Books To Film
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Book versus movie: The poignancy and power of ‘Usne Kaha Tha’ don’t make it to the screen
Moni Bhattacharjee directed the adaptation of the reputed short story by Chandradhar Sharma Guleri.
Nirupama Kotru
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Book versus movie: In ‘Ghare Baire’, questions on nationalism and the nature of freedom
Satyajit Ray’s adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore novel stars Swatilekha Sengupta, Victor Banerjee and Soumitra Chatterjee.
Anu Kumar
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Book vs movie: In ‘Ice Candy Man’ and ‘Earth’, treats, unrequited love and betrayal
How does Deepa Mehta’s movie, starring Aamir Khan, Nandita Das and Rahul Khanna, stack up against Bapsi Sidhwa’s source novel?
Anu Kumar
Trending
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In Nagaland, tribal groups force cancellation of civic polls with reservations for women – yet again
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Muslim residents aghast as Hindu neighbours in Noida call the police to stop Ramzan prayers
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A strain of music that has flourished in India for centuries is being silenced by communalism
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Pakistan’s military is no longer seen as a well-oiled machine, thanks in part to its former chief
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A poem without verbs: The beauty of Dalit poet Omprakash Valmiki’s poem ‘Thakur Ka Kuan’
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Book versus movie: Rajendra Yadav’s prose comes alive in Basu Chatterjee’s ‘Sara Akash’
The 1969 movie was drawn from the Nayi Kahani writer’s pathbreaking novella.
Nirupama Kotru
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Book versus movie: It’s a tie between Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘The Namesake’ and Mira Nair’s screen version
A novel that details the generational confusions of an immigrant family also becomes a film about finding and cherishing love.
Anu Kumar
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Book versus movie: Revisiting ‘Yehi Sach Hai’, the short story that inspired ‘Rajnigandha’
Spot the similarities and differences between Manu Bhandari’s short story and Basu Chatterjee’s screen version.
Nirupama Kotru
Video
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Watch: Actor Zendaya, supermodel Gigi Hadid attend a Mumbai event in saris
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Caught on CCTV: Masked criminals hold jewellery shop owner at gunpoint and rob the store in Pune
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Eco India: How Delhi's waste pickers are ensuring food security and nutrition for their community
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Watch: Akshay Kumar pranks businessman Manish Mandhana for April Fool’s Day (and social media)
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Eco India, Episode 218: Can sustainable food production improve our consumption habits?
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Book versus movie: The 1994 ‘Little Women’ remains the best adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel
Gillian Armstrong’s film was recently made available for streaming on Netflix.
Vikram Johri
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Book versus movie: Brad Pitt-starrer ‘Moneyball’ takes the best of the text and makes it better
If you are even a tiny bit a sports fan, you will enjoy them both.
Utkarsh Srivastava
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Book versus movie: Latest adaptation of ‘Fahrenheit 451’ goes heavy on the underlining
Far too much is going on in Ramin Bahrani’s adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic 1953 novel.
Sanjay Sipahimalani
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ has bite and beauty
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Web series ‘Jubilee’ is a ‘tribute to ambition’ of early Hindi film stars
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‘Viduthalai Part 1’ review: A blistering portrayal of power run amok
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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Interview: Behind the film on Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger is the story of an enduring friendship
Ramin Bahrani, to whom the novel is dedicated, is adapting the Booker Prize-winning work for Netflix.
Nandini Ramnath
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Book versus movie: What James Franco’s comedy doesn’t get about the memoir ‘The Disaster Artist’
The Oscar-nominated film does not adequately recreate Tommy Wiseau’s success in directing ‘the worst movie ever made’.
Vikram Johri
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Why Anuja Chauhan is re-reading her bestselling debut novel ‘The Zoya Factor’
‘I have forgotten large amounts of it,’ said the author about the screenplay she has written for the movie version, starring Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan.
Chandrima Pal
The Field
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Sports world daily: Petra Kvitova wins Miami Open title; Arsenal beat Leeds, Chelsea lose to Villa
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IPL 2023: Wood stars as Lucknow Super Giants outplay Delhi Capitals for huge win in first home game
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Watch: PV Sindhu defeats Yeo Jia Min in thrilling contest to reach Spain Masters final
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IPL 2023: Arshdeep, Rajapaksa star as Punjab Kings defeat KKR in rain-curtailed match
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Spain Masters Super 300 SF blog: PV Sindhu into first final of 2023, to face Gregoria Tunjung