Hindi movies | English movies | Relation |
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Aabra Ka Daabra | Harry Potter | The whole concept is based on the original film, just given an Indian taste to it. |
Angrakshak | The Bodyguard | The storyline is picked up from the Hollywood blockbuster. |
Ajnabee | The Bodyguard | Exact remake of 1992 Hollywood film Consenting Adults. |
Awara Paagal Deewana | The Whole Nine Yards (film) | Both movies follow same plotlines where a greedy wife forces her husband to rat on their neighbor who has a big prize on his head due to previous mob connections. |
Baadshah | Nick of Time, If Looks Could Kill and Rush Hour | Many changes in the plot and characters but story is based on the same theory of killing an influential woman as well saving a kidnapped girl. |
Baazigar | A Kiss Before Dying | Baazigar is almost a scene-by-scene copy of the film, with few exceptions. |
Barre Mian Chotey Mian | Bad Boys | Almost same story. scene-by-scene copy of many scenes. |
Bichoo | Leon a.k.a. The assassin a.k.a. The Professional | Bichoo is almost a scene-by-scene copy of the film, with few exceptions such as age of few characters. |
Chocolate | The Usual Suspects | The ending is almost a scene by scene rip-off. |
Chor Machaaye Shor | Blue Streak | A Indian version of the movie. |
Chori Chori, Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nehin | It happened One Night | Almost a scene by scene copy, with some exceptions. |
Ek Ajnabee | Man on Fire | Same story |
Ek Ladka Ek Ladki | Houseboat | In the original the actress is running from her overprotective father, while in the remake she suffer memory loss from an accident. |
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Hindi movies | English movies | Relation |
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Hera Pheri | The Sting | Many similarities. Some of the characters have been changed. |
Hum Tum | When Harry Met Sally | The whole concept and sequence of events matches from the Hollywood movie |
Kaante | Reservoir Dogs | Same concept with similarities to Bryan Singer's The Usual Suspects. |
Kohra | Rebecca | Complete plot similar just changed Ending. |
Mazaa Mazaa | 13 Going on 30 | Same story. The girls age is upped to 15 in Mazza Mazza. |
Musafir | U Turn | Same story with a certain changes in characters and ending. |
Naina | The Eye | Remake. Even the characters have been made up to look as close to the original movie characters as possible. |
Naqaab | dot the i | Remake |
Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav | A Fish Called Wanda | Most of the scenes are copied. |
Partner | Hitch | Same Story and many scenes are copied. |
Phir Milenge | Philadelphia | The plot of the film has been copied but the sexes have been changed. |
Pyar to Hona Hi Tha | French Kiss | It can alternatly be termed as a Hindi translations, scene-by-scene copy, even some dialogs have also been copied. |
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | Fatal Attraction | Same story .only few changes within the script. |
Qayamat: City Under Threat | The Rock | A complete Remake in Hindi. |
Ram Jaane | Angels with Dirty Faces | Almost a complete copy, but with some plot changes to make it local. |
Saaya | Dragonfly (film) | A complete Remake in Hindi. |
Tathastu | John Q | The Hindi version of the movie. |
Taxi Number 9211 | Changing Lanes | Same concept. |
The Killer | Collateral | Same plot and Storyline. |
The Train - Some lines should never be crossed | Derailed - Some lines should never be crossed | A scene-by-scene copy of the film, no exceptions but songs. |
Vaastu Shastra | The Shining & The Grudge | It's an A-Z lift from "The Grudge", while some people believe that it's a rehashed version of "The Shining". |
Veer Zaara | The Hurricane | Same story but some exceptions in plot. |
Woh Kaun Thi, Bhaagam bhaag (2007) | Vertigo | It is a copy of Alferd Hitchcock's "Vertigo". Even the house in this film is an exact copy of the one from the original. In Bhaagam Bhaag the stroy is lifted but some characters and comedy is added. The famous clock tower scene is there in the Bollywood film |
Yes Boss | The Apartment | The plot is same with change in characters. |
Zameen | Air Force One | Although the plane actually lands safely in this Bollywood movie, the events between the hijackers and the protagonist have certainly been taken from AF1, like their demand to release their commander. Part of the BollyCat was in fact inspired by a real life Indian Airlines hijacking |
Zeher | Out of Time | The film was reputed to be a direct copy of the film, even the dialogues are translated to Hindi. |
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