Just like Bollywood has been a source of inspiration for a lot of people. Many other things have been inspirational for Bollywood itself. Bollywood movies have been inspired by Hollywood, some from Tollywood, some from web series, while some from books.
Today we will discuss 10 popular movies in Bollywood that are inspired by books.
1) Sahib, Biwi Aur Ghulam.
The movie Sahib, Biwi Aur Ghulam that released in 1962 is inspired by the book named Shehab, Bibi Aur Golam by author Bimal Mitra.
2) Hello
The movie Hello is inspired by the book One Night @ the Call Center.
3) Kai Po Che
Kai Po Che is the movie that is inspired by a book named 3 Mistakes Of My Life.
4) 3 Idiots
The all-time favorite movie 3 idiots is inspired by a book titled Five Point Someone.
5) 2 States
The interstate relational movie 2 States is inspired by the book with the same title.
6) Half Girlfriend
The amazing love story based movie Half Girlfriend is inspired by the book with the same title. The author of all the inspirational books in (2) (3) (4) (5) & (6) is Chetan Bhagat.
7) Devdas
The popular movie Devdas is also a book inspired a movie. The title of the book is also the same as the movie and the author of the book is Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
8) Parineeta
Parineeta is also inspired by a book with the same title also written by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
9) Omkara
The multi starrer movie Omkara is inspired by the book Othello by non-other than Shakespeare.
10) Haider
The Shahid Kapoor Starrer Haider was inspired by the book name Hamlet, which is also penned by Shakespeare.