Two Way

Blame it on directors, choreographers ,stylists or whoever is behind this curious case of mix up in Indian cinema. These two are gems of their respective industries and there is no way one can hold them at the wrong end of justice. The duo in question are Aamir Khan and Surya. It all started when 'Ghajini', the 2005 hit in Tamil was remade into Hindi three years later. Aamir's makeover for the role was not too dfferent from what Surya had sported in the Tamil version. Incidentally, when 'Tare Zameen Par' was dubbed into Tamil, Surya had lent his voice for the character played by Aamir. During the release of the Hindi version of Ghajini, both these extra-ordinary actors were in praise of each other and I just hope that their mutual respect is still intact.

Year 2009 brought another success to Surya in the form of KV Anand's 'Ayan'. But the way the song 'Nenje nenje' from the movie was shot leaves a lot of room for questions. Why was it so similar to the visuals of 'Guzarish' from Aamir's Ghajini? Was it because both these songs were shot in the same locale?










Now, 'Aadhavan' featuring Surya is about to release in a short span and one of its promotional videos has an uncanny resemblance to the visuals of 'Behka', yet another song from the Hindi version of Ghajini.









This time it is not just the locale that plays spoilsport. Surya's funky hairdo, narrow fitting denims with suspenders, sleeve-less Tshirts and even those dance moves are straight out of Aamir's book.










It is no news that Surya is a cut above the rest in the industry he belongs to, much like Aamir, and if only the people behind the camera could be a bit more creative, this kind of unnecessary plagiarism could be avoided.