Top 20 Remakes That Were A Hit In Bollywood

Bollywood is the second largest cinema industry in the world after Hollywood. Films have made box office collections as huge as 792 crores INR ($ 120 million), but if we talk about originality quotient, it might be low. Our movies were said to be copying the plot of Hollywood since a long time, but now we all know that a remake of Tollywood or Kollywood is also a formula for a hit film. Here is a list of movies that conceived their stories from other languages.

1. Singham

Action hero Ajay Devgan Ajay Devgn is an Indian film actor. He is perhaps >> Read More... has been a favourite choice of director Rohit Shetty Rohit Shetty is a famous Director in Bollywood who >> Read More... , and his first action film with the actor created waves, but Mr. Shetty did not come up with his ideas. It was a remake of Tamil movie Singam that released in 2010. After its success, it was remade in Kannada as Kempe Gowda Kempegowda is an Indian actor who has primarily wo >> Read More... and Bengali as Shotru. A sequel released in 2013 as Singam II which was Singham Returns Click to look into! >> Read More... in Bollywood (2014).

2. Wanted Click to look into! >> Read More...

After a setback in the career, Sallu Bhai emerged strongly with Wanted in 2009. But this one was the remake of Mahesh Babu Born on 9 August 1975 in Chennai, Mahesh Ghattaman >> Read More... starred Telugu movie Pokiri. The latter had released in 2006, and its success made Prabhu Deva Story soon >> Read More... copy it and present it to the audience, although he had already remade it in Tamil as Pokkiri in 2007. After 3 in a row, ' M D Sridhar M D Sridhar started his career in the movie indust >> Read More... ' was convinced to show us the fourth version in Kannada as Pokri.

3. Ghajini Click to look into! >> Read More...

Even, Mr. Perfectionist of Bollywood could not resist from trying the formula of remakes. Short-term memory loss, the hairdo, we had seen all of it in the Tamil version of it, which had released in September 2005 under the same name and by the same director, ‘ A R Murugadoss A.R. Murugadoss is such a familiar name all over I >> Read More... ’. Even the antagonist in both the movies was Pradeep Rawat Pradeep Rawat, is known for his villainous roles i >> Read More... . Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More... played “ Suriya Sivakumar Suriya Sivakumar is undoubtedly the biggest star i >> Read More... ”s role, and Asin Thottumkal Asin Thottumkal more famously known as Asin, is a >> Read More... enacted his girlfriend, which was her debut in Hindi film industry.

4. Don Click to look into! >> Read More...

Not only from Hollywood or Tollywood, but makers have also copied movies from Bollywood itself and made a new version. One such example is “ Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... ”s Don that was remade under the same name starring Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... . Even the item song Ye Mera Dil was seen in the latter, where Kareena Kapoor Khan Kareena Kapoor is a super hit actress working in I >> Read More... did “Helen Jairag Richardson”s part. Both the films were a hit at the box office, although the climax of SRK’s Don was modified slightly.

5. Saathiya

Alaipayuthey was a Tamil romantic drama movie directed and produced by Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker deeply rooted t >> Read More... in 2000. The movie starred ‘ R Madhavan R Madhavan is a popular film actor in Tamil and Hi >> Read More... ’. After its success, Mani soon went on to co-produce the same film with Yash Chopra Film maker Yash Chopra is recognized as the ‘king >> Read More... which released in 2002 as Saathiya, starring Vivek Oberoi Vivek Anand Oberoi's birth was on 3rd Septembe >> Read More... and Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji is one of the most celebrated Indian >> Read More... in the lead. ‘A R Rahman’ gave the music of both the films.

6. Devdas

Four filmmakers have adapted the concept of “Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay”s novel Devdas that published in 1917. The first one was a Bengali movie that released in 1935. The following year, ' K L Saigal K. L. Saigal, or Kundan Lal Saigal, also known as >> Read More... ' and 'T R Rajakumari' starred Hindi remake came out. When ‘ Bimal Roy Bimal Roy was born on 12 July 1909 in Suapur, East >> Read More... ’ made the same in 1955 with Dilip Kumar Muhammad Yusuf Khan was born on the 11th of Decemb >> Read More... , it turned out to be a hit and finally in 2002, Sanjay Leela Bhansali Born on 24th February 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali >> Read More... came out to show the fourth version casting Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit is not just known as the also a smil >> Read More... and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress >> Read More... that won five National Film Awards The National Film Awards gets presented every year >> Read More... and nine Filmfare Awards.

7. Bhool Bhulaiyaa Click to look into! >> Read More...

‘ Priyadarshan Priyadarshan Soman Nair is a famous Director, Prod >> Read More... ’ directed Bhool Bhulaiyaa starring Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar was born on 9th September 1967 and hi >> Read More... released in 2007 which was a remake of 1993 Malayali movie Manichitrathazhu. Several remakes were made since then. One such of them was “ Rajinikanth 'Rajinikanth' is the name that is known in >> Read More... ”s ‘ Chandramukhi Chandramukhi was a super hit serial which was tele >> Read More... ’ in Tamil language in 2005. The lavish sets, horror appearance of the lady gave way to the Hindi version which was one of the most successful films of that year.

8. Hera Pheri Hera Pheri is a comedy based TV show which came on >> Read More...

Priyadarshan made this comedy movie with the trio, Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty Suniel Shetty, a renowned Bollywood actor, was bo >> Read More... and Paresh Rawal The Padma Shri award winner who shot to fame with >> Read More... in 2002, in which the two lived as a paying guest at the latter’s. A series of happenings that made the audience burst into laughter went out to be a massive hit, but Hera Pheri was a remake of 1989 Malayalam film Ramji Rao Speaking. The Malayalam version itself was conceived from a TV series named The Man Run from 1971.

9. Heyy Babyy Click to look into! >> Read More...

The story of three men (Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh Riteish Deshmukh is the son of a politician, late >> Read More... , Fardeen Khan Fardeen Khan is a former film actor, known for doi >> Read More... ), who looked after and in the process fell in love with a baby that somebody had dropped outside their door was a good mix of comedy and emotions. The movie was an adaptation of an English film Three Men and a Baby (1987), but we initially saw it in French as Three Men and a Cradle (1985). It was remade in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil as Chinnari Muddula Papa (1990), Thoovalsparsham (1990) and Asatahl (2001) respectively.

10. Drishyam

The 2015 action movie of a fourth-grade dropout (Ajay Devgan) who saved his family from a danger with his common-sense was the fourth remake, but we had already seen it in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. The most successful of all was the Malayalam version under the same name in 2013.

11. Force Click to look into! >> Read More...

Nishikant Kamat Nishikant Kamat is a famous director of Indian fil >> Read More... directed Force, starring John Abraham Like some of our sexy stars, John Abraham has had >> Read More... and Genelia DSouza Genelia Dsouza is a popular Indian actress who has >> Read More... in the lead was about an NCB officer who chased an underworld gangster. The movie was a remake of 2003 Tamil movie Kaakha Kaakha that starred Suriya and Jyothika Saravanan Jyothika is a highly famous Indian cinema artist. >> Read More... . The film also had a Telugu version Gharshana in 2004 and was made in Kannada as Dandam Dashagunam that released sometime around Force.

12. Bodyguard

The story of a bodyguard ( Salman Khan Salman Khan is a very famous Indian actor and a pr >> Read More... ) who guarded the daughter (Kareena Kapoor) of a man ( Raj Babbar Raj Babbar is an actor turned politician. He is re >> Read More... ) who had helped his mother in the past recorded the highest opening in 2011. The film was produced by Salman’s sister and brother-in-law and was the remake of Malayalam movie that released a year ago under the same name starring ‘ Dileep Dileep was born in Kerala as Gopalakrishnan Padman >> Read More... ’ and ‘Nayantara’ in the lead.

13. Judwaa

Not just Hollywood, Tollywood or Kollywood, this one was the remake of Jacky Chan’s Chinese movie Twin Dragon that released in 1992. Before Judwaa released in 1997 with Salman Khan, Akkineni Nagarjuna Akkineni Nagarjuna is a veteran Indian actor, TV p >> Read More... had already appeared in its Telugu version Hello Brother Click to look into! >> Read More... in a double role.

14. Kick

Kick is a Hindi action movie starring Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez Jacqueline Fernandez is one of the top actresses i >> Read More... and Randeep Hooda The strong macho image of Randeep Hooda graces the >> Read More... in the lead. It centres on an unsuccessful man who gives way to some big robberies for a good reason after being rejected by his love. Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui was born in Budhana in Muzaffa >> Read More... plays the antagonist. The film was an official remake of Telugu language Kick featuring Ravi Teja Ravi Teja is the popular Telugu hero, whose birth >> Read More... and ‘ Ileana D Cruz Ileana D'Cruz made her debut in Telugu film "Devad >> Read More... ’. Kannada and Tamil versions were also made as Super Ranga Click to look into! >> Read More... (2009) and Thillalangadi (2014).

15. Ready

With his fifth entry in our countdown, it seems Salman Khan quite makes box-office collections when his movies conceive from other languages. One more in his list is his romantic comedy Ready with Asin as his co-star. This film was the remake of Telugu movie with the same name starring Ram and Genelia that released in 2008. Sallu’s Ready was the second highest grossing movie of 2011.

16. Holiday Click to look into! >> Read More...

When we have mentioned all the actors that make huge box-office collection with remakes, how can we forget the daredevil Khiladi Kumar? His movie Holiday that inspired all of us with the idea that a soldier is never off duty, as the logo of the movie says, is based on the Tamil movie Thuppakki (2012) starring ' Vijay As they always say, "it runs in the blood", the sa >> Read More... ' and Kajal Aggarwal Kajal Aggarwal is a modern Indian model and film a >> Read More... . Both the films were directed by A R Murugadoss and were well acclaimed.

17. Rowdy Rathore Click to look into! >> Read More...

Another Akshay Kumar starred action movie in the list is Rowdy Rathore directed by Prabhu Deva, that starred Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha Sonakshi Sinha is a well-known Indian Actress. She >> Read More... , and he officially adapted it from 2006 Telugu film Vikramarkudu featuring Ravi Teja and Anushka Shetty Anushka Shetty is the popular South Indian star wh >> Read More... . Besides Hindi, the movie was remade in several languages including Tamil, Kannada, Bangali and Bangladeshi Bengali.

18. Chachi 420

Tamil movie Annai Shanmughi released in 1996 which was the directorial debut of Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan is the most versatile actor that Indi >> Read More... and also cast him in the lead. After its success, he decided to entertain the entire nation with the funny story, thus directed the same in Hindi entitled Chachi 420 in 1997 with ‘ Tabu Tabu is a wonderful gift to the Indian cinema. She >> Read More... ’ as his co-star. The story centered on a middle-class man who disguised as a woman to get back his wife who was to divorce him soon.

19. Dostana Click to look into! >> Read More...

Dostana is a comedy movie about two guys (John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan, or Abhishek Srivastava, is a ve >> Read More... ) who work as a photographer and a nurse and pretend to be gays to stay in a lavish apartment where men were not allowed. The flat belonged to Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... , and in the process, both fall in love with her. Although it is not an official remake, it is quite inspired by 2007 released Hollywood film, ‘Now I Pronounce You Chuck and Larry’.

20. Himmatwala

This action comedy was the official remake of 1983 ‘ Jeetendra Jeetendra was born as Ravi Kapoor in a Business fa >> Read More... ’ starred movie with the same name. With the regular 80s track, the actress, who is the daughter of the antagonist falls in love with the simplicity and bravery of the hero, when he saves her life. The two plot against the villain and he apologises to everybody for his past deeds in the climax. The original version was a blockbuster, but “ Sajid Khan Sajid Khan is a Bollywood director, producer and e >> Read More... ”s experiment failed.