Excellent fictional literature has charming powers of not just connecting you with the story but also creating an imaginary realm where the characters are real. For a very long time, novels and literature pieces have been one of the major inspiration sources for filmmakers. Every art form has a muse. Whether it is another art form or another human being, art forms are inspired and put together by the creator. Seeing an exceptionally tremendous novel or literature piece musing for a movie gives another kind of happiness. There is no denying that the script based on a novel always manages to get ahead of other movies in the race to success on the box office. We all love the let's-read-and-leave-it-to-our-imagination idea but you have to admit that visuals end up doing a much better job. Here are the top 10 Bollywood movies that brought the books to life:
1. Devdas (Book-Devdas): Based on the novel of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay’ Devdas. Devdas was one of the most cult classic movies of the industry. It not gave some spine-chilling emotions but also change the scene in the industry.
2. Guide (Book-Guide): Do you remember "Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai"? The movie that gave us this song is one of the classics of Bollywood. R.K Narayan who is also a Padma Vibhushan winner gifted Bollywood the story of Guide.
3. Omkara (Book- Othella): The love of Vishal Bhardwaj for Shakespeare is quite loud and this movie is an example of that. Omkara was inspired by Othello, having said that, he brought his own flavor to the tragedy.
4. Haider (Book - Hamlet): Told you Vishal Bhardwaj’s love for Shakespeare is unconditional. The way he weaved the story of Hamlet with the tragedy in Kashmir is commendable. Shahid won the Best Actor at many award functions for this one.
5. Aisha (Book - Emma): Aisha was based on the Hollywood flick ‘Clueless’ and ‘Emma’. All three were inspired by Jane Austen’s novel ‘Emma’.
6. Fitoor (Book - The Great Expectations): Abhishek Kapoor’s ‘Fitoor’ was based on Charles Dickens ‘The Great Expectations. If you’ve read the book then you’d know that Rekha would have been the perfect Madam but she walked out of the project.
7. Lootera (Book - The Last Leaf): Vikramaditya Motwane’s ‘Lootera’ starring Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh was an adaptation of O Henry’s short story ‘The Last Leaf’.
8. Parineeta (Book - Parineeta): Another 1917 classic by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay was adapted on the big screen starring Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan, and Sanjay Dutt. Vidya Balan made her debut with this movie.
9. Maqbool (Book - Macbeth): If anyone can handle Shakespeare in Bollywood, it is only Vishal Bharadwaj. Maqbool is one of the best screen adaptations of Macbeth. Pankaj Kapur won the National Award for this movie.
10. Dil Bechara (Book - The fault in our stars): This movie is always going to be close to our hearts. Not because it portrayed a heart-warming story but also marked the last outing of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
