From Korea to Spain: 6 times Bollywood films drew inspiration from foreign movies

Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha is the official Hindi remake of the cult classic, Forrest Gump. Based on a 1986 novel by Winston Groom, the film starring Tom Hanks was a massive hit. The 1994 movie, which was a huge hit and won six Academy Awards in 1995, including Best Actor, follows the story of a slow-witted but kind-hearted man from Alabama, who witnesses and unwittingly influences several defining historical events in the 20th-century United States. However, the Indian remake was a huge flop.

Released in 2021, Salman Khan's film is a remake of the Korean film The Outlaws. The Indian version showed Khan playing the role of a tough guy who is fighting against a drug cartel in Mumbai. Meanwhile, the Korean crime drama revolves around a Seoul detective, who is fighting against the gangs in the city. While Khan’s Eid release failed to impress the audience, the Korean original was a huge hit.

Director Mohit Suri has denied that Ek Villain is inspired by the hit Korean movie I Saw the Devil, which was released in 2010. But the striking similarities between the two films are quite apparent. Starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish, the movie revolves around a man who is planning revenge on a serial killer, who has killed his lover.

Taapsee Pannu's film is a Hindi adaptation of the critically acclaimed German thriller Run Lola Run. The film was written and directed by Tom Tykwer and stars Franka Potente as Lola. The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutschmarks in twenty minutes to save her boyfriend's life.

1997's Chachi 420 was a Hindi remake of 1996's Tamil film Avvai Shanmugi. However, the latter was inspired by Mrs. Doubtfire, starring the great comedian-actor Robin Williams. The movie is a cult-classic of comedy genre.

Khan's 2019 film Bharat is an adaptation of the superhit Korean film Ode to My Father, which was released in 2014 and became one of the highest-grossing movies in Korean cinema history. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the movie draws inspiration from the original movie's premise, depicting the journey of a man from his childhood through his young adulthood and into old age, highlighting several key moments in Indian history.

Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha is the official Hindi remake of the cult classic, Forrest Gump. Based on a 1986 novel by Winston Groom, the film starring Tom Hanks was a massive hit. The 1994 movie, which was a huge hit and won six Academy Awards in 1995, including Best Actor, follows the story of a slow-witted but kind-hearted man from Alabama, who witnesses and unwittingly influences several defining historical events in the 20th-century United States. However, the Indian remake was a huge flop.

Released in 2021, Salman Khan's film is a remake of the Korean film The Outlaws. The Indian version showed Khan playing the role of a tough guy who is fighting against a drug cartel in Mumbai. Meanwhile, the Korean crime drama revolves around a Seoul detective, who is fighting against the gangs in the city. While Khan’s Eid release failed to impress the audience, the Korean original was a huge hit.

Director Mohit Suri has denied that Ek Villain is inspired by the hit Korean movie I Saw the Devil, which was released in 2010. But the striking similarities between the two films are quite apparent. Starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish, the movie revolves around a man who is planning revenge on a serial killer, who has killed his lover.

Taapsee Pannu's film is a Hindi adaptation of the critically acclaimed German thriller Run Lola Run. The film was written and directed by Tom Tykwer and stars Franka Potente as Lola. The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutschmarks in twenty minutes to save her boyfriend's life.

1997's Chachi 420 was a Hindi remake of 1996's Tamil film Avvai Shanmugi. However, the latter was inspired by Mrs. Doubtfire, starring the great comedian-actor Robin Williams. The movie is a cult-classic of comedy genre.

Khan's 2019 film Bharat is an adaptation of the superhit Korean film Ode to My Father, which was released in 2014 and became one of the highest-grossing movies in Korean cinema history. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the movie draws inspiration from the original movie's premise, depicting the journey of a man from his childhood through his young adulthood and into old age, highlighting several key moments in Indian history.