Pligiarism in Bollywood

8/7/2019 Pligiarism in Bollywood

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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


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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)


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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 NamasteNine 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


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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


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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 Shes the Man

Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the largest in the world.

The very term Bollywood is a copy of the name Hollywood. BTW, I read this

somewhere :

Take a Hollywood plot, sprinkle in cheesy song-and-dance numbers and pour in a

gallon of melodrama. Shake well, and youve got a Bollywood movie.

And I believe, the above statement is a straight fact. Forget about buying the rights

from the original makers, the Bollywood films here do not even give any credit or

attribution to the source film. Consider the movie Ghajini which is all time highest-

grossing Bollywood film with a whopping net gross of Rs. 117,48,22,756 ! it draws

inspiration from the Hollywood flickMemento.

The producers overseas would not even be aware that their material was being copied.

Audiences may also not have been aware of the plagiarism since many audiences in

India were unfamiliar with foreign films and music. There have been very few cases

of film copyright violations taken to court because of serious delays in the legal

process, and due to the long time they take to decide a case.

BollyCat website points out about the Oscar nominated movie Lagaan. Lagaan has

the same story and same feel of Sly Stallone movie Victory. Both follow a match

between two sides: the oppressors and the oppressed. Lagaan follows a cricket match

and how the local Indian villagers learn to play a totally foreign sport while in

Victory French POWs scheme to escape from an Axis prison using their Soccer

match with a Naxi team as a cover. Do you think thats coincidence or is it plagiarism

?

Some of the Bollywood movies which are possible direct rip off or draw

inspiration from or based on Hollywood movies :Aitraaz - Disclosure


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Baadshah - Nick of Time, Teen Agent, Rush Hour

Baazigar - A Kiss From Dying

Bachke Rehna Re Baba - Heartbreakers

Black - The Miracle Worker

Chachi 420 - Mrs. Doubtfire

Dostana - I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Ek Ajnabee - Man on FireGhajini - Memento

Heyy Babyy - 3 Men and a Baby

Hum Tum - When Harry Met SallyJudwaa - Twin Dragons

Kasoor - Jagged Edge

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

Mujhse Shaadi Karogi - Anger Management & Meet the Parents

Munna Bhai MBBS - Patch Adams

Partner - Hitch

Raaz - What Lies Beneath

The Train - Derailed

Speed - Cellular & Nick Of Time

Zeher - Out of Time

This is just a birds eye view of what Bollywood has allegedly copied from

Hollywood. Some of them borrow ideas from more than one films. Baadshah

borrowed story line and scenes from Nick of Time, Teen Agentand Rush Hour. The

legendary movie Sholay is said to have drawn inspiration from 4 Hollywood movies

but a major portion of the film Sholay draws inspiration from the English movie The

Magnificent Sevenwhich in turn is actually based on Akira Kurosawas Japanese

classic, The Seven Samurai. This reminds of the saying Copy from one, its

plagiarism; copy from many, its research!

Mahesh Bhatt has said, If you hide the source, youre a genius. Theres no such thingas originality in the creative sphere. Unfortunately, the sources arent hidden any

more.

And the recent one Karan Johars Dostana borrows the concept from the movie I

Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. Before people in India saw Dostana, most of

them never knew that there existed something such as gay. How does that sound ?

On the other hand, the Television industry in India seems to be on the same track.

Here are some famous TV Shows that are clones of the Western ones :KBC - Who wants to be a millionare ?

Kya Aap Pancchvi Paas Se Tez Ho - Are you smarter than a fifth grader?Dus Ka Dum - Power of 10

Indian Idol - American Idol

Bigg Boss - Big Brother

Karishma Ka Karishma - Small Wonder

Though, all of the story makers in India claim that all these allegations of plagiarism

are all mere events of coincidence, the Hollywood big guys obviously are not buying

that shit. Neither should you.

Creativity deserves some respect. Amen.

Pligiarism in Bollywood

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