Aliens have long been making us squirm in our seats. But while Hollywood takes great pains to create alien characters, Bollywood’s aliens end up looking like poor imitiations. Take a look at the aliens in Shirish Kunder’s ‘Joker’, that have been spotted everywhere as the makers promote the film. We pit them (and some others) against some of Hollywood’s finest:
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Karela versus Independence Day’s alien
Meet Mr. Karela, who is the dowdy version of the alien from Will Smith’s ‘Independence Day’. The original sent a chill down our spine, whereas this one makes us roll our eyes.
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Kadoo versus ET
The head resembles ET’s, but neck down this alien is actually a ‘pumpkin’. Yes, you heard it right - a pumpkin! Farah Khan introduced it as ‘Mr.Kadoo’ on a show. She also stated that they were ‘village aliens’. Silly us, for thinking that aliens were from outer space!
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Pappu versus Predator
We know the comparisons seem far fetched here but there certainly are many similarities between Pappu and the deadly creature from ‘Predator’.
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Tara versus Serleena
Jacqueline Fernandez played Tara, an alien from Venus, who came down to Earth to find love in Milap Zaveri's 'Jaane Kahaan Se Aayi Hai'. Jacqueline plays a bumbling extraterrestrial, and the movie was more a silly rom-com, than a sci-fi flick. She's beaten hands down by femme fatale Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle) from 'Men in Black 2' who uses tentacles to eat those who come in her way.
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Jadoo versus ET (again)
‘Koi… Mil Gaya’ is one of the few Bollywood movies that featured an alien and was a blockbuster hit. Rakesh Roshan liberally borrowed from Steven Spielberg’s classic ‘E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial’ and gave it a desi touch. Jadoo was convincing, and appealed to kids. However adults continue to wait for a decent Bollywood alien movie, that scares us silly. Are we expecting too much? Tell us in the comments section!
