How much does Bollywood actually copy from Hollywood? I am sick and tired of watching remakes of world cinema. Why can't the Indian cinema industry come up with something original? They are treating the audience like dummies that they wouldn't know it's stolen from another movie.
List of movies that bear some sort of similarities.
| Aitbaar - Fear |
| Aitraaz- Disclosure |
| Akhele Hum Akhele Tum - Sleepless in Seattle |
| Alag - Powder |
| Awara Pagal Dewana - The whole Nine Yards |
| Baazigar - A kiss before dying |
| Bachke Rehna Re Baba - Heartbreakers |
| Badshah - Nick of Time |
| Barsaat- Sweet Home Alabama |
| Bichoo - Leon |
| Black - The Miracle Worker |
| Bunty Aur Babli - Bonnie & Clyde |
| Chalte Chalte - Saathiya (indian) |
| Chameli - Pretty Woman |
| Chocolate - The Usual Suspects |
| Chori Chori - House Sitter |
| Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne - The Truth About the Charlie |
| Deewane Huye Paagal - There's something about Mary |
| Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin - It Happened One Night |
| Ek Ajnabee - Man On Fire |
| Ek Khiladi, Ek Haseena - Confidence |
| Fight Club - Fight Club |
| Ghulam - On The Waterfront |
| Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega - While you were sleeping |
| Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin - Analyze This |
| Hum Tum- 4 weddings and a funeral & When Harry met Sally |
| Humraaz - A Perfect Murder |
| I see you - Just like heaven |
| Ishq Vishq - was kind of like She's all that |
| Josh - almost just like 'West side story' |
| Kaante - Reservoir Dogs |
| kahin pyaar na ho jaya - the wedding singer |
| Kal ho na hoo - My Life Without Me |
| Karam - The Mexican |
| Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar - Meet the Parents |
| Kitne Door Kitne Pass - Forces of Nature |
| Koi Mil Gaya - E.T Meets Forrest Gump". |
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Sleepless in Seattle |
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Sleepless in Seattle |
| kuch to hai - i know what you did last summer |
| Kunwara- A Walk in the Clouds |
| Kya Kool Hain Hum - The Monster |
| Kyoon ki me jhoot nahi boltha - Liar Liar |
| Main Aisi Hi Hoon- I am Sam |
| Main Hoon Na - Hiding Out |
| Masti - A Guy thing |
| Mein Khiladi Tu Anari - The Hard Way |
| Meri Yaar Ki Shaadi - My best friends wedding |
| Mujhse Shaadi Karoge- Anger Management |
| Munnabhai MBBS - Patch Adams |
| Murder - Unfaithful |
| Musafir - U-Turn |
| Neal n Nikki- A Guy Thing and parts from Monster in Law |
| Paap - The witness |
| Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aagaye - Basic Instinct |
| Pyar to hona hi tha - The French Kiss |
| Raaz - What Lies Beneath |
| Road - Joy Ride |
| Saaya - Dragonfly |
| Salaam Namaste- Nine Months |
| Sarkar - The Godfather |
| Sholay - The Seven Samurai |
| Ssshh - Scream 1 amd I Still Know What You Did Last Summer |
| Tathatsu- John Q |
| TAXI NUMBER 9211 - CHANGING LANES |
| Tejaab - The Untouchables |
| Tera Jaddoo Chal Gaya - Picture Perfect |
| Yakeen - Shattered |
| Zeher - Out of Time |
| Zinda - Fate |
Divya U wrote an article on DNAindia about this as well. A "Four step plan to plagiarise".
https://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1071513
And what is most intriguing is, the most thought-provoking film of 2006, Rang De Basanti, bears plot resemblance to "Jesus of Montreal".
[quote]plot similarities between 'Rang De Basanti' and the French film 'Jesus of Montreal', the documentary includes an interesting segment by placing identical scenes side-by-side.[/quote]
Will Indian cinema ever show originality? Anyways, Got any more to add to the list of rip-offs from Hollywood movies?
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