Real Vs Reel: Is R. Madhavan starrer Hisaab Barabar based on a true story?

The storyline of the movie revolves around Radhe Mohan Sharma, a hardworking railway ticket checker, whose life takes an unexpected turn when he notices a small mistake in his bank account.

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Hisaab Barabar is an Indian crime-drama movie. It is directed by Ashwani Dhir. The film is co-written by Ashwani Dhir and Ritesh Shastri. It is produced by Jio Studios and SP Cinecorp. The movie stars R. Madhavan, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sukumar Tudu, Sachin Viddrrohi, Kriti Kulhari, Faisal Rashid, Rashami Desai and Asad Alvi.

The storyline of the movie revolves around Radhe Mohan Sharma, a hardworking railway ticket checker, played by R. Madhavan, whose life takes an unexpected turn when he notices a small mistake in his bank account.

This small mistake leads him to uncover a huge financial fraud run by Mickey Mehta, a powerful banker played by Neil Nitin Mukesh. Radhe digs deeper and discovers corruption at every level while also dealing with problems in his personal life.

This movie had made its World Premiere at the 55th International Film Festival of India on 26th November 2024. The interesting storyline of the movie has raised the excitement level and viewers want to know whether the movie is based on a real-life story or if it is based on a novel or a book.

Is Hisaab Barabar based on a true story?

The answer to this question is No. This movie isn’t based on a specific real story. However, it is influenced with many real-life stories where the banks have ignored discrepancies in minor figures which leads to misappropriation of a huge amount of funds. 

This crime drama movie starring R. Madhavan is streaming from 24th January 2025 on ZEE5. The movie is available in languages including Hindi, Tamil and Telegu.

ZEE5 has announced the release date of the movie on Instagram and wrote, “Hisaab Barabar premieres 24th January, only on ZEE5.” One of the users have expressed excitement and wrote “Woohoooo! the wait is over. After The Railway Men!! Another banger by none other than Maddy sir.”


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