Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam To Parineeta: Movies Adapted From Bengali Literature
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam is a 1953 Bengali novel by Bimal Mitra, set in Calcutta, India, detailing the decay of a feudal family and its sumptuous lifestyle.
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Amar Prem is a 1972 Indian Hindi romantic drama film, a remake of the Bengali film Nishi Padma, based on the Bengali short story Hinger Kochuri.
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Hazaar Charausi Ki Maa is directed produced by Govind Nihalani and is based on Magsaysay and Jnanpith award recipient Mahasweta Devi's Bengali 1974 novel Hajar Churashir Maa.
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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bindur Chele, a Bengali classic, has been adapted into a 1971 Bollywood film with Sharmila Tagore, focusing on a woman raising her sister-in-law's son.
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Jalebi is a Bollywood film, a remake of Praktan It tells the story of a couple, a tour guide and a writer, getting married after falling in love.
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Chupke Chupke, is a Bollywood film inspired by the Bengali movie Chadmabeshi. It follows the love story between botany professor Parimal and fan Sulekha.
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This Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan film is an adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella, Parineeta, by celebrated Bengali author, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.