The history of filmmaking inspired by books has been popular. Let's explore 13 such Bollywood movies.
Kai Po Che! (2013): Starring Sushant Rajput, Raj Kumar Yadav and Amit Sadh among others, this movie was the successful adaption of the novel "The 3 Mistakes of My Life", by Chetan Bhagat.
Aisha (2010): Starring Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, and Amrita Puri among others, this movie is based on the popular novel of Jane Austen, “Emma”.
Lootera (2013): Starring Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha, this drama romance movie was the adaption of the novel “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry.
Haider (2014): With the successful addition of a Bollywood twist, this Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor starred movie has striking similarity to Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
The Namesake (2006): Based on the novel of the same title by the Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, this movie stars Irrfan Khan and Tabu, among others.
7 Khoon Maaf (2011): Based on the Ruskin Bond novel “Susanna's Seven Husbands”, this movie starred Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Irrfan Khan among others.
3 Idiots (2009): This hit movie starring Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, and R. Madhavan, is based on Chetan Bhagat's bestseller “Five Point Someone”.
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): This Oscar-winning movie directed by Danny Boyle with casts like Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, and Irrfan Khan among others, is based on Vikas Swarup’s novel “Q & A”.
Saawariya (2007): This Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie starring Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor is inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky's short Russian story “White Nights”.
Omkara (2006): Vishal Bhardwaj directed this movie starring Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Kareena Kapoor among others, and is based on "Othello" by Shakespeare.
Parineeta (2005): Based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel “Parineeta”, this musical Bollywood movie stars Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan, and Sanjay Dutt, among others.
Maqbool (2004): Starring Irrfan Khan and Tabu, this movie is based on the Shakespearean tragedy "Macbeth".
Devdas (2002): Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit, this Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie is based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel with the same title.