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December 1, 2022April 20, 2023 Surya Komal 0 Comments Biopics, bollywood, Bollywood Cinema, Bollywood Movie Reviews, Bollywood Movies, Hindi Movies

On the topic of the Best Bollywood Biopics on OTT, over the years, especially the past decade, there are multiple biopics that were released in Hindi Cinema, with pretty good quality and stories. From Dangal to Paan Singh Tomar and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, there are quite a few titles to pick and choose from. So we, here at JFMF, to make things easier for you guys, selected a few Best Bollywood Biopics on OTT which you should not miss watching.

9. The Dirty Picture

Director – Milan Luthria
Cast – Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

Based on the life of the South Indian sex symbol, ‘Silk’ Smitha, The Dirty Picture starring Vidya Balan in the lead role, revolves around Reshma, who leaves her village and aspires to become a film star in Chennai. As she becomes an overnight sensation and comes to be known as ‘Silk’, her success and fame begin to change her.

8. Bajirao Mastani

Director – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Cast – Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone
Streaming Platform – Prime Video

Best Bollywood Biopics on OTT: Yet another magnum opus by SLB, Bajirao Mastani, tells the romantic relationship between the Maratha Peshwa ‘Bajirao’ and Princess of Bundelkhand ‘Mastani.’ The story begins with Bajirao, who is married to Kashibai, but falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family.

7. Neerja

Director – Ram Madhvani
Cast – Sonam Kapoor
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

[Also feat. in our ‘Best Bollywood Movies on Hotstar’ list]

Starring Sonam Kapoor in the lead role, Neerja, helmed by Ram Madhvani, recounts the real-life story of Neerja Bhanot, the head purser of the Pan Am 73 airline hijacked by five terrorists in Karachi on September 5, 1986. The movie itself is a heartwarming tribute to one of the most beautiful and inspirational women we should all cherish, respect and be grateful. One of the finest biographical dramas to date.

6. Aligarh

Director – Hansal Mehta
Cast – Manoj Bajpayee & R. Rao
Streaming Platform – Prime Video

[Also feat. in our ‘Best Indian LGBTQ+ Movies on OTT’ list]

Aligarh details the life of Ramchandra Siras, a Marathi professor and the head of the Classical Modern Indian Languages Faculty at the renowned Aligarh Muslim University, who was suspended on grounds of morality. While a sting operation gets carried out to specify his sexual orientation, he forms a special bond with the journalist who covers his story. The movie stars Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao in the lead role, with Hansal Mehta in the director’s chair. One of the Best Bollywood Biopics on OTT.

5. Paan Singh Tomar

Director – Tigmanshu Dhulia
Cast – Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Streaming Platform – Netflix

[Also feat. in our ‘Best Indian Sports Movies on OTT’ list]

Tigmanshu Dhulia’s 2012 directorial details the life of Paan Singh Tomar, an athlete who won gold medals at the Indian National Games multiple times in succession, is compelled to turn into a dacoit when his mother gets killed, and the cops don’t make any move. With good performances and remarkable screenwriting work, this movie is a masterpiece.

4. Sardar Udham

Director – Tigmanshu Dhulia
Cast – Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Streaming Platform – Netflix

[Also feat. in our ‘Best Bollywood Movies on Amazon’ list]

Best Bollywood Biopics on OTT: Directed by Shoojit Sircar, Sardar Udham on Amazon Prime Video explores a relatively untold story of Sardar Udham Singh, who gunned down one of the perpetrators of the Jalianwala Bagh massacre, Michael O’Dwyer. Over a 160-minute runtime, this film is nuanced and offbeat yet impactful, but it requires a ton of patience to get through.

3. Shahid

Director – Hansal Mehta
Cast – Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Streaming Platform – Netflix

[Also feat. in our ‘Best Indian Courtroom Dramas on OTT’ list]

Preview Only: Rajkummar Rao starrer Shahid, directed by Hansal Mehta, recounts the story of a Human Rights Lawyer, Shahid Azmi, an everyday citizen with an extraordinary dedication to justice. This 2012 biographical drama also stars Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Baljinder Kaur, Prabhleen Sandhu, and others in supporting roles.

2. Bandit Queen

Director – Shekhar Kapur
Cast – Seema Biswas
Streaming Platform – Prime Video

[Also feat. in our ‘Best Indian Women-Centric Movies’ list]

Bandit Queen, directed by Shekhar Kapur, is an Indian biographical drama based on dacoit Phoolan Devi played by Seema Biswas. It displays how a woman was treated as an object back in the day when they had to haggle with child marriage, groping, catcalling, and SA. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards but was not accepted as a nominee. One of the Best Bollywood Biopics on OTT.

1. Dangal (2016)

Director – Nitesh Tiwari
Cast – Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh

One of the highest-grossing movies in India, Dangal, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, is about Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler, who decides to complete his plan of winning a gold medal for his country by training his daughters despite the existing social stigmas. The film also stars Fatima Sana Sheikh and Sanya Malhotra in the lead roles.