Bollywood Movies and Their Inspirations

Wanted (2009) is an official Bollywood remake of the Telugu blockbuster Pokiri (2006) starring Mahesh Babu. Both films share the same core storyline about an undercover cop infiltrating the mafia, with Salman Khan reprising the lead role in the Hindi version.

Yes Boss (1997) is adapted from the Hollywood film For Love or Money (1993) starring Michael J. Fox. Both films feature a young man working at a hotel who gets involved with his boss's romantic interests, leading to comedic complications.

Aks (2001) draws its supernatural premise from the Hollywood film Fallen (1998) starring Denzel Washington. Both stories feature a supernatural entity that can transfer between human hosts by touch, creating a unique tale of good versus evil with a detective protagonist.

Zeher (2005) is adapted from the thriller Out of Time (2003) starring Denzel Washington. Both films follow a police chief who becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation while trying to cover up his own affair, creating a tense web of deception and danger.

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) is adapted from the American film Breaking Away (1979). Both stories focus on working-class young men competing in a prestigious cycling race against privileged competitors, with themes of friendship, self-discovery, and triumph against odds.

Josh (2000) is adapted from West Side Story (1961), which itself was based on Romeo and Juliet. The film transposes the story of rival gangs and star-crossed lovers to Mumbai, with two brothers leading opposing gangs while the younger siblings fall in love.

Garam Masala (2005) is adapted from the French comedy Boeing Boeing (1960), which was also made into a Hollywood film. Both stories feature a man engaged to multiple airhostesses who unexpectedly arrive simultaneously, leading to chaotic complications as he tries to keep them separate.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) is adapted from the Malayalam psychological thriller Manichitrathazhu (1993). While the Bollywood version adds comedy elements, both films feature a woman possessed by a spirit in a haunted mansion and a psychiatrist uncovering the truth through treatment.

Daraar (1996) is adapted from Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) starring Julia Roberts. Both films tell the story of a woman who fakes her death to escape an abusive, controlling husband, only to be tracked down when he discovers clues that she's still alive.

Race (2008) is adapted from Goodbye Lover (1998), a neo-noir thriller about betrayal and insurance fraud. Both films feature complex plots with multiple twists, characters betraying each other, and a web of deception involving romantic entanglements and financial schemes.

Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) is adapted from The Rock (1996) starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. While heavily modified, both films feature Alcatraz Island threatened by chemical weapons, with a former prisoner and an FBI agent working together to defuse the crisis.

Zinda (2006) is indeed inspired by the South Korean film Old Boy (2003). The Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Gupta is an unofficial adaptation that closely follows the plot and themes of Park Chan-wook's thriller. Options B, C, and D are unrelated films.

Baazigar (1993) was inspired by the novel and film 'A Kiss Before Dying' (1956). The Shah Rukh Khan thriller adapts the plot of a man who murders his girlfriend while maintaining a facade of innocence. Options A, B, and D are unrelated to the source material.