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A couple travels to a foreign country. However, the trip turns into a nightmare when the wife immediately and mysteriously vanishes. The husband, with the help of a woman he meets, embarks on a mission to track down his missing wife. This is what the 1997 Bollywood "film" is about. ๐ Can you identify the acclaimed original?
Answer: https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/115463356594953946 ๐
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Here's the 1984 Bollywood copy of the 1962 Hollywood adaptation of John D. MacDonald's thriller! ๐
Other Bollywood copies of this novel or its Hollywood adaptations:
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Remember this so-called Bollywood "hit": https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/111052417682392615? ๐ That wasn't the first time Bollywood copied the John D. MacDonald novel or its Hollywood adaptations. Here's another Bollywood copy, from 1983! ๐
Fun fact: Bollywood copy the 1962 Hollywood adaptation *again* just a year later, in 1984! We'll feature that copy too, so stay tuned! ๐
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Here's a 2016 Bollywood "film" that was actually a copy of a 2011 South Korean movie! ๐
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Here's a 2007 Bollywood "film" that was a copy of a 1999 Brazilian movie! ๐ The heroine returning to her hometown to save a threatened dance academy/theater by organizing the local community to participate in a competition: Bollywood copied it all! ๐
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That 1984 Bollywood copy of a 1981 American rom-com at https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/116284392715844152? Well, here's the second Bollywood copy, from 2004! ๐ This one, like the older 1984 copy, also stole music! Details later! ๐
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That 2009 Bollywood "film" with action scenes copied from a Thai martial arts movie (at https://mastodon.social/@Copiers/116318366889753855)? Well, here it is again! ๐ It is actually a copy of a 1999 American rom-com! ๐
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(yet) Another so-called "Bollywood classic" turns out to be a copy! ๐ Yes, this 1982 Bollywood comedy was a copy of a 1962 American rom-com! ๐ Not satisfied with copying the original just once, Bollywood copied it *again* in the 2010s... but let's save that copy for another day, eh? ๐
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Here's Bollywood's 1984 copy of an acclaimed 1981 American rom-com! ๐ This Bollywood "film", considered a classic by fans, stole multiple songs too... which we'll feature in our future posts! ๐ Also: Bollywood copied the 1981 original *again* some two decades later. That, too, is a post for another day! ๐
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An American comedy from 2000 copied by Bollywood in 2004. Here it is today. ๐
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