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10 Popular Bollywood Films Based On Books

Devdas

The cult classic was based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novel of the same name.

Maqbool

The critically-acclaimed film was based on William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

Omkara

The box-office hit and critically-acclaimed film was based on another Shakespeare play, Othello.

Saawariya

The film was based on a Russian short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky called White Nights.

Hello

The film was based on Chetan Bhagat's One Night at Call Center.

3 Idiots

The superhit film was based on Bhagat's bestseller Five Point Someone.

Aisha

The film was an adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Emma.

7 Khoon Maaf

The black comedy thriller was based on a short story called Susanna's Seven Husbands by Ruskin Bond.

Kai Po Che!

The film was based on Chetan Bhagat's bestselling book The 3 Mistakes of My Life.

Parineeta

The film was based on a Bengali novella of the same name by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.