Beyond Drishyam And Bhool Bhulaiyaa, 5 More Mohanlal’s Malayalam Movies That Were Remade In Bollywood

Mohanlal, who is renowned actor in Malayalam cinema, has turned a year older today. He recently made waves on the big screens with his movies ‘L2: Empuraan’ and ‘Thudarum’ and is known for making content that has been ahead of its time. Many fans might not be aware but several movies of Mohanlal have been remade in Hindi.

Apart from popular remakes Drishyam and Bhool Bhulaiyaa, check other five movies of Mohanlal that got adapted or remade in Bollywood.

Khatta Meetha

Like Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Khatta Meetha also stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role. The movie is the remake of Mohanlal’s 1988 film ‘Vellanakalude Nadu’. The movie also stars Trisha in the lead role.

Garam Masala

Another Akshay Kumar’s film that is the remake of Mohanlal-starrer is ‘Garam Masala’. Filmmaker Priyadarshan remade his own 1985 film ‘Boeing Boeing’ in which Mohanlal played the role of man, who is dating three flight attendants at the same time. The movie was also remade in Telugu and Tamil.

Hungama

‘Hungama’ is one of the most popular comedy movies of the 2000s era. It is also the remake of Mohanlal and Priyadarshan’s collaboration ‘Poochakkoru Mookkuthi’. It also marked the directorial debut of Priyadarshan.

Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega

Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega, starring Salman Khan, is the remake of the 1997 Malayalam film ‘Chandralekha’. The original film starred Mohanlal, Sukanya, Pooja Batra, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, and Innocent.

Kyon Ki

Kyon Ki, starring Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Rimi Sen, was the official remake of Priyadarshan’s own movie Thalavattam. The movies focused on a patient in a mental hospital, his past and new life.