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Published 14:56 IST, October 10th 2019

John Green: Hollywood and Bollywood movies adapted from his books

John Green is a very popular author among young adults. His writing style is very unique and admired by many. Here's a list of movies adapted from his novels.

Reported by: Anushka Pathania
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John Green is an American author and YouTue content maker. He is very popular among the young audience, and is immensely loved by his fans. John Green released his debut novel in 2005 called Looking For Alaska. He won 2006 Printz Award for Looking For Alaska. His fourth solo novel, The Fault in Our Stars, debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list in January 2012.

List of Movies ddapted from John Green's novels

John Green has written at least eight books overall. Since the plot, storyline and characters written by him are so interesting that it is no surprise if his books get adapted for movies and films. The first-ever adaptation from John Green's movie was The Fault in Our Stars.

 The Fault In Our Stars

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The movie stars Shailene Woodley as Hazel Grace Lancaster and Ansel Elgort as Augustus "Gus" Waters. The Fault in Our Stars is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed by Josh Boone, based on the novel of the same name by John Green that was published in 2012. It is a story about two teenagers who met each other at a weekly cancer patient support group. They eventually fall in love and develop a deep connection. But fate had a different plan for them altogether.

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Paper Towns

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This novel was published in 2008. It was primarily for an audience of young adults. In 2015, a movie got adapted from this novel. It was a story of a young girl who loved mysteries so much that she would vanish from time to time.  Once after an all-night adventure with Quentin, the lead actor's, who had a lifelong crush on Margo, she vanishes. Leaving behind clues that Quentin and his friends follow on the journey of a lifetime.

Looking For Alaska

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Looking for Alaska is an upcoming American teen drama web television miniseries created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. It is adapted from John Green's first novel. It is set to premiere on October 18 this year. It is a story of a new arrival at a boarding school who falls in love with a beguiling female student.

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Dil Bechara

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Not only Hollywood, but even Bollywood is getting inspired to make movies adapted from John Green's novels. Such is the craze of John Green and that is the kind of impact he leaves on his readers. Dil Bechara is an adaptation of the novel The Fault In Our Stars and is a remake of the movie The Fault In Our Stars. The star cast of the movie is Sushant Singh Rajput, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjana Sanghi.
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Dil Bechara Release Date

Dil Bechara starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjana Sanghi, Saif Ali Khan, Sahil Vaid is set to release on December 29. After the release of Chhichhore, Sushant is all set to take on the silver screen yet again. Dil Bechara is going to be a love story about two cancer patients.

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Updated 19:00 IST, October 10th 2019

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