‘Kill’ To Get English Remake: Check Out List Of Bollywood Titles That Inspired Popular Hollywood Films

Bollywood's influence on Hollywood: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's 'Kill' to get English remake by 'John Wick' makers. Know what other Indian movies have been remade in Hollywood.

Check out the Hollywood films that are based on Indian films. (Image Source: IMDb)

New Delhi: The producers of 'John Wick' are in the process of adapting Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's bloody thriller 'Kill' into a Hollywood film. 'Kill' is produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Guneet Monga's Sikhya Entertainment. Bollywood has a long history of popularising its films in the West. Check out some of the Indian titles that are either formally adapted or had their storylines borrowed for Hollywood productions.

Hollywood Versions of Classic Indian Films:

Drishyam

‘Drishyam’, a thriller film released in Malayalam in 2013, has been remade in Korean and Chinese.

This February, the makers of Mohanlal-starrer made a groundbreaking announcement: the English version of Jeetu Joseph's 2013 film. Now, the film series is now in production, and the banner said in a statement that a Spanish-language adaptation will also happen in the future. Chairman and Managing Director of Panorama Studios said in a statement, "We are very happy to collaborate with Gulfstream Pictures and JOAT Films to create this story in English for Hollywood. After Korea and Hollywood, our mission is to produce Drishyam in 10 countries in the next three to five years." 

Darr - Fear

The narrative of James Foley's 1996 Hollywood picture ‘Fear’, which was a direct translation of the Bollywood film Yash Chopra's 1993 romantic thriller 'Darr,' which starred Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, was quite similar. Similar to how Shah Rukh spells out Kiran's name on his own, Mark Wahlberg's stalker character writes “Nicole" in the film. The female protagonist in ‘Fear’ was portrayed by Reese Witherspoon.

Choti Si Baat - Hitch

Andy Tennant's 2005 Hollywood film 'Hitch,' starring Will Smith, is supposedly based on the plot of Basu Chatterjee's 1976 romantic comedy, which featured Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha, and Ashok Kumar. The hero of both films is a timid guy who feels he lacks the courage to approach a woman until he sees a love guru.

A Wednesday - A Common Man

A Common Man is the official remake of the 2013 film A Wednesday! by Sri Lankan director Chandran Rutnam. Oscar winner Ben Kingsley was in the Sri Lankan adaptation, which was likewise a critical and commercial success. The Indian version stars Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher.

Leap Year - Jab We Met

The films' plots are similar, but the screenplays are different. One has Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan, while the other features Amy Adams and Matthew Goode. Both films have female protagonists who encounter many challenges on their journey to pop the question to their boyfriends, one of whom is a charming and attractive stranger who becomes a friend.

The trend of Bollywood plots inspiring Hollywood films continues to showcase the global appeal and creative influence of Indian cinema.