8 Films Adapted From Books

Zee Media Bureau
Aug 12, 2024

Kai Po Che! (2013)

Based on Chetan Bhagat's novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life, Kai Po Che!

7 Khoon Maaf (2011)

This movie, based on author Ruskin Bond's short story, Susanna's Seven Husbands features Priyanka Chopra in the main lead and seven male actors in the film

Aisha (2010)

Aisha, a romantic comedy film directed by Anil Kapoor is an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Directed by Danny Boyle, the film is an adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup

Omkara (2006)

Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj adapted the story of Othello by Shakespeare in his film Omkara

Parineeta (2005)

Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, Parineeta is a Bollywood musical film adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella, Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

Maqbool (2004)

Director Vishal Bharadwaj's Maqbool is based on William Shakespeare's play Macbeth

Devdas (2002)

Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali was based upon the Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The movie starred Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit in the lead roles

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