ACTRESS Adah Sharma believes audiencesarejustifiedinquestioning films thatclaim tobe"basedon trueevents," saying that it comes with responsibility and should never be used as a marketing gimmick. Talking about her upcoming film Gajra, Adah revealed that what makes the story unique is that it is an unsettling reminder that theincidentsdepicted arenot justinspiredby reality, but continue to happen around. Asked with audiences becoming increasinglycriticalof‘basedontrue events’claims, what makes the story of Gajra credible, Adah told IANS: “I think audiences are absolutely right to ask questions.

 

'Based on true events' isn't something that should be used as a marketing gimmick.” Adah agrees it comes with a responsibility. “What drew me to Gajra wasn't just that it's inspired by real events, but the sincerity with which the story is told. It's rooted in human emotions, relationships, and the consequences of the choices peoplemake.” Sheconcluded:“ThescariestpartofGajra isn't that it's inspired by true events... it's that it reminds you these things can happen in real life, are happening all around us. But we choose to not speak about them.