Veer of Salman Khan is a copy of Taras Bulba

It is known that Salman Khan's Veer is a copy of Hollywood hit Taras Bulba (1962), which starred Yul Brynner and Tony Curtis and is originally based on a short story by Nikolai Gogol. Though producer Vijay Galani said that that Sallu has written the script of the film, director Anil Sharma said that other writers were involved in the project. Adapting the story to a Bollywood context is Salman's only contribution to the script. Shaktimaan and Anil Sharma have jointly penned the screenplay. Shaktimaan is the one who has previously worked with Anil Sharma in Gadar - A Love Story has written the dialogues of Veer. Anil Sharma said that the story idea is Salman’s but several writers contributed to the script including Shaktiman. When asked if J Lee Thompson’s Taras Bulba inspires the film, Sharma maintained that the story idea was Salman’s. It is left to us to see whether Salman shares his father’s genes but as far as his earlier efforts at writing go, they haven’t garnered great reviews. His film for Somy Ali, which was to be directed by him was inspired by Hollywood film Blind Fury while his film Chandramukhi co-starring Sridevi was a copy of Tom Hank's Big. Taras Bulba, often termed as the Romeo Juliet story of the 16th century, is the story of the Cossacks of Eastern Europe who join the Poles to drive out the Turks from the Steps of Europe. In return for their help, the Poles agree to give control of the Steps to the Cossacks. After the battle however, the Poles do not keep their word and force the Cossacks into the hills. Taras Bulba, a Cossack Colonel, raises his son Andrei Bulba to learn the ways of the Poles so he can defeat them in battle. During his learning process, Andrei falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman and he has to choose between the love for his community and the love of a woman while Taras Bulba has to choose between his son and the Cossacks.