Hansal Mehta’s memorable films and series inspired by true stories

Team OTTplay

 June 18, 2023

Based on life events

Loved Hansal Mehta’s Scoop? Here are the filmmaker’s best movies and series based on real-life events

Scoop

In the crime drama series Scoop (2023), Karishma Tanna’s character (Jagruti Pathak) is based on journalist Jigna Vora’s incarceration and acquittal

Faraaz

Faraaz (2023) - starring Zahan Kapoor and Aditya Rawal - follows Faraaz Ayaz Hussain, a student, who was caught amid the 2016 Dhaka terrorist attack

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story

Starring Pratik Gandhi, Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) is a biographical financial thriller series, based on the 1992 Indian stock market scam

Omerta

Omerta (2017) chronicles the life of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British terrorist of Pakistani descent. Rajkummar Rao plays the titular role in the movie

Simran

With Kangana Ranaut playing the lead character, Simran (2017) is a heist drama film inspired by the story of Sandeep Kaur, who lost her savings in gambling

Aligarh

Aligarh (2015) is based on the life of Ramchandra Siras, a professor at the Aligarh Muslim University, who was suspended on grounds of morality. Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao play the key roles

Shahid

Starring Rajkummar Rao, Shahid (2012) is based on the life of lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi, who was killed in 2010