‘Jaane Jaan’ to ‘Fitoor’: Films based on foreign literature

By Editorji News Desk
Published on | Nov 26, 2023

‘Jaane Jaan’

Kareena Kapoor starrer is based on ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’, a best-selling novel by Keigo Higashino.

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‘Haider’

Shahid Kapoor and Tabu starrer is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy ‘Hamlet’.

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‘Monica O My Darling’

The movie was adapted from 1989 Japanese novel ‘Burutasu No Shinzou’ (Eng: Heart of Brutus) by Keigo Higashino.

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‘Omkara’

The crime drama film is adapted from William Shakespeare's ‘Othello’.

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‘Lootera’

The second half of the movie is based on author O. Henry's 1907 short story ‘The Last Leaf’.

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‘Maqbool’

The crime drama is an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare.

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‘Fitoor’

Aditya Roy Kapur and Katrina Kaif starrer is based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel ‘Great Expectations’.

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‘Angoor’

Sanjeev Kumar and Deven Verma starrer is based on Shakespeare's play ‘The Comedy of Errors’.

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