Top 5 Best Remakes of Old-Cult Bollywood Film

To remake the old-cult Hindi films officially by filmmakers have become a sort of trend these days. While some impresses among the audience, some just fails at the box office. Check out the top 5 successful and best remakes of the old Bollywood films, which not only had impressed the viewers, but had also collected a good amount of riches at the box office.DonDon (2006) is an official remake version of the 1978 film of the same name, starring Shah Rukh Khan in a double role and Priyanka Chopra as the lead heroine. The earlier film starred Amitabh Bachchan in a double role and Zeenat Aman as a female lead. The film got mixed reviews by the audience and critics, but was a successful film at the box-office. What raised a debate and many questions all over was the shocker climax of the film, where it was shown the victory of a Villain this time, instead of hero. While some liked this innovative concept but some also criticized it. Later director Farhan Akhtar too made a sequel with Don 2 in 2011, but it didn't gained expected good openings at the box-office.

AgneepathMade under the banner of Dharma Productions, Agneepath was the official remake of old-cult movie of the same name, starring Hrithik Roshan in lead. In earlier 1990's film, Amitabh Bachchan played the historic role of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan and earned lots of appreciation for his award-winning performance. Although the 2012 film was the official remake version, but it had borrowed only the basic plot, and the complete characters and incidents in the film were entirely different from the original.Directed by Karan Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar, the film broke the highest opening day collections record in India and became a major critical and commercial success in worldwide. Interestingly, the original Agneepath was produced by Karan Johar's beloved father Yash Johar, and the filmmaker son paid a loving tribute to his father by remaking his cult film.

DevdasSanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Devdas (2002) is the third officially remake version and the first colour film version in Hindi cinema. At the time of its release, Devdas was the most expensive Bollywood film ever produced, with a reported budget of Rs 50 crores. It was a huge success all over, and the film was also included in Time Magazine's top 10 movies of the millennium worldwide. Bhansali's film 'Devdas', starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit in lead, was India's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars in 2003, and was also screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

Dev DJust like Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Devdas', even Anurag Kashyap's 'Dev.D' was also quite appreciated for its unique concept and way of presenting the old-cult film in a very interesting and impressive manner. Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, 'Dev.D' is a modern-day take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic Bengali novel Devdas, for which previously it was adapted to make film by filmmakers P.C. Barua, Bimal Roy and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.Dev.D was welcomed with open arms by the media, critics and audience. The widespread acclaim was mainly carried out because of its bold visual style, its experimental soundtrack, and the creative story structure which included dividing the script into chapters.

Bol BachchanAjay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan and Asin starrer Bol Bachchan (2012) is inspired by the popular 1979 film Golmaal. It received mixed critical acclaim, but had a good opening at the box office. Also just like Agneepath, this one too had its own unique way of storytelling. Directed by Rohit Shetty, 'Bol Bachchan' had borrowed only the basic plot from the original, while the complete characters and incidents were entirely different. The film worked more in single screens, than in multiplexes.