Updated on: 04 March, 2022 03:52 PM IST |Shweta Shah
This World Book Day, lets talk about Bollywood movies that were successfully adapted from best-selling novels written by authors that are exceptional story-tellers.
World Book Day, celebrated every year on 3rd March, is all about recognizing books with exceptional stories. These stories bring a vision with them that inspired Bollywood filmmakers and writers to adapt it into movies. We know many movies that have been an adaptation of best-selling novels by highly loved authors. This World Book Day, we're going to spotlight movies that were flawlessly adapted from your favourite novels.
1. Ruskin Bond's Sussana's Seven Husbands - 7 Khoon Maaf
Priyanka Chopra starrer movie is an adaptation from Ruskin Bond's best-selling novel Sussana's Seven Husbands. Here's a lesser known fact - before it could turn into a novel, the book was a 4-page short story. Vishal Bharadwaj, the director of 7 Khoon Maaf, had requested Bond to elaborate the novel, which was then converted into a superhit Bollywood film.
1. Ruskin Bond's Sussana's Seven Husbands - 7 Khoon Maaf
Priyanka Chopra starrer movie is an adaptation from Ruskin Bond's best-selling novel Sussana's Seven Husbands. Here's a lesser known fact - before it could turn into a novel, the book was a 4-page short story. Vishal Bharadwaj, the director of 7 Khoon Maaf, had requested Bond to elaborate the novel, which was then converted into a superhit Bollywood film.
2. Shakespere's Hamlet: Haider
It is safe to say that Haider was one of the biggest hits yet an underrated movie of 2014. Inspired by Shakespere's acclaimed Hamlet, Vishal Bharadwaj adapted the novel effortlessly. The cast for each character was chosen mindfully and the movie proved to be one of Shahid's finest performances.
It is safe to say that Haider was one of the biggest hits yet an underrated movie of 2014. Inspired by Shakespere's acclaimed Hamlet, Vishal Bharadwaj adapted the novel effortlessly. The cast for each character was chosen mindfully and the movie proved to be one of Shahid's finest performances.
3. Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Devdas - Devdas
Many of you may not know this but the classic Shah Rukh Khan - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Madhuri Dixit trio starrer superhit Devdas is an adaptation of a book written bya Bengali author, Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Giving life to fictional characters and situation is what Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known for. From memorable music to extravagant film sets and costumes, everything about Devdas is just...Isssh!
Many of you may not know this but the classic Shah Rukh Khan - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Madhuri Dixit trio starrer superhit Devdas is an adaptation of a book written bya Bengali author, Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Giving life to fictional characters and situation is what Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known for. From memorable music to extravagant film sets and costumes, everything about Devdas is just...Isssh!
4. R.K.Narayan's The Guide - Guide
If you thought novel adaptation into movies was a latest trend, you may want to do a little fact check. Remember the iconic Dev Anand song, "Gaata Rahe Mera Dil" from the movie Guide? Well, Guide was an adaptation of R.K. Narayan's critically acclaimed novel - The Guide. A Padma Vibhushan winner, R.K.Narayan gave us one of the classics of Bollywood.
If you thought novel adaptation into movies was a latest trend, you may want to do a little fact check. Remember the iconic Dev Anand song, "Gaata Rahe Mera Dil" from the movie Guide? Well, Guide was an adaptation of R.K. Narayan's critically acclaimed novel - The Guide. A Padma Vibhushan winner, R.K.Narayan gave us one of the classics of Bollywood.
5. Chetan Bhagat's The 3 Mistakes Of My Life - Kai Po Che
Even though the internet would love to troll him, we cannot ignore Chetan Bhagat. Kai Po Che, an underrated Bollywood movie was yet another novel adaptation which got high appreciation for the story as well as the performances. Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh, Rajkummar Rao, and Amrita Puri gave extra-ordinary performances, thus giving characters of the novel a life of their own.
Along with this, Bhagat's other novels like 2 States (2 States), One Night At A Call Center (Hello), Half Girlfriend (Half Girlfriend), and Five Point Someone (3 Idiots) were adapted into movies too. Some were welcomed with a big round of applause while some could've been better as books.
Are you a book person or a movie person? Share this article with movie-buff or a book lover just to sit back and watch their friendly banter on whether the books were better or their movie adaptations.
Even though the internet would love to troll him, we cannot ignore Chetan Bhagat. Kai Po Che, an underrated Bollywood movie was yet another novel adaptation which got high appreciation for the story as well as the performances. Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh, Rajkummar Rao, and Amrita Puri gave extra-ordinary performances, thus giving characters of the novel a life of their own.
Along with this, Bhagat's other novels like 2 States (2 States), One Night At A Call Center (Hello), Half Girlfriend (Half Girlfriend), and Five Point Someone (3 Idiots) were adapted into movies too. Some were welcomed with a big round of applause while some could've been better as books.
Are you a book person or a movie person? Share this article with movie-buff or a book lover just to sit back and watch their friendly banter on whether the books were better or their movie adaptations.
