Aakrosh: A Copy Of ‘Mississippi Burning’
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 Although the South Indian filmmaker Priyadarshan boasts of being the
best filmmaker, he has been going through remakes constantly all
throughout his career. Most of his Hindi films have been a remake of
Malayalam comedy capers or inspiration from Hollywood movies. Be his Garam Masala, which was a remake of ‘Boeing Boeing’ or Malamaal Weekly adapted from Richard Holmes’ Waking Ned, it has been blatant replicas.
However his previous film Khatta Meeta starring Akshay Kumar and Trisha in lead roles was a remake of his very own yesteryear Malayalam movie 'Vellanakalude Nadu'.
His recent release Aakrosh
has been fetching good reviews across the country as it is based on the
honor killings across various villages and towns in India. It was an
appealing and praiseworthy theme but it turned out to be a copy of the
Hollywood movie 'Mississippi Burning'.
This crime thriller
starring Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe in lead roles is about two FBI
agents with wildly different styles arriving in Mississippi to
investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Director Priyadarshan hasn’t left even the minutest details and has exactly copied it in Aakrosh.
Be the characterization of Akshay Khanna wearing specs or the Burning
Cross modified as Burning Shool: it has been a complete copy work.
Obviously, this leads to a guess that his upcoming Hindi film Bullet Train will be a remake of Hollywood’s all-time classic thriller 'The Great Train Robbery’.
Sampurn Wire
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