7 Bollywood actresses who played real life roles

Actresses who played real life roles Radiocity By Radiocity Team Published Sep 15, 2026 [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Geeta Phogat Fatima Sana Shaikh as Geeta Phogat in Dangal (2016). She played the pioneering international female wrestler trained by her father. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Saina Nehwal Parineeti Chopra as Saina Nehwal in Saina (2021). She stepped into the role of the ace badminton champion and former world number one. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Gangubai Kathiawadi Alia Bhatt as Gangubai Kathiawadi in Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022). She played the fearless sex worker-turned-social activist and mafia matriarch of Kamathipura. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Neerja Bhanot Sonam Kapoor as Neerja Bhanot in Neerja (2016). She played the courageous head purser who sacrificed her life to save passengers on a hijacked Pan Am flight. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Rani Padmaavati Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati in Padmaavat (2018). She brought the legendary Rajput queen of Mewar to the big screen. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

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