‘Animal’, ‘Pathaan’, ‘Brahmastra’: Bollywood films accused of copying content

In recent times, the Indian audience has been heavily exposed to the plethora of content that is available on streaming platforms. Thanks to this, the audience has become eagle eyed and is quick to draw parallels between Hindi films and several internet projects. Read on to know all about movies which have been accused of copying…

Ahead of the grand reveal, the makers of ‘Animal’ released a pre-teaser of the Ranbir Kapoor starrer. The actor is seen in a gritty action sequences, combating everyone with an axe. Soon after it was released, internet users accused director Sandeep Reddy Vanga of allegedly copying the fight scene from South Korean film ‘Oldboy’ (2003).

Salman and Shah Rukh Khan’s joint scene in ‘Pathaan’ was one of the biggest highlights of the movie. However, internet users felt that the action packed train sequence featuring the ‘Karan Arjun’ duo was inspired from an old animated film featuring Jackie Chan. Several similarities were drawn between the scene and a video game too, leaving internet users divided over Siddharth Anand’s choreographed action in ‘Pathaan’.

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt starrer 'Brahmastra' featured several instances of being inspired from Hollywood biggies. Astra Gurukul had a striking resemblance to X Men's school, while Ranbir Kapoor's visions reminded everyone of Harry Potter's memories of seeing the Dark Lord. And several netizens felt that Mouni Roy's villainous appearance borrowed heavily from Scarlett Witch Wanda.

Shah Rukh Khan’s much awaited film ‘Jawan’ faced some flak when the first look and teaser was unveiled last year. The actor’s bandaged face led to fans wondering if it was inspired from Hollywood film ‘Darkman’. Several users pointed out the similarity between Atlee helmed ‘Jawan’ and Liam Neeson’s 1990 superhero movie.