1 Drishyam (2015). The Malayalam film with the same title released in 2013. Mohanlal killed it as a patriarch protecting his wife and daughters after the family accidentally commits a crime. For a Bollywood remake, serious acting chops were needed to depict the secrets, the moral dilemma, the burden on the common man. Ajay Devgn delivered, playing it down all the way to the climax. It's homage that still holds its own.
2 24 (2013). If Kiefer Sutherland can save America from terrorists and other threats over and over in a hit show, why can't Anil Kapoor? This was among the first authorised Hindi remakes in the streaming format. Kapoor had a prominent role in the eighth season of the American 24, in 2010. As the lead in the Indian adaptation, he balanced the saviour narrative with Indian herogiri over two seasons. Critics called it dark and pacy, offering not a single minute to relax.
3 Gumrah (2023). Remade from the Tamil Thadam (2019), 3 Magizh Thirumeni's story follows a murder investigation in which two suspects look too alike for investigators to pick the actual criminal. Aditya Roy Kapur plays both roles and plays them with enough shades of grey to keep viewers guessing. It's a refreshing change from the good-twin, evil-twin formula. It's also what makes the Hindi version more complex than the original.
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