Dec 03 2015

If you think these posters are original - think again

by   Sonal Pandya

99% inspiration applied here.

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Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala channel Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in this Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995) poster.

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Whether it’s Greece or India, you can’t escape your family at a wedding in this Hulchul (2004) poster.  

3 

This early Emraan Hashmi film, Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005), is the first of his Asian cinema inspired films.

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Inspiring couple poses since 1999: From A Walk on the Moon (1999) to An Education (2009) to Anjaana Anjaani (2010).  

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California surfing translates into a bachelor trip across Spain in this Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) poster.

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Indeed, a M.A.D inspiration lead to this Damadamm (2011) poster.  

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SRK goes blue in this Ra.One (2011) poster deeply influenced by Disney’s TRON: Legacy (2010).

8 

Bond who? Agent Vinod (2012) apes Johnny English played by Rowan Atkinson.

9 

From vampires to demonic cheerleaders to crazy ex-girlfriends, they all can be found on these similar posters of True Blood (2008), Jennifer’s Body (2009) and Murder 3 (2013).

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Revenge gets turned into star-crossed love in the Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela (2013) poster.

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Jay Gatsby gets the Indian treatment in The Xposé (2014) poster.

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Ek Villain (2014) stepped up the inspiration in this villainous love story.

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Creature 3D (2014) and its creepy inspiration has its eye on you.