The trend of remaking the regional-language hits (of each South and Bengali cinema) continued in the subsequent two decades prominently and even if only a couple of names are talked about right here, they are certainly going to surprise lots of young readers for the reason that the original film was pretty much by no means talked about in the opening or finish-credits in that era.
In 1960s we had main films as remakes like Barkha, Hum Hindustani, Prem Patra, Dil Ek Mandir, Dil Tera Diwana, Doli, Gharana, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Mera Saaya, Nazrana, Farz, Milan, Mamta, Majhli Didi, Mehrbaan, Aadmi, Teen Bahuraniyan, Khandan, Do Dooni Chaar, Padosan, Pyar Kiye Ja, Saathi, Sadhu Aur Shaitan, Ram Aur Shyam, Main Sunder Hoon and a lot more.
1970s witnessed remakes as Gopi, Pyar Ki Kahani, Do Phool, Lakhon Mein Ek, Safar, Jeevan Mrityu, Khamoshi, Dharti, Mere Apne, Naya Zamana, Aaina, Sanjog, Prem Nagar, Apna Desh, Humjoli, Chhoti Bahu, Lal Pathhar, Bawarchi, Naya Din Nayi Raat, Piya Ka Ghar, Amar Prem, Balika Badhu, Charitraheen, Chupke Chupke, Kora Kagaz, Khilona, Julie, Khushboo, Lok Parlok, Sargam, Bombay To Goa, Aap Ki Kasam and a lot more.
The trend reached its peak in 1980s when lots of currently established directors in south joined in producing Hindi remakes of their hit regional-language films. As a outcome, there was a remake releasing frequently featuring stars of Hindi cinema, such as Jeetendra, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan, along with stars from the south as Kamal Hasan, Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Jaya Prada and a lot more. The crucial remakes releasing in this decade had been Sau Din Saas Ke, Ek Duje Ke Liye, Sadma, Zara Si Zindagi, Bemisal, Red Rose, Hum Paanch, Angoor, Meri Aawaz Suno, Woh Saat Din, Anubhav, Aaj Ka Daur, Ghazab, Kaamchor, Tohfa, Eeshwar, Hatya, New Delhi, Pataal Bhairavi, Saheb, Mahaan, Inquilaab, Aaj Ka MLA Ram Avtar, Aakhiri Raasta, Andha Kanoon, Dayavan, Satyamev Jayate and lots of a lot more. On the other finish, remakes of hit Hindi films also began getting produced in the South featuring names like Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth.
In 1990s the pattern continued with young identified stars of Hindi films as nicely as from South like Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh and Revathi featuring in remakes such as Pratibandh, Aaj Ka Goondaraj, Love, Shiva, Taqdeerwala, Pratikaar, Abhimanyu, Pratighaat, one hundred Days, Chachi 420, Gopi Kishan, Viraasat, Muskurahat, Judaai, Police Public, Beta, Biwi No. 1, Bol Radha Bol, Sailaab, Sajan Chale Sasural, Judwaa, Coolie No.1, Raja Babu, Andaz, Aankhen, Gardish, Sooryavansham and a lot more.
In the new millennium, Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein, Tere Naam, Nayak, Hera Pheri, Kyon Ki…., kept the tradition alive till social networks came in and films like Ghajini and Wanted became the center of attraction as remakes of their South originals. Unfortunately considering that then, it has grow to be 1 of the most (blindly) followed pattern by Hindi filmmakers to go for a remake that offers them prepared material to work upon and adapt as per the tastes of Hindi film viewers taking a lot much less time in comparison to an original project.
Probably it is this format of fast filmmaking that is resulting in a massive distinction in the top quality of remakes in the golden era of Hindi cinema and the present. Anyway, although this a vast topic to create upon, the enlightening reality remains that the trend of remaking the regional language hits is nothing at all new in Hindi cinema and it has often been there ideal from the starting.
(The writer is a critic-columnist, an explorer of cinema and author of ‘Did You Know’ series on Hindi films also active at bobbytalkscinema.com)