It’s no secret that Indian cinema has long been unashamedly borrowing ideas from world cinema, but there are hard can be called official remakes. In fact, writers and directors in India take a Hollywood film as the basis and remake it to the core completely unrecognizable. In this article, we want to tell you about the Indian point of view on a very specific genre of movies and how it looks.
Dhoom (Bikers)
Sometimes the imagination of screenwriters combines several Hollywood hits at once. As the makers of this film explain, their script was inspired by such Hollywood hits as the racing blockbuster “Fast and Furious” and the crime comedy about crooks “Ocean’s 11”. Jai Dixit is a police officer and can not imagine his life without work. He is entrusted with a unique case of high-class robbers, riding superfast motorcycles. The racers, finding out that Jai is chasing them, challenge the Indian cop.
The film, which at first glance tries to take themes from different films, in fact, turned out to be an original treasure that is interesting not only for the domestic market but also for Western film lovers.
Race
In the wake of the popularity of racing movies in the U.S., Indian filmmakers could not pass by this gold mine. The most striking example of copying on Fast & Furious can be called Race. It’s a franchise that’s still growing, and maybe soon we’ll see the fourth part of the fast-paced Indian experience. The resulting films were only inspired by Fast & Furious in terms of the staging of the races, but otherwise, the screenwriters made for an unpredictable, thrilling plot in which you don’t know who’s the bad guy until the last minute. Who’s the bad guy and who’s the good guy? It’s impossible to guess what’s about to happen. Of course, all this is spiced up with a bright Indian flavor. What is surprising is that most of the scenes in the films were not even filmed in India. The film was mostly filmed in Turkey and some cars were brought from UAE. Cars were car rent long term, for the duration of the filming process. So if you gonna visit Dubai any time soon, you can rent a supercar as you saw in the movies. Some car rental services in Dubai will provide you with an opportunity to rent a luxury car.
The audience liked the film “Race” so much that the creators had no choice but to shoot the second and third parts of the tape.
Muddy
Director, Dr. Pragabhal recently released a film whose genre is specific even to American cinema (in which we have probably seen everything). This is a dynamic action movie about off-road racing. From the moment of its announcement and the release of the trailer, which garnered 9 million views on the first day, this film was expected not only in India.
The very peculiar choice of the film’s subject matter immediately attracted the attention of the press. And upon its release, it was very warmly received by critics. The film is rated 7.2 on IMDB, which is pretty good for an Indian movie. Maybe soon we will see how Hollywood screenwriters will make their own version of an Indian film.
Conclusion
At first sight, Indian films seem to be an endless succession of sentimental stories with songs and dances. In fact, Indian films more and more often speak about social problems and show really interesting aspects of life, that have an acute effect on the international audience as well. Maybe in its own Indian way.
Indian cinema has been able to make its way to the hearts of Western audiences, thanks to the global lockout and with the help of streaming services, the universal course towards cosmopolitanism, and to the themes Indian cinema raises. Even such specific genres as racing movies made in India have their place in the world movies arena and captured the minds of fans of the genre around the world.
