It began like any other Bollywood release day. A new romantic drama, an emerging star kid, a soulful soundtrack and then came the plot twist. 

Within hours of hitting theatres on July 18, Saiyaara, starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, had the Internet drawing comparisons with the 2004 Korean tearjerker A Moment To Remember. Cue the collective deja vu.

Mohit Suri's latest directorial, which opened to a commendable Rs 21 crore at the box office, quickly found itself in the middle of a familiar controversy: accusations of borrowing from South Korean cinema without credit.

It wasn't the first time. And judging by the social media frenzy, it might not be the last.

Saiyaara Or A Moment To Remember?

At the heart of Saiyaara is the tender, turbulent love story of Krish Kapur (Ahaan Panday), a moody musician, and Vaani (Aneet Padda), an aspiring journalist. 

Their romance takes a tragic turn when Vaani is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. For some viewers, the plot felt too close to home, specifically, the home of Korean cinema. 

A Moment To Remember, directed by John H. Lee and starring Son Ye-jin and Jung Woo-sung, follows a near-identical arc, down to the emotional crescendo where the male lead helps the woman relive their past as her memory deteriorates.

Source: Ndtv