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10 Hollywood Movies That Drew Inspiration From Bollywood Movies

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By now, all of us might be tired of hearing that how Bollywood movies are remakes of some famous Hollywood movies, but there is also an another way around. Some famous Hollywood movies are also inspired by Bollywood movies. Here, we bring you 10 such movies which were originated in Bollywood but were later remade in Hollywood.

1. Fear- Darr

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From the love triangle to the stalker scene, everything has been adapted into this American thriller film, Fear which was directed by James Foley.

 

2. Pearl Harbour- Sangam

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The same love triangle between two friends and a girl was incarnated in both the movies except the fact that in Sangam, one of the friends was a pilot, whereas its Hollywood version had both.

3. Divorce Invitation- Aahwanam

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The director, S.V. Kishan Reddy himself created a Hollywood version of this Tamil film. The film featured Jonathan Bennett and Jamie Sigler.

 

4. Just Go With It- Maine Pyar Kyu Kiya

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Both of these films, with a totally opposite star cast, were based on the same story line. Jenifer Aniston and Adam Sandler performed the role of Bollywood stars Sushmita Sen and Salman Khan.

5. Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! – Rangeela

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The basic plot of both the movies was same where the girl was caught in a love triangle between a movie star and her best friend.

6. A Common Man- A Wednesday

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A Common Man is not just an inspiration drawn from the movie, A Wednesday, but is an official remake of it. Neeraj Pandey created this masterpiece featuring Naseeruddin Shah.

7. Delivery Man- Vicky Donor

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The basic concept of the film Delivery Man was drawn from the Bollywood film Vicky Donor. Sperm donation was the topic on which these two movies were created. Only the number of kids Vince had was more than Aayushman had in the movie flaunting the reproductive capabilities of Vince!

 

8. Kill Bill- Abhay

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The director of Kill Bill Quentin Tarentino himself told Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap that he was inspired by Kamal Hassen starred movie Abhay.

9. Leap Year- Jab We Met

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If you have ever watched Jab We Met, you will know that a movie featuring a bubbly girl, already in a relationship, who meets a stranger, falls in love with him, gets separated and then reunite again can only be similar to Jab We Met. Leap Year, released in 2010, has the same plot and twists.

 

10. Hitch- Chhoti Si Baat

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You might have heard that Bollywood movie partner is a remake of Hitch, but Hitch itself is inspired by a Bollywood movie Chhoti Si Baat which was made in 1975. For most inspiring Bollywood movies of all time check here.

So, now you know that Hollywood can also get inspired by Bollywood!

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