Oct 6, 2023, 11:57 AM IST

7 must-watch Akshay Kumar films based on inspiring true stories

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Akshay Kumar has carved a niche for himself playing real-life heroes in films based on inspiring true stories

In his latest release Mission Raniganj, he plays mining officer Jaswant Singh Gill, who rescued 65 trapped miners in 1989

As Mission Raniganj hits the screens, a look at earlier instances where Akshay played real heroes

In Airlift, the actor played a character based on Mathunny Mathews Toyota, who helped Indians escape war-torn Kuwait in 1990

Bell Bottom had Akshay play a RAW agent saving 210 passengers on a hijacked plane. The story was inspired by India’s first-ever covert operation

Akshay played the director of India’s mars mission in Mission Mangal, as he led an ensemble about the true story of how India reached Mars.

Padman saw Akshay as A Muruganantham, who introduced low-cost sanitary napkins to India

In Gold, Akshay played a role inspired by Kishan Lal, the man who led the Indian hockey team to its first Olympic gold post independence

Rustom saw Akshay play a character inspired by naval officer KM Nanavati, whose trial changed the Indian judicial system

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