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Not A Topic I Want To Bring Up

posted 16 years ago by jambawala
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Hello All,

Well this truly isn't something I want to bring up or even acknowledge because I am an admirer of Ajay Devgan's tenacity and Kajol's talent but it would be hypocritical of me not to do so. I have always been very much against the nefarious plagiarism that Bollywood producers, directors, writers et al indulge in. Sanjay Gupta is a perfect example of this sort of verminous 'professional': Kaante was a scene-by-scene rip-off of Reservoir Dogs and ditto for Zinda, copied from Oldboy. And he is not alone in this behaviour, not by a long shot.

But I digress....

Here's a link to a U, Me Aur Hum trailer I just finished watching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrexzGk41R0

It's a dialogue promo and it was added to YouTube only a few days ago. After watching the trailer, I'd recommend reading the wikipedia article for "A Moment To Remember", a Korean movie released in 2004.

Notice any similarities?

U, Me Aur Hum was one movie I was really looking forward to ever since I heard it was going to be made. I believed Ajay Devgan's statements to the effect that it is a simple, commercial movie, mostly meant to entertain and perhaps educate us just a little bit on love. I was glad to hear those remarks as it made it all the more unlikely that the movie would be a rip-off of The Notebook or any other Hollywood flick.

All of this is all the more reason why I am disappointed to find these apparent plot similarities between A Moment To Remember and U, Me Aur Hum. Just because one movie is not a scene-by-scene remake of another movie, a la Sanjay Gupta, it does not mean plagiarism cannot occur. Stealing 'big-picture' ideas or overall plot concepts is plagiarism too. Ram Gopal Varma did the right thing by paying tribute to The Godfather in the opening credits of Sarkar, despite the fact that Sarkar was not a scene-by-scene remake of The Godfather. It was the least he could do.

I am hoping against hope, that if U, Me Aur Hum has indeed been inspired by A Moment To Remember, even if it's partly, that they acknowledge this at some point during the movie.

Despite this objection, I am still looking forward to watching the movie as I believe it has been made with sincerity and will expose most of us to a story we have not heard yet.

[–] koyguy_86 16 years ago

hello jambawla,
i, like you really hope that they acknowledge , if it is inspired but i also hope its not a copy...i was just watching one of their promotional interviews and ajay said that he was tired of all the negativity surrounding relationships so he decided to make this film...i trust him when he says that(till i see the film and judge it). i hope and pray that this aint a copy, it may be a same scenario but a different film anyways it can be anything but you know what i strongly feel it would be an original and what makes me say that....just heard the title track and it makes me confident about it

Apne rang gawaaen bin, mere rang mein ghul jao
Apni dhoop bujhaye bin, meri chhao mein aa jao
Oh chalo yoon kare,
Tum, tum bhi raho, main, main bhi rahoon
Hum, hum bhi rahein
Teeno mil ke saathchale
Saathi janam janam, u me aur hum.
U me aur hum, U me aur hum.
Apne rang gawaen bin, mere rang mein ghul jao
Apni dhoop bujhaye bin, meri chhao mein aa jao

Oh jaise baadal paani ka, yaarana hai
Jaise gul aur khushboo ka, dostana hai
Waise hee rahein hum tum
Waise hi jiyein hum tum
Ohhh
Tere mere haathon mein, koi bhi pinjara na ho
Ek duje par apna, Haq toh ho kabza na ho, har haal mein,
Tum, tum tum bhi raho, main, main bhi rahoon
Hum, hum bhi rahein
Oh…..
Ek din toh who lamha, bhi aana hai
Dono me se ek ne, chale jaana hai
Ho… ek din toh who lamha, bhi aana hai
Dono me se ek ne, chale jaana hai
Baatein yeh sabhi hum tum, jaanlein abhi hum tum
Oh dono mil ke saath mein, aise jeena seekh lein
Taaki jo peeche rahein, usko na ho mushkilein

Oh chalo yoon jiye, agar main na rahoon
Ya tum na raho, hum, hum hee rahein
Jaise saaya saath chale, saath rahein hardum
U me aur hum, U me aur hum,
U me aur hum, U me aur hum,
U me aur hum, aur hum

unless hope this song itself doesn't turn out to be a copy!!
cheers:)

[–] i_m_not_paul_avery 16 years ago

hey guys lets just forget about the content of the film for the time being....

Did anyone notice that the tagline of the film in itself is a total rip-off of the ed norton, naomi watts starrer 'The Painted Veil'!!!!!

Cant these guys do ANYTHING original!!!!!

I really hope somebody sues Ajay Devgan!

[–] salemshaikh 16 years ago

i personally thought it was a rip off of 50 first dates and notebook. having said that i still loved the 2nd half of the movie. the performances by the lead characters were as good as they come.

[–] redeem147 16 years ago

I find it amusing that I went to the IMDB site for Moment to Remember since I hadn't seen heard of it before, and there's a comment that it's a blatant rip-off of The Notebook (which I haven't seen).

Are there any original plots anymore? I think it's all in the delivery.

I loved U, Me Aur Hum. All I knew about the film was that there was some parts of it set on a cruise ship. The second half blind-sided me, and I thought it was brilliantly done. I've never seen anything quite like the scenes with the baby, and as a new grandmother, I found that gut-wrenching.

Kajol and Ajay are both remarkable in the film, and if, for nothing else (though there's so much more) I would recommend it for their performances.

[–] sid_123 16 years ago

Ok, i've seen the notebook, a moment to remember and u me aur hum.

i would say u me aur hum is INSPIRED by the notebook, definitely no a rip off or a copy...the theme in all 3 movies is similar. i have noticed that bollywood get slated for ripping hollywood and i agree, they do, but hollywood are really no different. They have copied a number of foreign movies particularly japanese;its a shame not many folk realise that.i think the acting is great by both ajay and kajol...film was a little stretched out nevertheless- direction and cinematography i think was well done too!

[–] The8thone00 16 years ago

Who ever is been calling this movie a rip off of notebook is wrong in my opinion because Notebook was about a theme bollywood visited many times, like the triangle story, Note book was a triangle love story, Class differences between the lead, Parental objection, premarital sex, there was no baby drowning as far as i remember, they don't show her having the disease earlier in her life and Alzheimer's developed LATER IN LIFE. U ME AUR HUM...couple fall in love, no objection, no third dude, no parental objection, she develops it earlier in life, marital difficulties, pregnancy, baby drowning, there was a concurrent story of two other couples, minimal but there was...This movie was being together, unity of couple. The Note book was about getting together over coming the adversities. A big difference in story..Theme can be similar to a story....but when the major premises of the actual core of the story is different..Its like saying Italian Job and Ocean's Eleven is same because they both deal with a group of people getting in a team to steal load of money, and they plan and escape with it...Themes and premises can be similar...that doesn't make the movie rip off.....Rip off is a scene to scene copy, not creative intellect needed....Mahesh Bhatt type movies...Kaante was a copy..because lot of the interaction was similar...even the suspense was the same...Thank you for reading but I think Ajay Devgan deserves credit for making a good movie, and to discredit it will be not right because movie is not very similar, may be 10 percent, the beginning...but then thats not a rip its called being inspired...

[–] kahuja25 16 years ago

Finally Sid..someone with common sens on here...Every single person that posts on here thinks that bollywood is the only film industry that takes other films and makes copies of them. Hollywood does the same thing too. And not only that, they are coming out with crappy movies too nowadays. Many Hollywood Horror films nowadays that are coming out are remakes of Japanese films. But no, not a single poster on here wants to recognize that. Some prime examples being the Ring and the Grudge. Even tv shows in Hollywood are starting to sound very similiar to each other. I.E. Lipstick Jungle which is a complete rip off of Sex and the City. Greys Anatomy and ER. I just love how the posters on here support Hollywood so much and think Hollywood is the only original film industry here. The thing is when people see films, they tend to criticize so much rather than just watching the movie and enjoying it. I am watching U Me Aur Hum right now and yes, the beginning is a bit slow, but it does pick up and its not that bad of a movie. Each person has their own taste in movies and one should not be calling the other person an idiot or telling them they are stupid just because they didnt agree with them. Learn to respect the other person's viewpoint and if you cant do that, then dont bother posting. I hope that people can learn to respect one another on here before they respond to a posting.