<p>Riding high on the trend was actor Salman Khan, who seems to be keen on making a Hindi remake of every hit movie from South. He started with 'Wanted' and kept the cash registers ringing by starring in remakes of 'Ready' and 'Bodyguard'.<br /><br />The film starred Asin as the female lead. Salman's second hit of the year 'Bodyguard', opposite Kareena Kapoor, was also a remake of Malayalam film of the same name. It was directed by Siddique, who also directed the original.<br /><br />The actor is starring in another remake 'Kick', which will be directed by Shirish Kunder and will hit the theatres next year.<br /><br />Ajay Devgn and John Abraham followed the suit by starring in 'Singham' and 'Force', which predictably did well at the box office.<br /><br />It was not only Devgn's action sequences which kept the audience glued but actor Prakash Raj's one liners were an instant hit.<br /><br />'Force', another action thriller film starring John Abraham and Genelia Dsouza, was a remake of Gautham Menon's successful 2003 Tamil film, 'Kaakha Kaakha'. Menon is making his Bollywood debut with 'Ek Deewana Tha', slated to release next year.<br /><br />The film saw John showing off his eight packs and muscle power as he did some daring action scenes. It was after a long time John was seen in an action role.<br /><br />Southern remakes have been a part of Bollywood since the 90's with films like 'Judwaa', 'Nayak', 'Khushi', 'Shakti, 'Mr and Mrs Khiladi', 'Sunday', 'Ghajini' and 'Wanted' but the trend had been missing for a while. 2011 saw the return of Southern touch in the industry in full 'Force'.</p>
<p>Riding high on the trend was actor Salman Khan, who seems to be keen on making a Hindi remake of every hit movie from South. He started with 'Wanted' and kept the cash registers ringing by starring in remakes of 'Ready' and 'Bodyguard'.<br /><br />The film starred Asin as the female lead. Salman's second hit of the year 'Bodyguard', opposite Kareena Kapoor, was also a remake of Malayalam film of the same name. It was directed by Siddique, who also directed the original.<br /><br />The actor is starring in another remake 'Kick', which will be directed by Shirish Kunder and will hit the theatres next year.<br /><br />Ajay Devgn and John Abraham followed the suit by starring in 'Singham' and 'Force', which predictably did well at the box office.<br /><br />It was not only Devgn's action sequences which kept the audience glued but actor Prakash Raj's one liners were an instant hit.<br /><br />'Force', another action thriller film starring John Abraham and Genelia Dsouza, was a remake of Gautham Menon's successful 2003 Tamil film, 'Kaakha Kaakha'. Menon is making his Bollywood debut with 'Ek Deewana Tha', slated to release next year.<br /><br />The film saw John showing off his eight packs and muscle power as he did some daring action scenes. It was after a long time John was seen in an action role.<br /><br />Southern remakes have been a part of Bollywood since the 90's with films like 'Judwaa', 'Nayak', 'Khushi', 'Shakti, 'Mr and Mrs Khiladi', 'Sunday', 'Ghajini' and 'Wanted' but the trend had been missing for a while. 2011 saw the return of Southern touch in the industry in full 'Force'.</p>
