Movies are a great source of entertainment and learning about new cultures. They can showcase a country's history, a new culture, and influential figures in the world. As such, they reflect culture, change culture, and spur economic growth. Movies also inspire individuals and expand our basic knowledge of the world around us. Let's take a look at the top 10 famous Bollywood movie adaptations inspired by books.
1. 3 Idiots (2009)
3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, edited, and directed by Rajkumar Hirani. The blockbuster film is based on Chetan Bhagat's bestseller, Five Point Someone. It stars superstar Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R. Madhavan, and Kareena Kapoor in lead roles.
2. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The successful movie Slumdog Millionaire centers around its rags-to-riches storyline. Directed by Danny Boyle, the film is an adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup.
3. Hello (2008)
Hello is an Indian Hindi thriller film directed by Atul Agnihotri, starring Sharman Joshi, Sohail Khan, Gul Panag, Isha Koppikar, Amrita Arora, and Sharat Saxena in the lead roles. This movie was based on Chetan Bhagat's fiction work, One Night at the Call Center.
4. The Blue Umbrella (2007)
The Blue Umbrella is a 2005 Indian drama film based on the novel of the same name (1980) by Ruskin Bond. The movie was directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starred Shreya Sharma and Pankaj Kapur in lead roles. The music was composed by Bhardwaj and the lyrics were written by Gulzar.
5. Saawariya (2007)
Saawariya is an Indian Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. This movie is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1848 short story, White Nights. The film is both a love story and a coming-of-age story.
6. Omkara (2006)
Omkara is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. The movie is based on the story of Othello by Shakespeare, and stars an ensemble cast of Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vivek Oberoi, and Bipasha Basu in lead roles.
7. Kai Po Che! (2013)
Kai Po Che is an Indian Hindi-language buddy sports drama film directed by Abhishek Kapoor and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures. The movie is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, and stars Sushant Rajput, Raj Kumar Yadav, and Amit Sadh.
8. Devdas (2002)
Devdas is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language period romantic drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and produced by Bharat Shah under his banner, Mega Bollywood. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The movie is based on the Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
9. Parineeta (2005)
Parineeta is an Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Pradeep Sarkar. It is a Bollywood adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella "Parineeta" by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film stars Vidya Balan in her Bollywood debut, along with Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt in lead roles. Raima Sen, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, and Dia Mirza play supporting roles.
10. Maqbool (2004)
Maqbool is a 2004 Indian crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It stars Irrfan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Piyush Mishra, Murali Sharma, and Masumeh Makhija. The movie is based on William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth".
