01/11Ten times Bollywood went all the way South to seek inspiration!

Ten times Bollywood went all the way South to seek inspiration!
With Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh all set to announce their collaboration soon, the filmmaker known to have a knack for action and comedy is planning a remake of Telugu film 'Temper' with the actor. However, this is not the first time that Bollywood is seeking inspiration from a South film. Here's a list of famous Bollywood films that are inspired by or are a remake of Blockbusters South films.readmore

02/11Rohit Shetty's untitled next with Ranveer Singh - 'Temper'

Rohit Shetty's untitled next with Ranveer Singh - 'Temper'
Not catering to the similar kind of audiences, the Hindi and the South film industry only have 'entertainment' in common. Both known for making commercial potboilers, the Box Officers numbers gain much momentum with the two industries. Apart from the few remakes in Bollywood, Telugu film 'Temper' is another film that Rohit Shetty plans to make in Hindi with Ranveer Singh. The storyline of the film revolves around a corrupt police officer who joins hand with an influential smuggler.
Directed by Puri Jagannadh, 'Temper' stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kajal Aggarwal, Posani Krishna Murali and Prakash Raj in the lead roles.
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03/11'Singham' - 'Singam'

'Singham' - 'Singam'
An official remake of Tamil film 'Singam' starring Suriya and Anushka Shetty, Rohit Shetty's 'Singham' saw Ajay Devgn, Kajal Agarwal and Prakash Raj play the lead roles in the film. The film revolves around an honest police officer who fights against the odds and the system to prove himself innocent of the corruption charges levied on him.readmore

04/11'Ghajini' - 'Ghajini'

'Ghajini' - 'Ghajini'
AR Murugadoss first made a film titled 'Ghajini' starring Suriya, Asin, Nayantara and Pradeep Rawat in Tamil, and then keeping most of his actors same, he roped in Aamir Khan, Asin and Jiah Khan to play the lead in the Hindi remake of the film. The film is a psychological thriller about a young rich businessman who develops anterograde amnesia following his love interest meets with a rather violent encounter.readmore

05/11'Wanted' - 'Pokkiri'

'Wanted' - 'Pokkiri'
The film 'Pokiri' by Puri Jagannadh starring Mahesh Babu, Ileana D'Cruz and Prakash Raj was first remade in Tamil by Prabhu Deva. Titled 'Pokkiri', the Tamil remake of the film starred Vijay, Asin and Prakash Raj. After the Tamil remake turned out to be a Blockbuster, Prabhu Deva also directed the Hindi remake of 'Pokkiri' titled 'Wanted' starring Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia and Prakash Raj. The film is about an undercover police officer who works in hand to infiltrate mafia gangs from the city.readmore

06/11'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' - 'Manichitrathazhu' - 'Chandramukhi'

'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' - 'Manichitrathazhu' - 'Chandramukhi'
The original inspiration for Priyadarshan's directorial 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' is the 1993 Malayalam film 'Manichitrathazhu' that starred Mohanlal and Shobana. However, the comical and the drama aspects of the Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Ameesha Patel and Shiney Ahuja starrer is inspired from the Tamil remake of the film titled 'Chandramukhi' (starring Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Jyothika and Nayantara).readmore

07/11'Billu' - 'Kadha Parayumbol'

'Billu' - 'Kadha Parayumbol'
An official remake of Malayalam film 'Kadha Parayumbol', Shah Rukh Khan, Irrfan Khan and Lara Dutta starrer 'Billu' is a rather heart warming story about a poor village barber's friendship with a superstar. What strengthens the relationship between the two is that they have been childhood friends and that it was Billu who helped the superstar (Sahir Khan) travel to Mumbai so that he could live his dreams.readmore

08/11'Ready' - 'Ready'

'Ready' - 'Ready'
A remake of Telugu film with the same title, 'Ready' directed by Anees Bazmee starring Salman Khan and Asin is a story that follows a case of mistaken identity which further leads to love. The Telugu film with the same title was directed by Sreenu Vaitla and starred Ram and Genelia.readmore

09/11'Rowdy Rathore' - 'Vikramarkudu'

'Rowdy Rathore' - 'Vikramarkudu'
Sonakshi Sinha and Akshay Kumar starrer 'Rowdy Rathore' is an official remake the Telugu action film 'Vikramarkudu' starring Ravi Teja and Anushka Shetty. The film sees Akshay play a double role - one of a con man and another of a police officer.readmore

10/11'Aparichit' - 'Anniyan'

'Aparichit' - 'Anniyan'
Not a remake exactly, but the film had a big release in Bollywood following the filmmakers decided to dub the film in Hindi and release. A psychological thriller, 'Anniyan' in Tamil was renamed to 'Aparichit' for the Hindi version. The film stars famous actor Vikram in the lead.readmore