Tehran, John Abraham’s newest geopolitical thriller, just came out on ZEE5 (available with an OTTplay Premium membership). The movie is based on the terrible attacks on Israeli diplomats in New Delhi in 2012 and the complicated international consequences that followed. If you liked the intense, real-life story and high-stakes drama of the movie, you’ll want to check out these additional compelling thrillers on OTTplay Premium that are based on terrible real-life events. These movies are more than just fun; they are profound stories about terrible events and how they affect everyday people.
Movies That Make the Most Shocking Events in History Real
Hotel Mumbai: This compelling movie tells the story of the terrible terrorist strikes that happened at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai in 2008. It tells the stories of both the customers and the committed hotel personnel during the siege. The movie is based on the documentary Surviving Mumbai. It honors the bravery, strength, and unbreakable spirit of the personnel who put their lives on the line to defend their customers.
The Sabarmati Report is a movie starring Vikrant Massey that looks into the tragic Godhra Train Burning incident from 2002. The movie looks into the circumstances that led up to the fire on the Sabarmati Express, which killed 59 people. The story, which is made up, hints to a government conspiracy and follows a journalist’s personal research to contradict the official story, which leads to his professional collapse.
The Kashmir Files: This thriller-drama is based on the sad story of Kashmiri Hindus leaving Kashmir in the 1990s. The movie is based on real events, however it is a made-up story about a student who learns the awful truth about his family’s past. The story shows the problems that the hundreds of thousands of Kashmiri Pandits who had to leave the Kashmir Valley because of escalating violence and threats faced.
Akshay Kumar stars in Airlift, which is based on the true story of the evacuation of Kuwait in 1990. It was inspired by the work of Indian businesspeople like Mathunny Mathews and Harbhajan Singh Vedi, who played a big role in the huge humanitarian disaster that happened when Iraq invaded Kuwait. The movie does a great job of showing what happened and the airlift that saved more than 170,000 Indian expats.
Costao: This criminal drama is based on the life of Goa customs inspector Costao Fernandes and stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The story isn’t a direct biography, but it does show how brave he was in trying to break up a big gold smuggling ring in the 1990s. The movie shows how dedicated he was to justice and the personal and professional problems he had to deal with, like how powerful politicians were involved in the criminal group.