As soon as the trailer of Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan's Diwali offering, Thugs Of Hindostan, was unveiled yesterday, netizens went into overdrive drawing parallels between the film and Johnny Depp's popular franchise, Pirates Of The Caribbean. Interestingly, during the making of the Vijay Krishna Acharya-directed venture, buzz suggested that the period drama was based on Philip Meadows Taylor's 1839 novel, Confessions Of A Thug. However, the director rubbished the rumours.

Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan at the film's trailer launch. Pics/Atul Kamble