Bollywood meets literature: 5 classics featured in Hindi films

The importance of books in our lives cannot be overstated. Books have always been a life-changing element. But times have changed now. Nowadays, instead of reading, people prefer to watch the same content in short form or listen to it in the form of audiobooks. See how these Bollywood movie characters are redefining the importance of books in our lives.

Women Who Run with Wolves: Highway

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

Selected stories of Rabindranath Tagore: Wake up Sid

There are many scenes in Wake Up Sid that feature books. But the scene that caught our attention is when the female protagonist, Aisha, receives a package from her house. She found books like Wuthering Heights and books by Rabindranath Tagore. They perfectly reflected her childhood.

Catch 22: Tamasha

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

Poems of Ghalib: Gangubai Kathiawadi

In Gangubai Kathiawadi’s movie (a must-see modern Bengali movie), there was a scene in which Gangu recites Ghalib’s poem ‘Hazaraon Kwahishen Aisi’, which is a poem that is used when love is taken away. It refers to the pain a person experiences. Ultimately, the characters deal with the same thing.

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Not an Easy Day: A First-hand Mission Description: Dear Zindagi

In the movie (Farewell Bollywood Movie), Dear Zindagi Kaira receives a package containing a book named “No Easy Day”, a memoir by a man who participated in the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden. Masu. As the name suggests, it depicts Kaira’s daily struggle to survive.

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