Top 10 Bolywood Movies That Were Adapted From Novels

The power of a classic novel is mightier than a script of any writer - this has proved to be an attraction for directors and producers from time immemorial. These books have proved to be the inspiration behind many films, breaking the barriers of the regional languages. Here is a list of the films which have taken inspiration from novels and books:

1. Sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam

The movie was first produced by Guru Dutt Born on 9th July 1925, Guru Dutt was an Indian act >> Read More... in 1962. The movie was an adaptation of Bimal Mitra’s Bengali novel Saheb, Biwi Aur Golam.

2. Omkara Click to look into! >> Read More...

The movie is an adaptation of the Shakespearean work Othello, which had been written in the 17th century. Omkara released in 2006 and showed the crime and corruption in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

3. Guide

The movie tittle is no different from its adapted novel, Guide by R.K Narayan. Dev Anand Dev Anand would be nostalgically remembered by fil >> Read More... and Waheeda Rehman She took birth in a Tamil Urdu speaking Muslim fam >> Read More... starred in the movie. The evergreen songs of the movie are hummed by every generation.

4. 7 Khoon Maaf Click to look into! >> Read More...

The movie was an adaptation of one of the short stories written by Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is a famous contemporary Indian writer >> Read More... . The main protagonist of the movie was Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... , who shared the screen with multiple other actors. It had been directed by Vishal Bhardwaj The most outstanding of a successful film producer >> Read More... .

5. The Blue Umbrella Click to look into! >> Read More...

Yet another Vishal Bhardwaj film, that has been adapted from Ruskin Bond’s work. The Blue Umbrella starred Pankaj Kapoor and gathered much attention among the children.

6. Aisha

Aisha was a multi-starrer movie where Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor, Daughter of Anil Kapoor and model Su >> Read More... was the main protagonist. The story was the twisted Bollywood version of Jane Austen’s Emma.

7. Pinjar

Amrita Pritam’s Punjabi novel Pinjar also took the shape of a movie. Urmila Matondkar Urmila Matondkar is an Indian actress born on 4th >> Read More... ’s performance was highly praised in this movie and was most probably one of her finest performance ever.

8. Haider Click to look into! >> Read More...

The movie which made Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor also identifies as the name Shahid K >> Read More... into a great actor is Haider. The is an adaption of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. It depicted the political tension of Jammu and Kashmir.

9. Saawariya Click to look into! >> Read More...

Little did anyone know that Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is a noted Indian film actor. He was >> Read More... and Sonam Kapoor entered the world of the Indian cinema with Saawariya, which was the adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel, White Nights.

10. Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram Leela

A Sanjay Leela Bhansali Born on 24th February 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali >> Read More... movie, starring Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh Bhavnani is an Indian movie actor wh >> Read More... and Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and model. S >> Read More... , it was indeed a film with the colorful Rajasthani culture. It got a twisted inspiration from the famous work of Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.