The film was said to be inspired from Hollywood film, Memento, as tattooing details of a loved one's death were shown in both films. But Ghajini's story was markedly different.
Sanjay Ramaswamy's entrepreneurial suavity met its match in the gullible Kalpana's fresh perspective, adding spice to the thriller that unfolded after her gruesome murder.
Keeping track of a memory that lasted only 15 minutes, and hunting down her killers with photographs, tattoos and newspaper reports was something that wasn't just challenging to the director -- but the audience as well, which sat on the edge of its seat the whole time.
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