10. Bonnie and Clyde: Bunty Aur Babli
The romantic tale of Bonnie and Clyde has captivated audiences since they hit the big screen in 1967. It isn’t unexpected for there to be some copying of the tale considering its success. But we must say Bollywood’s take on the story is pretty original considering the source material they had to work with. Although, the film didn’t pass up the opportunity to give their characters funny little names (Bunty and Babli aren’t real names in Hindi, white people). The movie was made even more hilarious since it starred the protagonist’s real life father as the primary villain, leading to all sorts of inside jokes only people in India got.
9. Hitch: Partner
Hitch was that Will Smith movie that just made everyone awkward. So, its baffling when you consider that Bollywood decided it was ripe material for ripping. Oh, and maybe it has something to do with the $175 million it grossed worldwide.
8. What Happens in Vegas: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
This 2012 smash hit stars Bollywood veteran Karina Kapoor and newcomer Imran Khan in what is arguably the “Party Frat Guys” genre of Bollywood movies. Bear in mind this movie came out as recently as Valentine’s Day weekend.
7. Primal Fear: Dewangee
Both Dewangee and Primal Fear were massive hits with their respective audiences. And although both movies are grim in nature, Dewangee took it a step further by casting Ajay Devgan’s butt chin as the primary antagonist. Apparently this was a good thing, since Dewangee went on to win India’s version of the Oscars for Best Villain. Ironically, Edward Norton was nominated for the same role in America’s version of the Osca
6. My Best Friend’s Wedding: Meri Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai
In this case, Meri Yaar ki Shaadi Hai actually translates into “My best friend’s wedding” because screw subtlety. This 2002 Yash Chopra (read: excessively romantic) movie was Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu’s first mainstream debut. But, unlike its Julia Roberts counterpart, Meri Yaar actually grossed ten times more in its opening weekend than My Best Friend’s Wedding did in its entirety. Hooray for plagiarism! They actually went ahead and asked the director if he copied, to which he replied that only the word-for-word title and entire plot are similar, but that’s it! No Julia Roberts, for one thing.
5. Sleeping With The Enemy: Daraar
Sleeping with the Enemy, albeit sounding like a spy thriller, is one of the most successful mainstream horror movies Hollywood has produced. Similarly, Daraar, which stars Juhi Chawla (India’s version of Julia Roberts) did very well in theaters, and both Patrick Bergin and Arbaaz Khan won nominations for their portrayal of abusive husbands. The success behind Daraar is actually quite baffling, considering Bollywood attempted two official remakes of SWTE (we’re too lazy to copy/paste) and both failed spectacularly. Maybe watching plagiarized movies provides some sort of primal thrill to Indian movie goers.
4. Clueless: Aisha
The 2010 film Aisha was pretty well received by audiences despite being on a long chain of plagiarized stories. Aisha ripped off 1995′s Clueless, which in turn ripped off Jane Austen’s Emma, which in turn ripped off every other Jane Austen book. In each case, the story is about a popular kid who knows she’s better than everyone until some event makes her realize that she IS better than everyone, oh and she’ll probably get the boy too. That’s okay, because the story is usually heartwarming enough that you’ll forget how much you hate the lead (See: Hitch/Partner, the male version of this story).
3. The Parent Trap: Do Kaliyan
For most of us, our first thought when we think of The Parent Trap is “You mean when Lindsay Lohan wasn’t doing drugs?” which is fine, except that Do Kaliyan (or “two cheeks” in Hindi) came out way before Disney’s movie. Before our entire argument falls apart and you turn off this page in disgust, you should know that the Disney movie is actually a remake of an old 1961 film starring Brian Keith. Since we don’t know who that is, we’re just going to be offended on our parents’ behalf. Cue plot comparisons!
2. When Harry Met Sally: Hum Tum
Back when Billy Crystal was still relevant, he made When Harry Met Sally. The movie is basically founded on something that every guy was thinking anyway: a girl and a guy can’t be friends without boning each other. When it comes to movies, India has been conservative with PDA, so it changed this to “falling in love” (even though the leads have sex later in the movie). We would understand if another movie was based on that idea, since it’s pretty common. But Hum Tum took this one step further with some of the elements of its plot.
1. Bruce Almighty: God Tussi Great Ho
Some people say that Hollywood is out of ideas; those people have never been to India. Because there’s no way Bollywood would willingly choose to plagiarize Bruce Almighty. Remember, this is the movie that told us God gives His power to drunken losers for the sole purpose of fixing their love lives. And yet here it is. God Tussi Great Ho or “God, You Are Great” (and kinda retarded for giving away your powers) was released in 2008 and immediately was accused of blatant plagiarism.
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