If one notices the way the entertainment industry has been moving since the past few years, one will realize that India is at last moving towards realistic cinema more than ever before.

We have names like ” Shootout at Lokhandwala” which was based on a shocking real life incident. Directed by Apoorva Lakhia and produced by White Feather Films, the film showed us the daylight encounter between five dangerous criminals and the police force. The film also explores their criminal careers, the personal sacrifices they make and their point of view in an absorbing manner. Great action sequences have also been thrown in.

Another realistic film would be “Black Friday” directed by Anurag Kashyap. It is based on Hussain Zaidi’s book of the same name. The story revolves around the Bombay bomb blasts and the investigation which follows.

Even the not so famous “Seher” makes the audiences wonder about the real life incidents which occur in one’s day to day life. For those who are not aware, “Seher”,(means “breaking of dawn”)talks about the origin of organized crime in North India and the measures taken to bring them to justice. It did not fare well at the box office, but it has one of the most stunning performances by Arshad Warsi (our very own Circuit from the Munnabhai series), Pankaj Kapoor, Sushant Singh, Suhasini Mulay and others. Watching this film would be like watching a documentary as it does not have the glamour or flashy of RGV who has a series of gangster films to his credit. “Seher” has been given a realistic treatment by the director and the performances by the star cast is mind blowing.

It’s not that we never had realistic films done before (Pukar for example) but they were lesser in number. Directors and producers know that the modern day audiences are more open to cinemas which portray real life incidents. Even films based on fiction but having realistic touches (like Rang De Basanti and Taxi No. 9211), leave impressions on the human mind and leaves the audience wondering about the society they live in.