Manjhi: The Mountain Man
This movie is based on the story of a man named Dashrath Manjhi who loses his wife to a rough mountain that had to be climbed to get food. His pain and anguish made him work on that mountain day and night to make a passage for the rest of the people from his village.
Neerja
Based on the story of braveheart Neerja Bhanot, this movie is about how she saved three minors from being shot when a plane was hijacked and her presence of mind saved lives.
Raazi
This movie brought so much attention to Alia Bhatt as her acting was excellent. It is a story about a young Kashmiri girl who was trained and sent to Pakistan to extract some important information.
Padman
This Akshay Kumar starrer movie is about a man, Arunachalam Muruganantham who invents inexpensive pads for women and make them accessible for women in their village.
Manto
Played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, this movie is based on the story of a poet who goes through personal troubles and existential crisis at the time of partition
Omerta
Starring Rajkumar Rao, this film is about the life of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh who is a British- Pakistani and how he seeks vengance.
Manikarnika- The Queen of Jhansi
Kangana Ranaut stars as the eponymous Rani Laxmibai who fought the British army to save her Jhansi
Poorna
The story of a 13-year-old girl, Poorna Malavath who became the youngest girl to scale Mount Everest in 2014.
Talvar
Talvar is based on the 2008 Arushi-Hemraj murder mystery.