The Indian film industry centered in Mumbai, known as Bollywood, is an extremely prolific industry. Because films are often made quickly, on limited budgets, there is much incentive for scriptwriters and music directors to plagiarize. They may mine their own work, lifting riffs and themes from earlier films, imitate successful South Asian songs or films, or copy movies or hit songs from other countries' film industries (such as Hollywood). Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई) (pronounced ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006)[1]. Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. ... Typical Bollywood movie poster—Devdas (2002) Bollywood (Hindi: बॉलीवुड, Urdu: بالیوُڈ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. ... ...

Sometimes the copying is merely a matter of imitating theme or style, and is not strictly plagiarism. However, tunes or scenes may be copied wholesale, without credit or payment to the original author.

Bollywood fans often do not agree as to whether similarities are coincidental, mere homage, or actual plagiarism. For a description of the medieval homage ceremony see commendation ceremony Homage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. ...

Films alleged to contain plagiarism

The following is a list of films that have been accused of plagiarising material; full details may be found in the films' articles.

2006

• Malamaal Weekly -- Irish film Waking Ned

Malaamal Weekly is a 2006 Bollywood comedy film starring Paresh Rawal and Om Puri. ... Waking Ned, titled Waking Ned Devine in North America, is a 1998 Irish comedy starring Ian Bannen, David Kelly and Fionnula Flanagan. ...

2005

• Bluffmaster - Matchstick Men
• Main Aisa Hi Hoon -- Hollywood film I Am Sam

• Zinda -- Korean film Oldboy

• Koi Mil Gaya -- E.T.

• Ek Ajnabee -- Man on Fire

• Sarkar -- Godfather

Bluffmaster is a Bollywood movie released on 16th December 2005, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani and Nana Patekar. ... Matchstick Men is a 2003 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. ... Main Aisa Hi Hoon is a Bollywood film released in (2005). ... I Am Sam DVD cover I am Sam is a 2001 film about a man with a Developmental Disability, Sam Dawson who is singularly raising his seven year old daughter Lucy . ... Zinda is a 2006 Bollywood thriller starring Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Mahesh Manjrekar, Celina Jaitley and Lara Dutta. ... OLDBOY (Hangul:올드보이) is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook based on a Japanese manga of the same name, written by Minegishi Nobuaki and Tsuchiya Garon. ... Koi Mil Gaya (2003) is a Bollywood science fiction film, directed by Rakesh Roshan, starring Rekha, Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta. ... ET (or et) is Latin for and; it can also refer to: Estonian language (ISO 639 alpha-2, et) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the 1982 film, or the related video game extraterrestrials in general Eastern Time, both in standard time and daylight time Entertainment Tonight engineering technology elapsed time... This is a copy of Denzel Washingtons Man On Fire, with Amitabh Bachchan playing Denzel Washingtons Role. ... Man on Fire is a 2004 film directed by Tony Scott, starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, and Christopher Walken. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A godparent, in Christianity, is someone who sponsors a childs baptism. ...

2004

• Murder - Unfaithful

Categories: Movie stubs | 2002 films | Drama films | Thriller films | Best Actress Oscar Nominee (film) ...

2002

• Deewangee - Primal Fear

Primal Fear is a 1996 motion picture which tells a story of a defense attorney (Richard Gere) who defends an altar boy (Edward Norton) charged with the murder of a Catholic archbishop. ...

1990s

• Pyar To Hona Hi Tha - A French Kiss

• Kishan Kanhaiya - Chalbaaz -Seeta Aur Geeta

• Chachi 420 -- Mrs Doubtfire

• Aunty No 1 -- Mrs Doubtfire

• Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin- It Happened One Night Chori Chori

• Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander -- Breaking Away

• Mohabbatein--Dead Poets Society

Seeta aur Geeta is a 1972 hindi movie directed by Ramesh Sippy. ... Robin Williams in character as Mrs. ... Robin Williams in character as Mrs. ... Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin is a Bollywood film released in 1991. ... It Happened One Night is a 1934 romantic comedy in which an elite socialite (Claudette Colbert) tries to get out from under her fathers thumb, and falls in with a rogue reporter (Clark Gable). ... Chori Chori was a film made at the banner AVM Madras. ... Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander is a 1992 Hindi film . ... Breaking Away is a 1979 film which tells the story of a group of local boys from Bloomington, Indiana who put together a bicycle racing team to compete against teams from Indiana University. ... Mohabbatein, is a 2000 Bollywood film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Aishwarya Rai and directed by Aditya Chopra. ... Dead Poets Society is a 1989 film which tells the story of an English teacher at a 1950s boys school who inspires his students to overcome their reluctance to make changes in their lives and stirs up their interests in poetry and literature. ...

1980s

• Dayavan - The Godfather

• Chalbaaz -Seeta Aur Geeta Ram Aur Shyam - Ramudu Bheemudu, The Corsican Brothers

• Karma - The Dirty Dozen

• Angoor - The Comedy of Errors

• Karz - The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

• Masoom - Man Woman And Child ( the book)

• Satte Pe Satta - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

• Qaidi - First Blood

• Armaan - Casablanca

The Godfather is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Mario Puzo, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. ... Seeta aur Geeta is a 1972 hindi movie directed by Ramesh Sippy. ... Ram Aur Shyam is a 1967 Indian Hindi film. ... Karma (Sanskrit: from the root , to do, [meaning deed] meaning action, effect, destiny) is a term that comprises the entire cycle of cause and effect. ... The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 war film directed by Robert Aldrich from the novel by E.M. Nathanson. ... Angoor (Grapes) - Angoor in Hindi means Grapes. ... The Comedy of Errors is an early play by William Shakespeare. ... Karz is a village in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, near the city of Kandahar. ... Masoom was Shekhar Kapoors first directorial venture. ... Satte Pe Satta is a 1983 Hindi film that stars Amitabh Bachchan as the eldest of seven brothers. ... Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a musical film released in 1954. ... First Blood is the first film featuring the character of troubled Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. ... The soft melodramatic Armaan, released on March 18,1966 is the first Pakistani movie to complete 75 weeks (platinum jubilee). ... Casablanca from space A view on the Boulevard de Paris in central Casablanca Casablanca (Spanish for white house ; transliterated ; Moroccan Arabic: الدار البيضاء, transliterated dar beïda; Berber: Taddart Tashemlalt) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. ...

1970s

• Khote Sikkay - The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Man With No Name

• Parichay - The Sound Of Music

• Seeta Aur Geeta - Ram Aur Shyam - Ramudu Bheemudu, The Corsican Brothers, Nishan

• Sholay - The Magnificent Seven, Seven Samurai, Mera Gaon Mera Desh

An Indian western, complete with horses and ponchos . ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 war film directed by Robert Aldrich from the novel by E.M. Nathanson. ... ... Parichay is a 1972 Indian film directed by Gulzar. ... The Sound of Music is a Broadway musical and film based on the book The Von Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp. ... Seeta aur Geeta is a 1972 hindi movie directed by Ramesh Sippy. ... Ram Aur Shyam is a 1967 Indian Hindi film. ... One of the biggest hits in history of Bollywood, Sholay (in English as Embers, Flames, Flames of the Sun), released in 1975, was recognized as the Best Film of 50 years at the 50th Filmfare awards. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Seven Samurai (七人の侍 Shichinin no samurai, 1954) is a movie by Akira Kurosawa starring Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune. ... Mera Gaon Mera Desh A film starring Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna, Vinod Khanna being the villain as a daku, this role gave him visibility and made a star out of him. ...

1960s

• Ram Aur Shyam - Ramudu Bheemudu, The Corsican Brothers, Nishan

Ram Aur Shyam is a 1967 Indian Hindi film. ...

1940s

• Chori Chori - It Happened One Night

• Hum Kaun Hain -- The Others

Chori Chori was a film made at the banner AVM Madras. ... It Happened One Night is a 1934 romantic comedy in which an elite socialite (Claudette Colbert) tries to get out from under her fathers thumb, and falls in with a rogue reporter (Clark Gable). ... The Others has been the name of various films and TV series: In film: The Others, a 2001 film by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston. ...

Film songs alleged to contain plagiarism

Accusations of plagiarism have often been leveled against the composers (known as music directors in India) who write and arrange film music. The site ItwoFS [1] is a useful list of allegations of plagiarism (not only for Bollywood movies, but Tamil and Telegu films as well). Users can make their own judgments re the truth of the accusations by listening to relevant audio clips (edited) in Real Audio format.