Dalip Rawat
The Hindi film industry, also known as Bollywood, is often in the news for its interest in making remakes. We can feel and experience a wide range of emotions while watching these films, including happiness, sadness, nervousness, and enthusiasm. It is like being on a real roller coaster ride. But did you know that many of these Bollywood movies are actually copies or remakes of popular Korean movies? Yes, here is the list of the top 5 Bollywood movies you didn’t know were copied or remade from South Korean cinema.
1. Radhe (2021), copied from The Outlaws (2017)
Salman Khan and Disha Patani star in the movie Radhe, which is about a Mumbai Police encounter specialist who attempts to dismantle a criminal organisation run by a drug lord. Prabhu Deva was the film’s director, and it came out in 2021. The lead actors in the Korean film The Outlaws are Ma Dong Seok and Yoon Kye Sang. The major plot revolves around a band of criminals that terrorise rural people and are eventually brought to justice by the police. It was the third-highest-grossing Korean film of 2017.
2. Ek Villain (2014), remake of I Saw the Devil (2010)
In 2014, Mohit Suri directed the film Ek Villain. The romantic thriller, with Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, and Riteish Deshmukh in the key roles, is also a remake of a Korean film, I Saw the Devil. The same sequences and pivotal moments appear in the Hindi film as well. The amount of violence in each movie is the only distinction. Choi Min-Sik, Lee Byung-hun, Oh San Ha, and Kim In-seo play the main characters in the Korean action thriller, which was released in theatres in 2010.
3. Bharat (2019), copied from Ode To My Father (2014)
Bharat is based on the 2014 South Korean movie Ode to My Father. The Korean film tells the chronicle of South Korea’s history from 1950 to 2010 through the eyes of a regular citizen who observes the crucial moments that create his nation’s past. The Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-starring Bollywood film Bharat, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, followed the same format but focused on the history of India after independence. It approximately corresponds to the same time frame as the Korean movie.
4. Barfi (2012), copied from Lover’s Concerto (2002)
Bollywood’s Barfi is a jewel, praised for its original storyline, moving acting, and superb storytelling. The film, which Anurag Basu directed, transcends barriers of language and communication to explore the realm of love and innocence. The South Korean movie Lover’s Concerto, which centres on issues of friendship, love, and communication difficulties, served as an influence for Barfi.
5. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), copied from Masquerade (2012)
Among the films on this list, this one is maybe the most unexpected. However, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and the South Korean film Masquerade share a number of similarities. Suraj Barjatya directed this movie Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. In terms of their ideas, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and Masquerade have some fascinating parallels. The central concept of identity and the complications that result from it are present in both movies.
Inspiration frequently crosses international boundaries in the dynamic world of cinema, enabling stories to be reinterpreted and recreated in many cultural situations. In addition to paying respect to the original films, these Bollywood films also demonstrate the creative adaptability of the filmmakers who transformed these stories and added their distinctive flavour to suit them according to the Indian context.
