Even if you’ve been living under a rock, chances are that you have heard so much about Squid Game that you’ve managed to come across some meme, video or an article around this popular K-drama, which has basically taken the world by storm. 

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The South Korean Netflix show has created history for being on top in over 90 countries and breaking viewing records. 

The show follows an innocuous tale of hundreds of adults locked together to participate in a game that looks innocent at the face value, but is basically a suicide mission in disguise once you start playing. All of this is done to win a grand prize money and all participants have one thing in common- they are on a run from piles of debt and emotional hang-ups due to lack of money.

Now, since way too many people have watched it and analysed the show, a certain section of the Indian audience has managed to draw a unique inference and have already started arguing that Squid Game is basically a copy of Sanjay Dutt and Imran Khan starrer Hindi movie Luck.  

The uncanny similarity in the plot line has basically convinced the Indian audience that the K-drama is just a ‘high end’ version of the Bollywood thriller.

Me after watching #SquidGame : Yeh to Luck movie ka high end version nikla. pic.twitter.com/gbuGWkBvFM

— BrokenButBeautiful3 (@EDHA_INFINITE) October 1, 2021

#SquidGame , a mafia leader, gives a bunch of people an opportunity to turn their luck around and earn a hefty amount. They are required to deadly play games while people bet on game #SquidGame Sounds similar? Its #Bollywood movie #luck released in 2009

— Tanya sharma (@TanyaSharma_94) September 30, 2021

Ok does #SquidGames remind anyone else of that Sanjay Dutt, Shruti Haasan film LUCK?! It’s like the TV show form of the movie! #SquidGame #HellWeek #Bollywood #BigBrother #sanjaydutt #ImranKhan #ShrutiHaasan #BB23Finale #MyUniverseMVMidnight #Netflix

— Tanisha G (@TwinMomTravels) September 30, 2021

People saying squid game is a really unique show haven't watched Luck

— Rishit (@x2Rish) September 30, 2021

For the uninitiated, Luck was released in 2009 and the plot of the movie follows a mafia leader called Moussa( played by Sanjay Dutt) who allows people to turn around their ‘luck’ by participating in deadly, life-risking tasks for prize money after people bet on them. 

Yeah, sounds similar and uncanny right?

Well, you cannot help but agree that this is a bizarre coincidence. 

Meanwhile, the Korean psychological drama following the shallow lives of cash-starved humans is ranking up for many reasons. 

Besides it being the right amount of adrenaline rush we need in life, it also forces you to face the dark reality of how low can humans go for survival. It’s a great binge-watch though, try it if you haven’t.

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