Bollywood and the Rise of Real-Life Narratives: A Study of Contemporary Biographical Cinema

  Since the last decade, Bollywood has made a major shift in their stories from escapist entertainment media meant for escapism towards more grounded realism. The adaptation of real-life events and people becoming mainstream reflects audience awareness of a changing India as well as the film industry's ability to blend reality and entertainment. The given example shows how Bollywood generates, frames, dramatizes, and circulates narratives of heroism, social change, and national identity:           Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film dramatizes India's operation in 2016 regarding surgical strikes beyond the Line of Control in PoK. It combines factual inspiration with emotional engagement to transform a military strategy into a mainstream Bollywood event, wrapped in national pride. The film demonstrates how Bollywood framed real-life events as patriotic events and merged realism with national sen...