First published December 3, 2022, 1:48 pm IST
Old is gold and if you do it right, it could even go platinum! Movie industries thrive on remakes when the going gets tough. Here are 8 cult Bollywood movies that brought a new narrative.
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The trailer of Ranveer Singh’s film Circus was released on Friday. Rohit Shetty’s movie hit theaters on 23rd of this month. People will get a double dose of comedy from the film. Ranveer Singh and Varun Sharma will play dual roles in the film. The film was in the limelight for a long time and is also said to be a remake of Gulzar’s 1982 film Angoor. Sanjeev Kumar and Devendra Verma also played dual roles in the movie Angoor. However, there has been no official announcement regarding Circus as an Angoor remake yet. Incidentally, many such films in Bollywood have been unofficially remade. Today in this article, we will talk about such movies.
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Ball: The story of Bala and Ujda Chaman movie was also similar. When Ayushmann Khurrana’s film Bala first released, the makers of Ujda Chaman even accused him of stealing his story. Some legal issues also came to the fore between the makers of both the films. However, both the films were super flops at the box office.
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Murder: The story of Mallika Sherawat’s Murder and Meghna Naidu’s Lust is said to be almost the same. However, the makers are yet to announce this officially. While Murder was a hit at the box office, Havan was a super flop.
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Bol Bachchan: The story of Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan’s 2012 film Bol Bachchan was similar to that of Amol Palekar’s 1979 Golmaal. Just Bol Bachchan was introduced with charm. Both the films were blockbusters at the box office.
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Hero Number.1: Govinda’s 1997 film Hero Number.1 is similar to Rajesh Khanna’s 1972 film Bawarchi. Both the films did tremendous business at the box office.
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Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi: Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi is a remake of the 1991 Aamir Khan and Pooja Bhatt starrer, but the makers have introduced some news in the story. Let us tell you that the story of this film was similar to the 1956 film Chori Chori starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis. However, both the films were super hits.
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