In the first quarter of 2019, we have already seen some major biopics hitting the box office - Uri: The Surgical Strike, Kesari, Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi and Thackeray. If we were to look back at the previous years, we see bigger numbers. It is said that more than 40 biopics have been released over the past decade. The numbers peaked in 2016 with 12 films in the genre. It is also the year where the genre saw its biggest success with Dangal becoming the highest grossing Indian movie at that time.
One reason behind the genre getting such...