Question: is kgf based on true story?
Answer: Bengaluru: Yash-starrer Kannada movie 'Kolar Gold Fields (KGF)' faces trouble as the Bengaluru 10th ACMM Court has ordered a stay on the movie a day before its release. ... The movie is set in the 70s and is based on the real-life story of Thangam, a notorious rowdy sheeter from Kolar Gold Fields.