Influence
Though the theme of reincarnation was earlier handled in Indian cinema in Madhumati (1958) directed by none other than Bimal Roy and written by Ritwik Ghatak, starring Vyjayantimala and Dilip Kumar, where lost lovers reunite in another birth, and also in Chetan Anand's lyrical Kudrat (1981), starring Raaj Kumar, Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini. The modern twist with murder and revenge angle set in made Subhash Ghai's Karz a pot-boiler, and went on to inspire several other Indian remakes, notably the Kannada film Yuga Purusha (1989), the Tamil film Enakkul Oruvan (1984) starring Kamal Hassan,the Telugu film Aatmabhalam (1985) starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, and more recently the Hindi film Karzzzz (2008) starring Himesh Reshammiya.
The films music inspired several film titles, notably Main Solah Baras Ki (1998), Paisa Yeh Paisa (1985), Ek Hasina Thi (2004), Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2006) and Om Shanti Om (2007) which was seen as light-hearted tribute to the film, as it borrowed many elements from it.
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