Published 18:52 IST, December 2nd 2019
Vicky Donor, Darr and other Bollywood films that inspired Hollywood remakes
Film adaption is common in the film industry. Many Bollywood films were adapted and made into Hollywood films. Vicky Donor and other films were amongst a few.
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You might have seen and heard about a number of films that were inspired by Hollywood films. But do you kw that many Hollywood films were apted by Bollywood films too? Take a look at some famous Bollywood films that were reme in Hollywood.
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Hollywood films inspired by Bollywood
A Wednesday (2008) – A Common Man (2013)
A Wednesday, a Bollywood film starring Naseeruddin Shah was about fake bomb planting in Mumbai. film was a masterpiece and was appreciated by many. movie was reme in Hollywood as A Common Man in which Ben Kingsley was cast to pull off Naseeruddin Shah’s role of a common man.
Vicky Dor (2012) – Delivery Man (2013)
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plot of Hollywood film Delivery Man was a little different from Bollywood movie Vicky Dor. But original idea of movie which followed life of a sperm dor was apted from Ayushmann Khurrana’s Vicky Dor. In movie Delivery Man character donates his sperms to 533 children, while in film Vicky Dor, character is seen donating his sperms to only 53 kids.
Darr (1993) – Fear (1996)
Darr was a Bollywood film about a crazy stalker and his obsession with a girl Kiran. Hollywood flick Fear was a replica of Darr. Right from exact aptation of movie name to chest carving by James Foley, movie was completely apted in Hollywood.
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Rangeela (1995) – Win a Date With T Hamilton (2004)
character of Aamir Khan as a Tapori was portrayed in Bollywood movie Rangeela but it wasn't same in Hollywood film Win a Date With T Hamilton. However, premise of movie in which a girl is caught in a love triangle between a movie star and her males best friend was apted from Bollywood film Rangeela which released in 1995.
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Jab We Met (2007) – Leap Year (2007)
Jab We Met was a superhit film starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shahid Kapoor. character of Kareena Kapoor Khan was Geet, a full of life girl who elopes to propose her boyfriend and meets a man on way. makers of Leap Year have however denied allegation of copying from Jab We Met, but it has been reported by several tabloids that it is loosely based on Jab We Met
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