India, Sept. 14 -- Listerine was conceived as a surgical antiseptic before it became the answer for bad breath. Bubble wrap was designed as a new home decor wallpaper before it became a material for the packaging and transport industry. Vaseline was an annoying 'rod wax' before it became a staple in almost every household as the magic healing jar. Similarly, INS Vikrant lives on after its glorious days as India's first aircraft carrier in the curves of Bajaj's V15 bike. At the same time, Bombay's then-cotton mills left the space for Mumbai's lofty and swanky shopping malls to rise and shine.

Several iconic movies continue to reap all the effort and scale invested in their shooting sets by repackaging them as amusement parks. Dr Joseph La...