Movies that bring upon kingpins and their real-life events that have foisted catastrophe have always been the audience’s top picks to witness on the screens. Having said that, Indian cinema has regardless shown an Illuminati sequential portrayal on the screen, that nest on the real-life stories of Gangsters.
Owing to our obsession with Gangsters and their spine-chilling gruesome stories, here we have shared 10 top movies that are based on the lives of real gangsters. Read below-
Gangs of Wasseypur
A conflict between Sultan and Shahid Khan culminates in Khan’s expulsion from Wasseypur and the beginning of a family bloody battle. Anurag Kashyap’s film ranks among the most lauded gangster documentaries in recent decades. Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Pankaj Tripathi played climacteric roles in the film.
Black Friday
S Hussain Zaidi’s titled (based on his book) “Black Friday” is one realistic film yet made on Bombay felons and the linkages of some mafia lords to Pakistan’s espionage apparatus. Directed by Anurag Kashyap, the film dug at the 1993 Mumbai bombings, which killed 257 people, as well as the outcry that heeded. It divulges how Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon devised and carried out the horrific bombings.
Once Upon A Time In Mumbai
This movie portrays an era in Mumbai’s mafia when, under the tutelage of Haji Mastan, who was influential in the 1960s and 1970s, the netherworld was steadily becoming unified. Owing to the fact that filmmaker Milan Luthria maintained the narration inordinately compelling, it managed to transmit the audience into the past with characters based heavily on Mastan aka Ajay Devgn and his apprentice Dawood Ibrahim aka Emraan Hashmi.
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Helmed by the finest Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Gangubai Kathiawadi starring Alia Bhatt as the lead is based on the life of Ganga Jagjivandas Kathiawadi, whose name is on the leads in the book ‘Mafia Queens Of Mumbai’ written by S. Hussain Zaidi. The movie depicts the plight of an innocent girl whose destiny leaves her no choice but to embrace whatever life throws in.
Nayakan
The Kamal Haasan starrer Nayakan portrays the life of Varadarajan Mudaliar. He was hailed as Robin Hood among the Southern Indian natives, who resided in Bombay in the 1980s. The filmmaker Mani Ratnam embarked on the challenge of rendering the life story of the kingpin, and successfully emerged with praise.
Shootout At Lokhandwala
The film shows the Mumbai kingpin Mahindra Dolas and his posse, as well as a hefty wage war involving Mumbai Police and gangsters that erupted on November 1991. Sanjay Gupta’s film Shootout At Wadala’ is said to be centred on the life of Mumbai gangster Manya Surve, who flourished throughout a time when mafias were attempting to infuse their dominance outside the financial capital. Surve was portrayed by John Abraham, who was a well-educated criminal who understood how to plan burglaries like a pro. Surve was eventually killed by police in Mumbai’s first validated “encounter,” or staged shootout.
Shootout at Wadala
Helmed by Sanjay Gupta the film loosely is based on the book Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia by Hussain Zaidi. It’s a prequel to the 2007 film Shootout at Lokhandwala.
Talvar
The 2015 Irfan Khan starrer movie Talvar is based on the 2008 double murder case of Aarushi Talwar. The movie still sends chills down the spine of the audience with an engrossing screenplay that unfolds into real life. The Meghna Gulzar directorial sparks on the right nuts and bolts of the elevation of the victim Aarushi.
Rakta Charitra
Based on the life of Paritala Ravindra, Rakta Charitra happens to be a one-of-a-kind thriller. Helmed by Ram Gopal Verma, the film spectacularly throws on the instances of the lives of Paritala Ravi and Maddelacheruvu Suri. Paritala Ravi and Maddelacheruvu Suri, their story nevertheless shoot tingles the Andhra locals, notwithstanding the fact that both Rayalaseema landlords met with a vicious end years ago.
Company
Ajay Devgn’s brooding demeanour and Vivek Oberoi’s stance were what spruced the entire screenplay of the film. However, it was one of Bombay’s deadliest rivalries, that of Dawood Ibrahim and Chota Rajan that spun to build on the screenplay. The barbaric battle between the two gangs led on with terror on the streets of Mumbai. Director Ram Gopal Varma put forth enormous efforts to get all of the carnage, cruor, and depravity on board, needless to say, he triumphed!
