Plagiarism in Bollywood: Chori mera kaam!

[prasad1]

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If imitation is the finest form of flattery, then no industry on planet earth can match the largest film producing country in this area. Their relentless, consistent & shameless lifting, copying & getting inspired – by Hollywood films and now other sources too – is a classic case of wide-eyed adoration mixed with brain-dead initiative at jugaad in terms of short-cut to rake in the bucks. Win some, lose some, transcreation, Indianisation or frame-to-frame zerox, Bollywood has mastered the art of bromiding from other films. Don’t believe us? Here’s a quick peep into some of their masterpieces, across decades, will provide ample proof.

Plagiarism in Bollywood: Chori mera kaam!

Monojit Lahiri investigates Bollywood’s skilled art of plagiarism down the decades without batting an eyelid

www.nationalheraldindia.com

 

[Balacs]

Very true. In fact music directors like Anu Malik have shamelessly copied catchy tunes from movies and other sources across the world. Story writers too are quite adept in plagiarisation. In fact we miss eminent film directors like V Shantaram and music directors like O P Nayyar.