# Independence Day 2026: Five unsung women heroes who deserve biopics 2026-08-13T13:35:53+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Times Now News has identified five female freedom fighters and inspirational figures whose stories, it argues, deserve biopic treatment from Indian cinema. These include Rani Gaidinliu, a Naga teenager jailed for life by the British; Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, a doctor who led the Rani of Jhansi Regiment of the Indian National Army; Matangini Hazra, who was shot three times while leading a Quit India march; Bhikaiji Cama, who unfurled an early Indian flag in Germany in 1907; and Arunima Sinha, the first amputee woman to climb Mount Everest. The article notes that a biopic on Usha Mehta, who ran a secret radio station during the Quit India movement, has already been made, starring Sara Ali Khan. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Bollywood biopics, Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, Independence Day, Matangini Hazra, Rani Gaidinliu, women freedom fighters Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/independence-day-2026-five-unsung-women-heroes-who-deserve-biopics/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/independence-day-2026-five-unsung-women-heroes-who-deserve-biopics/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.