Cinematic adaptation from Literature: A Study of Chetan Bhagat’s Novels

Monika Chaudhary

Vol-6,Issue-3,May - June 2021

Author: Monika Chaudhary

Keywords: Cinema, Mass and Media, Bollywood, Vibrant, Recreational.

Abstract: The Present research paper aims at highlighting the cinematic representation of the works of Chetan Bhagat. The major emphasis is laid on the Chetan Bhagat writing which has been adapted into movies. Like this vibrant media and entertainment (M&E) industry provides attractive growth opportunities for global corporation. Bollywood, as the Hindi film industry is popularly known is the largest contributor to the Film industry and language cinema industries such as Bengali, Bhojpuri, Marathi and Gujarati. Although, this industry is the largest in the world in terms of the number of films it produces. It’s not only Bollywood, even most of the successful Hollywood films are based on literary works. But film makers satisfy the hunger of a large heterogeneous audience with the element of Entertainment. The idea of screen adaptations is dates back years ago when people had limited options for entertainment and recreational activities. The study is based on movies made in Bollywood which have been inspired by the writings of novelists. This is a qualitative research in which Chetan Bhagat’s novel Five Point Someone, 2 States: The story of My Marriage, 3 Mistakes of my life, Half girlfriend and Revolution 2020 have been taken up by Bollywood film makers to make movies 3 Idiots,2 States, Kai Po Che, Half Girlfriend and Revolution 2020 respectively. Chetan Bhagat, pioneers the way towards new era where he has been picked up by the Bollywood maker consistently. Whatever might be the reason, he is capable enough to shatters the all critics opinion on the ground of his success.

Article Info: Received: 22 Mar 2021; Received in revised form: 07 May 2021; Accepted: 25 May 2021; Available online: 14 May 2021

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.63.42