Shahrukh Khan's 'Jawan' copied from a Tamil film?

Netizens believe that the plotline of Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan’s pan-Indian debut ‘Jawan’ is quite similar to that of Tamil hit ‘Thaai Naadu’.

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Shahrukh Khan’s latest action thriller with Atlee Kumar debuted huge at the Box Office earlier this week, scoring the highest worldwide opening for a Hindi film with ticket sales of INR129 crore on the first day.

Apart from the Box Office success, the film has been a constant topic of discussion across various social media platforms. However, apart from talking about the SRK frenzy, some users of the micro-blogging site have also pointed out the similarities in the film’s plotline to that of a 1989 Tamil release, ‘Thaai Naadu’, starring veteran actor Sathyaraj.

ஜவான் ஒரிஜினல் தமிழ் வெர்ஷன் – 1989. pic.twitter.com/G0KD0u7Qb0

— மாடர்ன் திராவிடன் (@moderndravidan) September 7, 2023

Taking to the micro-blogging site X, formerly termed Twitter, a social user alleged that the young South Indian filmmaker copied the story of ‘Thaai Naadu’ for his film ‘Jawan’. With a poster of the old film, the tweep wrote in Tamil, “Jawaan Original Tamil Version – 1989.”

Many of his followers went on to support the claim that SRK’s film was copied, while a number of them expressed their disappointment with ‘Jawan’, which apparently is a mix of multiple South hits.

Apart from Khan, Atlee’s action thriller also featured Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, Priyamani, Deepika Padukone and Sanya Malhotra.

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