9 months ago
Ghajini's Iconic Scene Allegedly Copied from French Film Amélie
A famous scene from the Hindi movie Ghajini is being accused of copying a similar scene from the French movie Amélie.
Both scenes show a character helping a blind person cross the street while describing their surroundings.
Fans are debating whether Ghajini's scene was inspired by Amélie or copied it directly.
A viral video compares a scene from Ghajini (2008) to one from Amélie (2001)
Both scenes feature a character guiding a blind person across a street while describing surroundings
Fans suggest Ghajini's scene is a close replica, not just inspired, by Amélie's
Ghajini is an Indian action thriller, Amélie a French romantic comedy
Ghajini was a remake of a Tamil film, inspired by Christopher Nolan's Memento
- Who
- Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal (Ghajini); Audrey Tautou (Amélie)
- What
- Comparison of a scene in Ghajini with one in Amélie
- Where
- India (Ghajini), France (Amélie)
- When
- 2008 (Ghajini), 2001 (Amélie), 2025 (comparison went viral)
- Why
- To guide a blind person across the street while describing surroundings
Inspiration Argument
Copying Allegation
Similarity of Scenes
Inspiration Argument
Ghajini's scene was inspired by Amélie's, with similar essence but different execution.
Copying Allegation
Ghajini's scene is a close replica, with similar dialogue and action, suggesting copying.
Key facts
- Directors
- AR Murugadoss (Ghajini), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie)
- Genres
- Action Thriller (Ghajini), Romantic Comedy (Amélie)
- Release Year
- 2008 (Ghajini), 2001 (Amélie)
Quotes
Navneet Mundhra
A film enthusiast and critic
“I've attached a sequence from the French movie #Amelie. A landmark Bollywood movie copied the scene beat-by-beat. Not just the essence, even some dialogues were merely translated into Hindi.”
NDTV
Sources
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