Sir Alfred Hitchcock Birth Anniversary: From Dev Anand’s ‘Jewel Thief’ to Bobby Deol’s ‘Humraaz’, 11 Hindi Movies That Were Remakes of Late Director’s Masterpieces!
Hitchcock's movies have hugely influenced filmmakers, be it in composing certain shots or, as in the case of the below movies, heavily inspiring their plots. On the occasion of the legendary filmmaker's birth anniversary, we look at 11 Hindi movies that were heavily inspired by Hitchcockian thrillers.
The great Alfred Hitchcock, born on August 13, 1899, in Essex, England, passed away four decades ago, but his legacy, which includes some memorable classics, continues to inspire filmmakers and enthral viewers even after so many years. Appropriately called the Master of Suspense, his best work includes movies like Rope, Psycho, Vertigo, Rear Window, Dial M For Murder, The Birds, North By Northwest, and Frenzy, among others. Ingrid Bergman Birth Anniversary: From Gaslight to Casablanca, 7 Best Movies of Legendary Diva Ranked Per IMDb Rating.
From creative shots to fantastic play with lights and shadows, not to mention having morally ambiguous characters, his movies, while acclaimed in their era, were also way ahead of their time. Like I said before, Hitchcock's movies have hugely influenced filmmakers, be it in composing certain shots or, as in the case of the below movies, heavily inspiring their plots.
On the occasion of the legendary filmmaker's birth anniversary, we look at 11 Hindi movies that were heavily inspired by Hitchcockian thrillers.
Miss Mala
This lesser-known Kishore Kumar-Vyjayanthimala movie might have songs and romance, but it has a plot similar to one of Hitchcock's earlier thrillers, the 1945 film Spellbound, starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. Spellbound itself was adapted from a novel, The House of Dr Edwardes, that came out in 1927.
Kohraa
The 1964 classic was directed by Biren Nag and starred Waheeda Rehman, Biswajeet, and Lalita Pawar. It is a remake of Hitchcock's famous mystery thriller Rebecca, about a woman who marries a rich widower but finds herself haunted by the memories of his first wife in her new house. Rebecca, itself an adaptation of a novel, will find a place in this list again. Rebecca Movie Review: Lily James, Armie Hammer’s Netflix Film Doesn’t Go Beyond Being a Decent Remake of the Alfred Hitchcock Classic.
Jewel Thief
Fans of Dev Anand would remember this classic heist thriller, directed by Vijay Anand. The movie is actually influenced by two Hitchcock films, To Catch a Thief (1955) and Vertigo (1958). But at least, the originals did not have evergreen musical numbers like "Yeh Dil Na Hota Bechara" and "Hothon Mein Aisi Baat".
Chakravyuha
Who thought the director of family dramas like Choti Si Baat and Chitchor would be a Hitchcockian? Basu Chatterjee made a spy film (his only action thriller), starring Rajesh Khanna and Vinod Mehra, that is loosely based on another spy thriller, The 39 Steps.
Benaam
Amitabh Bachchan played the lead in this 1974 film, also starring Moushumi Chatterjee, Madan Puri and Prem Chopra. The plot of the film is about an innocent family getting trapped in a spy conspiracy during a vacation. It is a remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much, directed by Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Doris Day. James Stewart Birth Anniversary: From Rear Window to Anatomy of a Murder, 7 Best Films of the Hollywood Legend Ranked As per IMDb.
Inaam Dus Hazaar
North By Northwest is one of the fun-nest films Hitchcock has ever made. It was about an advertising executive who's mistaken for a spy and chased around the town by both intelligence agencies and baddies. The plotline has inspired the 1987 Hindi film Inaam Dus Hazaar, starring Sanjay Dutt and Meenakshi Seshadri.
Aitbaar
Aitbaar is a 1985 thriller directed by the late Mukul Anand. It stars Raj Babbar, Dimple Kapadia, Suresh Oberoi, Sharat Saxena, and Danny Denzongpa. It is a remake of Hitchcock's 1954 film Dial M For Murder, about a man hiring an assassin to kill his wife, whom he believes is having an affair behind his back. Sonchiriya, Ek Villain, Baazigar—13 Bollywood Movies Where a Main Lead Gets Shockingly Killed Before the Interval Point.
Humraaz
Dial M For Murder also influenced this Abbas-Mustan film, starring Bobby Deol, Ameesha Patel and Akshaye Khanna. Known for Akshaye's first negative role and Himesh Reshammiya's songs, Humraaz is actually closer in semblance to the 1998 Michael Douglas-starrer A Perfect Murder, which itself is inspired by the Hitchcockian film.
Soch
Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 movie Strangers on a Train is about two strangers embroiled in what one can term a 'perfect murder; by having someone close to the other. Soch, a 2002 film starring Sanjay Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Arbaaz Khan, and Aditi Govitrikar, borrows heavily from this film's premise. And it is not the only one.
Strangers
Aanand L Rai made his directorial debut in 2007 by not only remaking Strangers on a Train but also borrowing the first word from its title for his movie. Strangers starred Jimmy Sheirgill, Kay Kay Menon, Nandana Sen, and Sonali Kulkarni.
Anamika
Told ya, Rebecca would make a return here. This time, the remake was directed by Anant Mahadevan, and starred Dino Morea, Minissha Lamba and Koena Mitra in the lead roles.
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