Sanjay Gupta's Kaante is supposed to be the director's 'tribute' to Quentin Tarentino's Reservoir Dogs. Inspiration, they say, is the best form of flattery. It is also the easy way out for a film industry apparently starved for original ideas.

That is just one of the Hollywood-inspired films this year. Deepa Gumaste picks the major releases of 2002 and finds that many have been faithful Hollywood rip-offs.

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2002: The Year in Films