is about a mother's fight for survival during the earthquake and explores relationships during the crisis