Filmmakers draw inspiration from real life terror acts

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'Mumbai Meri Jaan', 'Hijack', 'Tahaan,' and 'A Wednesday' are a few films which have plots quite similar to the recent bomb blasts or some other terrorist act in the country.

'Ruslaanis' is another film that is based on the train blasts in Mumbai and is currently under production.

"Moviegoers nowadays not only watch movies but also read about the different technical angles used in the film to give it a more authentic look. Cinema is also evolving as a means of documenting events rather than just being inspired from literature," says director Anurag Kashyap.

"Earlier people used to find it difficult to believe that a real life incident can be picturised in the same manner. But now with the change in audiences' tastes the demand for such movies have increased prompting producers to encash on the trend." says Kashyap, who directed the 1993 Mumbai blasts inspired thriller, "Black Friday.'

While 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' deals with this subject against the backdrop of the 2006 7/11 train blasts in 2006, the plot of 'Hijack' bears striking similarity to the 1998 hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight at Kandhar, as well as the 9/11 bombings in America.

Admitting that caricature of the true story is a difficult job, Kashyap says, "Both my films 'Paanch', which is yet to be released, and 'Black Friday' were inspired from life."

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