With the release of Baaghi 4, netizens noticed that Tiger Shroff’s film might not be an original piece of art. The action thriller, directed by A Harsha, seems to be inspired by the 2013 Tamil language film, Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu (555) starring popular Hindi television actress Erica Fernandes.
The plots of the movies are similar.
Is Baaghi 4 remake of Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu?
Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu is about Aravind, who loses his girlfriend, Liyana, in a car accident. He is forced to question himself when people around him tell him no such person ever existed. It is then learnt that Chitranjan has been torturing him and Liyana is still alive. Chitranjan’s dead lover, Payal, resembled Liyana, hence he wants to marry her.
Baaghi 4 follows the story of Ronnie, who recovers from a coma after meeting with an accident. He believes his girlfriend Alisha, was killed. Nobody believes him when he talks about her. Eventually, Ronnie gets to know that Alisha is alive and that Chacko set the narrative of his hallucination.
Bharath played the role of Aravind in Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu. Tiger Shroff is Ronnie. Sudesh Berry was the antagonist in the Tamil film, whereas Sanjay Dutt is the villain in the Hindi-language movie. Liyana was played by Chandini Sreedharan; Harnaaz Sandhu makes her debut as Alisha/Avantika. Sonam Bajwa has been cast for the role played by Erica Fernandes in Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu.
Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu was directed by Sasi. Kannada director A Harsha helms Baaghi 4. The Hindi film was granted an A-rated certificate due to extreme violence, gore and cuss words. Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu was critically acclaimed, but Baaghi 4 has received negative reviews.
Baaghi 4 review
An in-house Times Now critic reviewed Baaghi 4 and wrote, “A Harsha’s direction is clueless and aimless. In the first half, Baaghi 4 is choppy, relying heavily on song and dance. Ronnie and Alisha’s love story is done and dusted. The slow-mos and cheesy romance offer nothing new. The story is confused between being gritty and superficially staged. Action pieces, walking and dancing shots are stitched together aimlessly, creating a broken and weak narrative. The interval block has an Animal-like masked action sequence that leaves no impact. Songs are added at regular intervals; the story flow breaks and doesn’t recover despite Tiger’s trustworthy relationship with action. Mostly shirtless or wearing unbuttoned shirts, the actor flaunts his abs more than his once-celebrated comfort with stunts.”