Naqaab, a copy of Dot i

The latest Hollywood rip-off is Abbas-Mustan's Naqaab (starring Akshaye Khanna, Bobby Deol and debutante Urvashi Sharma), which released last Friday. The film has been shamelessly lifted from the 2003 film Dot the i, directed by Matthew Parkhill. Even though the Hollywood film is relatively unknown, it received critical acclaim but hasn't been given due credit in its Hindi avatar.

Akshaye Khanna steps into the shoes of Gael Garcia Bernal, who plays a character called Kit Winter (a budding actor), while Bobby Deol takes over from James D'Arcy who plays Barnaby R Caspian (a filmmaker) in the original. Newcomer Urvashi Sharma plays the role essayed by Natalie Verbeke, called Carmen in the original.

Source:Midday