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Hollywood flicks inspired by Bollywood films

Jul 21, 2023

B'wood

Milana Rao

A Common Man and A Wednesday

Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah starrer 'A Wednesday' (2012) inspired Ben Kingsley starrer 'A Common Man' (2013).

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Delivery Man and Vicky Donor

Ayushmann Khurrana's sperm donation film 'Vicky Donor' (2012) inspired Hollywood's 'Delivery Man' (2013) starring Vince Vaughn.

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Fear and Darr

The iconic 'Darr' (1993) film starring Shah Rukh Khan has also been adapted by James Foley in 'Fear' (1996).

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Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! and Rangeela

Like 'Rangeela' (1995), 'Win A Date With Tad Hamilton!' (2004) was about a girl caught in a love triangle between her best friend and a movie star.

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Kill Bill and Abhay

Quentin Tarentino had himself admitted that the action sequences of 'Kill Bill' (2003) were inspired by Kamal Haasan starrer 'Abhay' (2001).

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Pearl Harbor and Sangam

Like 'Sangam' (1964), 'Pearl Harbor' (2001) was about a romantic love triangle between two best friends and a girl.

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Despite a similar storyline, makers of 'Leap Year' (2010) claimed that the movie was not inspired by 'Jab We Met' (2007).

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Just Go With It and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya

The plot of 'Just Go With It' (2011) was similar to that of Salman Khan starrer 'Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya' (2005).

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Hitch and Chhoti Si Baat

While 'Partner' was a copy of 'Hitch'(2005), the Hollywood film itself was a copy of classic Hindi film, 'Chhoti Si Baat' (1975).

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Divorce Invitation and Aahwanam

SV Krishnan Reddy himself recreated his 'Aahwanam' (1997) for the Hollywood Box Office titled, 'Divorce Invitation' (2012).

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