Every mind speaks different things. Every creation has different meanings. We love to live, we live to explore the myriad dreams – dreams that are made of dots of creations, bubbles of hopes, smells of known as well as the unknowns. Take Bollywood for example – this is a land where creation knows no boundaries. Sagas of the world, of relations, of desires and expectations have been being told years after years relentlessly – thanks to those 'creative' minds called directors who take the challenge head on to make u smile, to trigger you feel the senses! Bollywood directors has given us enough of stories…now is the time for some change. And this time change through adaptations! Let's begin the journey.

When it comes to adaptations in the modern time Bollywood, Sanjay Gupta's 'Kaante' is a film that must be given many accolades. Yes, this is the film which opened up the window to the new world – a world that can be visualized through the spirit of adaptation or say 'inspiration'. The story of the film was taken from noted Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs' which tells the six men's mission of a bank robbery. The gang of six includes Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Lucky Ali and Kumar Gaurav. With breathtaking action sequences and thought provoking dialogues, the movie was a big grosser in the industry.

Sanjay Gupta again shot into fame with his 'Zinda' (2006) which was based on the acclaimed South Korean film 'Oldboy'. The film had John Abraham, Sanjay Dutt, Mahesh Manjrekar, Celina Jaitley and Lara Dutta in its cast. The film told the story of Sanjay Dutt's fourteen years of solitary confinement.

After Sanjay Gupta, the noted director Vishal Bharadwaj came into the action. He gave a surprise gift to the film fraternity by making the film 'Maqbool' which had an inspiration from William Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth'. Starring Pankaj Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Tabu and Masumi Makhija, the film became a huge hit at the box office. After the success of the film, there was nothing to stop Vishal from continuing his winning spree. Then came 'Omkara'(2006) which was again an adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Othello'. The film had Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgan and Kareena Kapoor in lead role supported by Naseeruddin Shah, Vivek Oberoi and Konkana Sen Sharma. The film not only had a big business in the country but it was also screened at the prestigious Cairo International Film Festival and 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Apoorva Lakhia's 'Ek Ajnabee' was the Bollywood remake of the Hollywood film 'Man on Fire' by Tony Scott. Starring Big B in the lead with Arjun Rampal and Perizaad Zorabian, the film had a great business at the box office. In the film Amitabh Bachchan played the role of Denzel Washington ('Man on Fire'). The 2004 Bollywood thriller 'Murder' was a remake of the Hollywood movie 'Unfaithful'. In this Anurag Basu film, the role of Diana Lane was played by the hot Mallika Sherawat. While Richard Gere's role was played by Ashmit Patel, Emraan Hashmi did a tremendous job proving at par with the role done by Oliver Martinez in the English one.

Rakesh Roshan's science fiction film 'Koi…Mil Gaya'(2003) starring Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta was based on the plot element of the Hollywood blockbuster 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'. Even a sequel to the film 'Krrish' was made later (2006). Director Kunal Kohli's 'Hum Tum' (2004) was also loosely inspired by Rob Reiner's romantic comedy 'When Harry Met Sally' starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan and Carrie Fisher. In 'Hum Tum', Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherji did full justice to their roles.

There are some other films in Bollywood which have also got inspirations from Hollywood films. Some of these films are 'Deewar' from 'Great Escape', 'Kyon Ki' from 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest', 'Teen Deewarein' from 'Shawshank Redemption' and 'God Tussi Great Ho' from 'Bruce Almighty'. So, Hollywood has left a big impact on many a Bollywood film directors who love to explore new ideas, make new journeys! The rest is our gain…as viewers.