Know the Real Story of KGF and Why it was called 'The Little England of India'

The film industry is bringing more and more unheard stories of India on the screen but they always mold them according to the audience’s interest. Same with KGF whose Chapter 2 is released recently. Though it’s inspired by the real story of KGF (Kolar Gold Fields), the reality is masked with fiction.

There’s no Rocky Bhai in reality, no Adheera but the condition of mine workers and how outsiders exploited them and the City of Gold happened for real. There’s more to this, let’s turn the pages of history in this article.

KGF Real Story- The Beginning

Conditions of Workers in KGF

Facts About Kolar Gold Fields

• KGF is 3000 meters deep and the world’s second deepest gold mine after the Mponeng Gold Mine of South Africa.
• It was powered by Asia’s first hydroelectric station ‘Cauvery Power Plant.’
• The field also has a laboratory where experiments were conducted at the depth of 8000 feet under the ground.
• It was nationalized in 1956 and operated by Bharat Gold Mines Limited.

In 2001, mines were closed officially due to several health hazard issues and the dumping of nuclear fuel waste.