The first look of Salman Khan`s upcoming film seeks inspiration from Hollywood flick `Pay It Forward`

Salman Khan`s upcoming film Jai Ho is the Hindi remake of A R Murugadoss`s 2006 Telugu film Stalin which in turn was inspired from the 2000 Hollywood film Pay it Forward starring Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt.

Now that the first look of Sallu`s film is out, the trailer seems also inpired by the Hollywood flick. A cursory look at the trailer shows that like the Pay it Forward character scribbling what appears like a family tree, Sallu too is doing likewise with his doodles.

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Says a source, `The beginning of the Jai Ho trailer is a direct lift from Pay It Forward.`

When asked about the similarities, director Sohail Khan replied via SMS, `I am only aware of Stalin and currently I am busy with the film`s post production.`

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Incidentally, Pay It Forward based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Directed by Mimi Leder, it starred Haley Joel Osment as a boy who launches a goodwill movement, Helen Hunt plays his single mother and Kevin Spacey his social-studies teacher.