Bollywood Meets Literature: 5 Classic Books That Featured In Hindi Films

We can’t emphasize enough the importance of books in our life. Books have always been a life-changing element. However, times have changed now. These days people don’t prefer to read but rather watch the same content either in short form or listen to it in the form of audiobooks. Check out how these bollywood movie characters redefine the importance of books in our life. 

Women Who Run With The Wolves: Highway 

Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Women Archetype is a book written by Clarissa Pinkola Estes and published by Ballantine Books. This book revolves around the story of a woman who struggles to get back her freedom. It also portrays the character of a man who could be an ideal brother or companion to women. 

Selected Stories By Rabindranath Tagore: Wake Up Sid 

Wake Up Sid has a lot of scenes that feature books. However, the scene that got our attention was when Aisha, the female lead got a pack of stuff from her home. She found books such as Wuthering Heights and some of the Rabindranath Tagore books which was perfect reflection of her childhood days. 

Catch 22: Tamasha

Catch-22 is a novel that revolves around the ideas of conflicting ideologies and war written by American author Joseph Heller. This book caught the female character Tara’s attention in Corsica, however, she reads it in Delhi where she meets Ved.

Poetry By Ghalib: Gangubai Kathiawadi

There was a scene in Gangubai Kathiawadi's movie (contemporary bengali movies to watch) where Gangu is seen reading Ghalib’s poem ‘Hazaraon Khwahishen Aisi’ which translates into the pain that one suffers when love is taken away. Eventually, the character also deals with the same. 

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No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account Of The Mission: Dear Zindagi 

In the movie (bollywood movies on farewell) Dear Zindagi Kaira receives a package with a book named ‘No Easy Day’ which is in memoir of a man who participated in the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden. As the name suggests, it depicts Kaira's everyday struggles to live.

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