Copy-Cat Bollywood...what has Bolly films come to?

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Bollywood movies are often targeted for copying from Hollywood movies. Forget the music, even the scripts and screenplay of most Bollywood movies are copied from Hollywood movies. Directors like Sanjay Gupta and Vikram Bhatt are called DVD directors. Though there have been smart Bollywood lifts like Aradhna(1969), Sholay(1975) Raaz(2000), Baazigar(1993), Munnabhai MBBS(2003)Rang De Basanti(2006) and Race(2008), some Hollywood movies copy Hollywood movies scene by scene.
Here is a list of Bollywood movies lifted, inspired or copied from Hollywood films.

Aradhana 1969 To Each His Own 1946

Abhimaan 1973 A Star Is Born 1954

Khotey Sikkay 1973 The Magnificent Seven 1960

Dharmatma 1975 The Godfather 1972

Rafoo Chakkar 1975 Some Like It Hot 1959

Sholay 1975 The Magnificent Seven 1960

Karz 1980 The Reincarnation of Peter Proud 1975

The Burning Train 1980 Shinkansen Daibakuha 1975

Shaukeen 1981 Boys' Night Out 1962

Janbaaz=Duel in the Sun (1946)

Satte Pe Satta 1982 Seven Brides For Seven Brothers 1954

Ek Ruka Hua Faisla 1986 12 Angry Men 1957

Khoon Bhari Maang 1988 Return to Eden 1983

Tezaab 1988 Streets of fire 1984

Agneepath 1990 Scarface 1983

Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin 1991 It Happened One Night 1934

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar 1992 Breaking Away 1979

Chamatkar 1992 Blackbeard's Ghost 1968

Ek Ladka Ek Ladki 1992 Overboard 1987

Baazigar 1993 A Kiss Before Dying 1991

Khal-Naaikaa 1993 The Hand That Rocks The Cradle 1992

Yeh Dillagi 1994 Sabrina 1954

Main Khiladi Tu Anari 1994 The Hard Way 1991

Akele Hum Akele Tum 1995 Kramer vs. Kramer 1979

Yaraana 1995 Sleeping with the Enemy 1991

Criminal 1995 The Fugitive 1993

Rangeela- Win a Date with Tadf Hamilton

Daraar 1996 Sleeping with the Enemy 1991

Agni Sakshi 1996 Sleeping with the Enemy 1991

Papi Gudia 1996 Child's Play 1988

Deewana Mastana 1997 What About Bob? 1991

Judwaa 1997 Twin Dragons 1992

Chor machaye shor(1997).. Blue Streak

Chachi 420 1998 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993

Ghulam 1998 On the Waterfront 1954

Pyar To Hona Hi Tha 1998 French Kiss 1995

Dushman 1998 Eye for an Eye 1996

Sangharsh 1999 The Silence of the Lambs 1991

Mohabbatein 2000 Dead Poets Society 1989

Josh 2000 West Side Story 1961

Bichhoo 2000 Leon: The Professional 1994

Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega 2000 While You Were Sleeping 1995

Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke 2000 A Walk in the Clouds 1995

Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye 2000 The Wedding Singer 1998

Ajnabee 2001 Consenting Adults 1992

Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya 2001 Fatal Attraction 1987

Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta 2001 Liar Liar 1997

Kasoor 2001 Jagged Edge 1985

Awara Paagal Deewana 2002 The Whole Nine Yards 2000

Humraaz 2002 A Perfect Murder 1998

Kaante 2002 Reservoir Dogs 1992

Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin 2002 Analyze This 1999

Chor Machaaye Shor 2002 Blue Streak 1999

Baadshah(SRK starrer) = Nick Of Time, The Mask, Rush Hour, Mr. Nice Guy

Fareb = Unlawful Entry (1992)

Sauda --> Indecent Proposal (1993) ,The Deal (2005)

Hum Hain Kamaal Ke= See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989).

Deewangee 2002 Primal Fear 1996

Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai 2002 My Best Friend's Wedding 1997

Raaz 2002 What Lies Beneath 2000

Ek Chhoti Si Love Story 2002 A Short Film About Love 1998

Footpath 2003 State of Grace 1990

3 Deewarein = The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Inteha 2003 Fear 1996

Dhoom(2003): The Fast and the Furious (2001) &Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Jism 2003 Body Heat 1981

Koi Mil Gaya 2003 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982

Kucch To Hai 2003 I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997

Qayamat: City Under Threat 2003 The Rock 1996

Aetbaar 2004 Fear 1996

Plan 2004 Suicide Kings 1997

Saaya 2003 Dragonfly 2002

Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart 2004 Meet Joe Black 1998

Hum Tum 2004 When Harry Met Sally 1989

Munnabhai MBBS(2003)..Patch Adams(1998)

Murder 2004 Unfaithful 2002

Aitraaz 2004 Disclosure 1994

Musafir 2004 U-Turn 1997

Phir Milenge 2004 Philadelphia 1993

Salaam Namaste'Nine Months

Paap 2004 The Witness 1969

Black 2005 The Miracle Worker 1962

Bunty Aur Babli 2005 Bonnie & Clyde 1967

Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets 2005 The Usual Suspects 1995

Sarkar 2005 The Godfather 1972

Deewane Huye Pagal 2005 There's Something About Mary 1998

Ek Ajnabee 2005 Man on Fire 2004

Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena 2005 Confidence 2003

Garam Masala 2005 Boeing Boeing 1965

Kyun Ki 2005 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975

Main Aisa Hi Hoon 2005 I am Sam 2001

Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? 2005 Cactus Flower 1969

Naina 2005 The Eye 2002

Zeher 2005 Out of Time 2003

Jurm 2005 Double Jeopardy 1999

Humko Deewana Kar Gaye 2006 Notting Hill 1999

Zinda 2006 Oldboy 2003

Bas Ek Pal 2006 Carne Trmula 1997

Rang De Basanti: All My Sons (1948) & Jesus of Montreal.

Naksha 2006 The Rundown 2003

Phir Hera Pheri 2006 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998

Alag 2006 Powder 1995

I See You 2006 Just Like Heaven 2005

Tathastu 2006 John Q 2002

Malamaal Weekly 2006 Waking Ned 1998

Aap Ki Khatir 2006 The Wedding Date 2003

Taxi No. 9211 2006 Changing Lanes 2002

The Killer 2006 Collateral 2004

Ek Ajnabee --> Man On Fire (2004)

Krrish 2006 Paycheck

Zinda --> Oldboy (Korean Movie)


Nishabd 2007 Lolita 1962

Awarapan 2007 A Bittersweet Life 2005

Chak De India 2007 Miracle 2004

Dhamaal 2007 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. 1963

Bheja Fry 2007 Diner de cons 1998

Naqaab 2007 Dot the I 2003

Speed 2007 Cellular 2004

Salaam-e-Ishq copied from Love Actually

Ta Ra Rum Pum 2007 Days of Thunder 1990

Life In A... Metro 2007 The Apartment 1960

Fool n Final 2007 Snatch 2000

Heyy Babyy 2007 Three Men and a Baby 1987

Partner 2007 Hitch 2005

The Train 2007 Derailed 2005

Manorama Six Feet Under 2007 Chinatown 1974

Welcome 2007 Mickey Blue Eyes 1999

Race 2008 Goodbye Lover 1998

u me aur hum(2008) --> the notebook and A Moment To Remember (korean)

Ugly Aur Pagli 2008 My Sassy Girl 2001

Singh Is Kinng 2008 Miracles 1989

Shaurya 2008 A Few Good Men 1992

God Tussi Great Ho 2008 Bruce Almighty 2003

Dostana 2008 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry 2007

Dasvidaniya(2008): Bucket list

Yuvvraaj 2008 Rain Man 1988

Dil Bole Hadippa(2009) She's the Man
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Posted: 12 years ago
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that's a freakingly long list

does Bollywood have any originality? :(

and why in the world would anyone remake Yuvraj? lol

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Well that's a freaking long list.

Bollywood needs to be more original

Oh you forget Ladies vs Ricky bahl is a copy of the 'John tucker must die (2006)'
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Too many remakes!! And this is just Hollywood remakes. We need some original scripts.

This list is not even complete, let's not forget that KANK is a remake of "Falling in Love" and Murder 2 a remake of a Korean film.
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seriously...the list is too long!!

but to copy from which movie was the original idea of the bollywood directors. 😆
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Originally posted by: beboholic

that's a freakingly long list


does Bollywood have any originality? :(

and why in the world would anyone remake Yuvraj? lol



Rainman was one beautiful movie! Apparently Subhash Ghai ruined the remake with his so called 'mid ass' touch! the real cherries on the cake were Salman with his horrible acting and Katrina with her pathetic dialogues! only saving grace of the movie was Anil Kapoor!


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Hollywood is not completely dust free.

They also remade many movies and may copy

'Jany and juno(2005)
Based on teenage lovestory and pregnancy

Juno(2007):
It also based on same story but it won many awards.Its director said that he didnt saw the Korean movie.

Many ramakes in Hollywoods are shutter,My sassy girl,The lake house.

Hunger games said to be based on novel But it is similar to a japanese movie which released many years before the novel.

Mirror,The ring,Shutter,The grudge,The departed,Memories of murder all are remakes of Asian movies.

The list can be longer.

Edited by aryarocks1 - 12 years ago
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matlab hamaray paas sirf DDLJ bachi!
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