Be it movies or songs, Bollywood has mastered the art of remaking both of them. Sometimes it turns out to be a blockbuster and sometimes it turns out to be a disaster and faces a lot of backlashes from the viewers. For example, recently popular Bollywood singer Neha Kakkar attempted to remake Falguni Pathak ‘s classic ‘Maine Payal Hai Chankai’ but she failed brutally and faced a lot of criticism for the same. Apart from songs, numerous Bollywood movies are just a remake of South Indian films and when you will get to know their name you will be surprised for sure.
Today, in this article we will tell you about Bollywood movies that are remakes of south Indian movies.
Mili
Featuring Janhvi Kapoor in the lead role, Mili is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam language film Helen.
Drishyam
Both Drishyam and Drishyam 2 are remakes of Mohanlal’s Malayalam movies. Moreover, the title of the Hindi version and Malayali version is also the same.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
This cult classic movie starring Akshay Kumar is a remake of a Malayalam movie named Manichitrathazhu. Moreover, this Malayalam movie was also remade in several other languages and one of them is the super hit Chandramukhi featuring Rajnikanth in a prominent role.
However, Bhool Bhulaiyaa is the exact copy of the Malayalam version as other versions are slightly modified.
Bodyguard
Many people are not aware of the fact that Salman Khan’s Blockbuster Bodyguard’ is actually a remake of a Malayalam movie of the same name.
Hera Pheri
This movie is in the headlines these days because of its third installment but you will be shocked to know that this cult classic of Bollywood is also a remake of a 1989 Malayalam film name Ramji Rao Speaking.
Khatta Meetha
Another Akshay Kumar starrer blockbuster comedy film Khatta Meetha is a remake of the 1988 Malayalam film Vellanakalude Naadu.