1. Memsaab (1971) – Based on James Hadley Chase novel “Lady - Here's Your Wreath”, by James Hadley Chase.
2. Manoranjan (1974) - Billy Wilder’s “Irma La Douce” (1963)
3. Majboor (1974) - Zig Zag (1970)
4. Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain (1974) - References of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969)
5. Manpasand (1980) - My Fair Lady (1964)
6. Maalamaal (1988) - Brewster’s Millions (1985)
7. Mujrim (1989) – Inspired from “Scarface” (1983)
8. Maa (1992) – Ghost (1990)
9. Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) - The Hard Way (1991)
10. Mohra (1994) – References from “Death Wish 4 - The Crackdown” (1987)
11. Mann (1999) - An Affair to Remember (1957)
12. Mother (1999) – Inspired from “Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell” (1968)
13. Mohabbatein (2000) – References from “Dead Poets Society” (1989)
14. Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachao (2001) - Ruthless People (1986)
15. Mujhse Dosti Karoge (2002) - Basic Plot from “The Truth About Cats And Dogs” (1996)
16. Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002) – Inspired from “My Best Friend’s Wedding” (1997)
17. Munna Bhai MBBS (2003) - References of “Patch Adams” (1998), a sequence inspired from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) and “Back To School” (1986), plus has a theme very close to "Doosaboo Ilchae" (Korean) or "My Boss My Hero" (2001) which also has a character quite similar to that of "Circuit".
18. Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) – A remake of 'Chitchor' (1976) and the basic plot also partially reminds you of "Top Hat” (1935).
19. Mumbai Matinee (2003)– Strong References of “The Guru” (2002)
20. Murder (2004) – Unfaithful (2002) & La Femme Infidele (1969)
21. Main Hoo Naa (2004) – Similar themes references from “Never Been Kissed” (1999), Back to School” (1986) and “Fight Back To School” (1991)
22. Madhoshi (2004) - Inspired from “A Beautiful Mind” (2001)
23. Masti (2004) - Whipped (2000)
24. Musafir (2004) - U Turn (1997)
25. Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) - Highly inspired sequences from “Meet the Parents” (2000) & “Anger Management” (2003).
26. Main Aisa Hi Hun (2005) - I Am Sam (2001)
27. Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya (2005) - Cactus Flower (1969) (Also inspired “Dil Ka Doctor” in 1995)
28. My Wife's Murder (2005) - The Inspector’s character played by Boman Irani, is inspired from a similar character in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Frenzy” (1972)
29. Mazaa Mazaa (2005) - 13 going On 30 (2004)
30. Mere Jeevan Saathi (2006) – Takes heavily from “Fatal Attraction” (1987) & Disclosure (1994)
31. Malamaal Weekly (2006) - Waking Ned or Waking Ned Divine (1998)
32. Manorama 6 Feet Under (2007) - Heavy Influence of Jack Nicholson's "Chinatown" (1974)
33. Mission Istanbul (2008) – Main Plot from “The Firm” (1993)
34. Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (2008) – Highly inspired from “To Be Or Not To Be” (1942)
35. Maharathi (2008) - Based on a Gujrati play of the same name but also was inspired by the novel 'There's Always a Price Tag', by James Hadley Chase.
36. My Name Is Khan (2010) – Not entirely inspired but the concept and performance of Shahrukh is on the similar lines of Tom Hanks in “Forrest Gump” (1994), Dustin Hoffman in “Rainman” (1988) and Sean Penn in “I Am Sam” (2001).
37. Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta (2010) - Based on the same theme as in "In The Mood of Love" (Hongkong) (2000).
38. Monica (2011) – Loosely based onthe infamous Shivani Bhatnagar murder case.
39. Mod (2011) - Official remake of a Taiwanese film “Chen Shui De Qing Chun” aka “Keeping Watch” (2007).
40. Mr. Bhatti On Chhutti (2012) - Takes it basic inspiration from “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” (2007).
(Updated in February 2014)
