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2025-05-06

Hall of Shame!

Here’s a 1998 Hollywood thriller that Bollywood has plagiarized… twice! 😀 This is the first Bollywood copy, from 2002…

The other one? Don’t worry – we’ll get to that in due time. Till then, see for copied scenes, for more copied movies and open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6 for copied music! 😀

A Hall of Shame post with posters for 1998’s A Perfect Murder – an American thriller, and for 2002’s Humraaz, it Bollywood copy!
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2025-05-05

Copied Scenes!

Although this 2001 Bollywood “film” was actually a copy of a 1991 American thriller [see mastodon.social/@Copiers/11106 😀], it didn’t hesitate to include entire sequences plagiarized from other movies… like this action sequence copied straight off a hit 1997 Hollywood action movie! 😀

See youtu.be/i7VHa6DoYYc?t=125

Yep, happens only in Bollywood: see for more cases! 😀

A terrorist drags a hostage to the open door of an airplane that's about to take off! This exciting scene from 1997's hit action movie Face Off was diligently copied by Bollywood in 2001 for a "film" titled One Two Ka Four. This "film", incidentally, was actually a copy of a different American thriller (1991's One Good Cop)!
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2025-05-04

Plagiarism Spotlight! 😀

First, a bonus promotional image 😀 (from our friend at mastodon.social/@machineHQ)

And now, the latest Plagiarism Spotlight : open.spotify.com/playlist/2fKt 😀

Note: the copy heard in mastodon.social/@Copiers/11439 isn’t available on Spotify.

A promotional image featuring a large number of electric bulbs with the text "Free Enlightenment" and the URL for the Copiers' mastodon page.
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2025-05-02

Here’s a quick-and-short copied-music post! 😀

Original (1994): youtube.com/watch?v=hXE11MKVUq
Copy (1998): youtu.be/FaS7soRx9kQ?t=75 / youtu.be/FaS7soRx9kQ?t=141 / youtu.be/FaS7soRx9kQ?t=206 / youtu.be/FaS7soRx9kQ?t=250 etc.

Some more tunes Bollywood copied in 1998:
mastodon.social/@Copiers/11216
mastodon.social/@Copiers/11140
mastodon.social/@Copiers/11309
and that unforgettable Bollywood pearl: mastodon.social/@Copiers/11244 😆

More copied music from Bollywood: mastodon.social/@Copiers/tagge 😀

CopiersCopiers
2025-05-01

Hall of Shame!

A new month… same old Bollywood! 😀 Here they are, plagiarizing a 2002 American rom-com in 2005! 😀

Find more copied movies at , more copied scenes at and copied music at mastodon.social/@Copiers/tagge 😀

In 30 minutes: bonus end-of-month post! 😀

A Hall of Shame with posters for 2002’s American rom-com Sweet Home Alabama, and for Barsaat – its 2005 Bollywood copy.
CopiersCopiers
2025-04-30

If Bollywood is to be believed, then this song from a 1979 Bollywood “film” was composed by one of its “composers”. So why does it sound, like, totally identical to a song dating back to the US Civil War? 😀

Original (1863): youtube.com/watch?v=WtEqgG2EdTs
Copy (1979): youtu.be/filIbMw_Ncg?t=12 / youtu.be/filIbMw_Ncg?t=76 / youtu.be/filIbMw_Ncg?t=126 / youtu.be/filIbMw_Ncg?t=182 etc.

Find more copied music at mastodon.social/@Copiers/tagge 😀

In 30 minutes: bonus end-of-month post! 😀

CopiersCopiers
2025-04-29

A new Hall of Shame, folks! 😀

Quick and short: a popular 1974 Hollywood comedy plagiarized by Bollywood four years later, in 1977! 😀 Here it is today…

Find more Bollywood copies of foreign movies at 😀

A Hall of Shame post featuring posters for 1974’s American comedy For Pete’s Sake, and for it 1977 Bollywood copy – Aap Ki Khatir!
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2025-04-28

Copied Scenes!

Recently, we featured this Bollywood “film” that, we claimed, lifted sequences straight off The Matrix (1999). See mastodon.social/@Copiers/11439 😀 Today, let’s compare these sequences, and see if we were correct…

See youtu.be/Z8xXrfzdSo8?t=99

More? Sure, here:
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Copied tunes = open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6

A Copied Scenes post features identical stills from an action sequence from The Matrix (1999) and from a sequence from Awara Pagal Deewana, a 2002 Bollywood “film”. This Bollywood “film” plagiarized The Matrix sequence in its entirety, even though it was actually a copy of a different Hollywood movie (The Whole Nine Yards, 2000).
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2025-04-27

Welcome to a new post type we’re introducing this week – Guess the Original Song! In these posts, we’ll feature a Bollywood song, and readers will have to guess which original song it copied! It’ll be loads of fun! 😀

Here’s this week’s Bollywood copy: youtube.com/watch?v=hWPfqjEtM5 (1986). 😀 Now, for points, glory and accolades, guess which famous song it copied… 😀

Answer: mastodon.social/@Copiers/11238 😀

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2025-04-25

With apologies to AIR FM: it’s bad when Bollywood steals music… but what if a nationally-available radio station’s theme song turns out to be a blatant copy? Here:

Original (1972): youtube.com/watch?v=By7LR8jmvmE
Copy (1990s/2000s): youtu.be/yuitkqrXaN0 or youtu.be/lhwjUpFlrLM

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2025-04-24

Hall of Shame!

Not only was this 2002 Bollywood “film” a copy of a Hollywood crime comedy from 2000, but it also included action sequences lifted from The Matrix (1999)! 😀 Yep, happens only in Bollywood! 😀

Find more copied movies at , copied scenes at and copied music at open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6 and stay tuned for more plagiarism from Bollywood! 😀

A Hall of Shame post with posters for The Whole Nine Yards, a 2000 American crime comedy, and for Awara Pagal Deewana – its Bollywood copy from 2002.
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2025-04-23

Yo, here’s another melody Bollywood stole! 😀

Original (1880; 1964 version): youtube.com/watch?v=xTcjknlhHCY
Copy (1996): youtu.be/MofTFUbLz9w?t=51 / youtu.be/MofTFUbLz9w?t=18 / youtu.be/MofTFUbLz9w?t=220 / youtu.be/MofTFUbLz9w?t=365 etc.

Yep, another fine example of Made-in-Bollywood plagiarism! 😀 Stay tuned for more such cases in the coming weeks and check out open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6 for more copied tunes! 😀

CopiersCopiers
2025-04-22

Hall of Shame!

This 2012 Bollywood “film” shamelessly plagiarizes a British romantic black comedy from 1997, while throwing in scenes lifted from several *other* sources – a 2009 American horror comedy, for example. 😀 Here it is today!

More copied movies at , copied scenes at and stolen music at open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6 😀

Stay tuned for more Bollywood copies in the coming weeks! 😀

A Hall of Shame post with posters for A Life Less Ordinary (1997) and for Zombieland (2009). Plot elements and scenes from these two (and other) movies were plagiarized by the 2012 Bollywood “film” Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, whose poster is also included.
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2025-04-21

Copied Scenes!

Before we return to Bollywood, here’s a 2012 “film” from the eastern entertainment industry that was a scene-to-scene copy of a 2006 movie made in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. 😀

Comparisons: youtu.be/-WsxJlY_iV0

More:
Copied scenes at
Copied movies at
Copied music at open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6

A Copied Scenes post featuring identical comic scenes from Vikramarkudu, a 2006 movie from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh and from Bikram Singha, its 2012 copy by the eastern entertainment industry. Both scenes show a police officer doing a little comic thang with one leg held high…
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2025-04-20

Plagiarism Spotlight! 😀

Here are some intelligent teens: they, too, choose enlightenment… by getting their daily updates from us! 😀 (A photo by mastodon.social/@machineHQ)

And now, here's the new Plagiarism Spotlight : open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZzX 😀

More smart young folks who get their updates from us! A fun and colorful photo.
CopiersCopiers
2025-04-18

Eastwards, to that other entertainment industry! 😀 Here’s its copy of a classic Vangelis tune… 😀

Original (1976): youtube.com/watch?v=HaMBmBeNvtM
Copy(1983): youtu.be/xb_taO_upyU?t=20 / youtu.be/xb_taO_upyU?t=106 / youtu.be/xb_taO_upyU?t=166 / youtu.be/xb_taO_upyU?t=247 etc.

Wait, Bollywood didn’t let this tune pass it by unplagiarized either! Here: mastodon.social/@Copiers/11094 😀

Find more copied tunes at open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6 😀

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2025-04-17

Hall of Shame!

Not the only time Bollywood plagiarized this 1997 Hollywood thriller! 😀 Here’s the copy from 2000…

More:
Copied movies at
Copied scenes at
Copied music at open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6

Yep, we cover all plagiarism angles, folks! 😀 Stay tuned for more copies, courtesy of Bollywood! 😀

Hall of Shame post with posters for 1997’s American thriller The Devil’s Own and for Badal – its Bollywood copy from 2000!
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2025-04-16

Some more music plagiarized by Bollywood? Sure, here:

Original (1975): youtube.com/watch?v=yxjAXSdhDh
Copy (2006): youtu.be/6-T3_EPRT58?t=71 / youtu.be/6-T3_EPRT58?t=161 / youtu.be/6-T3_EPRT58?t=248 / youtu.be/6-T3_EPRT58?t=117 etc.

This 2006 Bollywood "film" had more stolen tunes. See mastodon.social/@Copiers/11232 for another one. 😀 And guess what? The "film" itself was a copy: mastodon.social/@Copiers/11264 😀

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2025-04-15

Hall of Shame!

Recently, we featured a poster that plagiarized that for a 2003 American thriller (see mastodon.social/@Copiers/11433). 😀 Today, we feature the 2005 Bollywood “film” that copied the original 2003 thriller itself! 😀 Here…

Find more copied scenes at , more copied movies at and more copied music at open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6 😀

Hall of Shame post featuring posters for 2003’s Identity – an American thriller, and for its Bollywood copy from 2005: Khamoshh… Khauff Ki Raat.
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2025-04-14

Copied Scenes!

A while ago, we featured scenes copied by a 2007 Bollywood “film” (at mastodon.social/@Copiers/11397) that was actually a copy of a classic 1963 Hollywood comedy (see mastodon.social/@Copiers/11394) 😀 Turns out the Bollywood “film” included scenes plagiarized from other sources as well! 😀

Here: youtu.be/hngr8M1WsWI

Find more copied scenes at , more copied movies at and more copied music at open.spotify.com/user/31qyqsm6 😀

Copied Scenes post featuring stills of identical scenes from Johnny English (comedy, 2003) and from Dhamaal a 2007 Bollywood “film” that plagiarized plot elements and scenes from a variety of sources!

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