8 Bollywood films adapted from books

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Books into Bollywood dramas

Bollywood offers a delightful concoction of thriller, romance and drama by adapting best-selling Indian books. Here are some popular movies to stream online that are base d on novels.

Parineeta (Prime Video)

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Bengali novel comes to life with Pradeep Sarkar’s captivating film. The story revolves around childhood sweethearts who face the brunt of fa mily politics.

Devdas (JioCinema)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali adapted Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel into a royal period romantic drama. It revolves around the tragic love story of Dev and Paro.

2 States (YouTube)

Chetan Bhagat’s best-selling romance garnered praise from cinephiles when it was adapted into a film. The story follows an unconventional romance between two lovers from different states.

3 Idiots (Prime Video)

The Chetan Bhagat novel ‘Five Point Someone’ inspired Rajkumar Hirani to make an intriguing romantic dramedy. It follows the lives of three engineering students navigatin g love and career.

Pinjar (Prime Video)

Amrita Pritam’s Punjabi novel serves as an inspiration for this captivating drama film. Set against the backdrop of the partition of India, the story follows religious co nflicts and family feuds.

Raazi (Prime Video)

Based on Harinder Sikka's novel Calling Sehmat, this spy thriller follows the story of an Indian spy who marries into a Pakistani family to retrieve secret information for the nation.

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (Prime Video)

Based on the gripping novels of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay and the fictional detective titular character, the movie follows a witty detective untangling a twisted mystery.

Guide (YouTube)

This cult classic romantic drama film is adapted from R. K. Narayan's novel The Guide. It follows the story of a freelance guide and an unhappily married woman with a sec ret past.

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