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TheBoss

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Posted: 8 years ago

#11

Who is to be blamed? The director or the public who doesn't put much thought about someone else hard work as long as they get some entertainment and then the same people go out and blame the system for xyz problems when they are part of the very system.

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Fighting Spirit

@LegolasGondolin

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Posted: 8 years ago

#12

OMG, that sums half the story.. BASU should stop this cut + copy films.

Shocked at the amount of copy paste he has done.

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Posted: 8 years ago

#13

Most art forms are derivation from getting inspired from somewhere but this is BLATANT copy.

You just don't go around copy pasting stuff.

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Eboo

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Posted: 8 years ago

#14

So it seems like there are even more copy & paste scenes 😆 not surprised at all by Basu.
No wonder he took that long. Who knows how many movies he needed to watch to get "inspired"
Not easy to pick the right scenes and why creative something on your own when there are so many movies which indian audience never watch. 👏

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grounder

@grounder

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Posted: 8 years ago

#15

Let's do this thorough analysis of all the films .. each and every scene of every film. I am sure even Hirani's films would have something common/copy/inspirational from at least a couple of films. Heck most the Indian films are complete/partial copies of each other.

I loved Barfi and now JJ too .. and considering that I'd not watched any of the Bengali films or read the Tintin comics, JJ was pure entertainment for me. The only place it lacked was a few instances where Ranbir didn't act well, same goes for Katrina. Otherwise, the film was beautifully shot and the story was alright-ish too.

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FilmiDhun

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Posted: 8 years ago

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Originally posted by: grounder
Let's do this thorough analysis of all the films .. each and every scene of every film. I am sure even Hirani's films would have something common/copy/inspirational from at least a couple of films. Heck most the Indian films are complete/partial copies of each other.
I loved Barfi and now JJ too .. and considering that I'd not watched any of the Bengali films or read the Tintin comics, JJ was pure entertainment for me. The only place it lacked was a few instances where Ranbir didn't act well, same goes for Katrina. Otherwise, the film was beautifully shot and the story was alright-ish too.

Ofcourse... All kissing scenes, proposal scenes, argument scenes, random chase sequences i.e...normal scenes are the same for all movies... We dont go around shouting copycat copycat for them..

But once in a while, a director comes up with a scene so visually striking and entertaining, the audience has to sit straight and watch it with complete attention...When you lift so many such scenes for your film, the plagiarism becomes more jarring and obvious.

I have watched very few HW movies in comparison to BW movies in my life. So the first time I watched Barfi I was utterly enthralled and entertained by the comedy and chase sequences. I was full of admiration of Basu's ingenuity...And then i found out that literally ALL of the stand out moment from that film is copied from HW classics..🥱...

Its still a good movie for sure... but Anurag deserves absolutely no props IMO.

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pallavi25

@pallavi25

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Posted: 8 years ago

#17

Entire BW movies are copied from Hollywood, scene by scene. Why still such a hue and cry only abt Jagga Jasoos?

The movie flopped so give it a rest already 🥱

This writer seems to have woken up late, I had already mentioned half of these inspirations in my review 😆

He seems to have missed out on Pure Luck though. I guess he has watched Monk but has no idea abt Pure Luck...which is a HW comedy classic from 1991

Countless BW movies are copied from HW every year since a long time...some of those are considered BW classics and people do Oooh Aaah abt those movies here because they star some actors who are considered mega successful actors right now 😉

Chadhtey huey suraj and all that jazz ...

This is a list of all Hindi movies copied ditto from Hollywood:

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

Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena 2005 | Confidence 2003

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

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Pehchaan.Kaun

@Pehchaan.Kaun

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Posted: 8 years ago

#18

Originally posted by: Eboza
So it seems like there are even more copy & paste scenes 😆 not surprised at all by Basu.
No wonder he took that long. Who knows how many movies he needed to watch to get "inspired"
Not easy to pick the right scenes and why creative something on your own when there are so many movies which indian audience never watch. 👏

He took 3 yrs to remember which scene he envisioned after watching which movie. Makes perfect sense sometimes we hum a song but cannot remember what song it is and it kills the entire day, Basu has to make entire movie, must take time to remember all the references 😆

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Hello_kitta

@Hello_kitta

Rocker

Posted: 8 years ago

#19

That's why it takes 4-5 years to make a movie for basu. After all watching 20 international movies finding best scenes then do copy and paste takes time

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AladdinKaChirag

@AladdinKaChirag

Dazzler

Posted: 8 years ago

#20

Basu is chaalu. Instead of copying from a single movie, he takes 20 something movies and then INSPIRES from them to make a single one. Makes him a bigger copycat than those who do remakes of hw movies.

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