Updated on: 26 July, 2021 11:32 AM IST |
7 Bollywood Films that are Adapted from Plays
Paresh Rawal starrer Oh My God is inspired from Gujarati play Kanji Virudh Kanji.
Who would guess that even a director like Rohit Shetty would be inspired by a play? His movie All The Best is based on Marathi play Pati Sagle Uchapati
Yet another Bhardwaj film based on Shakespeares play, Maqbool is the Indianised version of "Macbeth".
Vishal Bhardwajs film starring Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan is based on Shakespeares political drama Othello.
Habib Faisals cold revenge drama starring Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor is also an adaptation of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet.
Sanjay Leela Bhansalis epic love story starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone is a desi adaptation of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet.
The Shahid Kapoor-Shraddha Kapoor-Tabu starrer Haider is the desi version of William Shakespeares play Hamlet.
Theatre has fascinated Bollywood filmmakers over the ages and has even inspired them to adapt the works of famous play writers for the Indian audience. We take a look at seven of the best adaptations of plays into mainstream Bollywood films.
