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Suraj Sharma Suraj Sharma (born 21 March 1993) is an Indian actor, who made his debut with 2012 film "Life of Pi". Directed by Ang Lee, "Life of Pi" was adapted from the novel of the same nameand earned him critical acclaim as well as the BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. In 2014, he portrayed Aayan Ibrahim in season 4 of the Showtime series "Homeland".
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Life of Pi Life of Pi is a Canadian fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry who explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
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Swami (novel) Swami or 'स्वामी' is the award winning Marathi novel by famous writer Ranjit Desai
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Toba Dreams Toba Dreams is a film Indonesia adapted from the novel of the same title essay T.B. Silalahi.
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The Ode The Ode is a 2008 film directed by Nilanjan Neil Lahiri and starring Sachin Bhatt, Wilson Cruz and Sakina Jaffrey. The film is an adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel, "Ode to Lata" by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla. The biopic was shot on location in Kenya and in Los Angeles and produced by Ratna Maity, with Bharat Shah as executive producer.
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Samaresh Majumdar Samaresh Majumdar (Bengali: সমরেশ মজুমদার ; born 10 March 1942) is a well-known contemporary Bengali writer from West Bengal, India. He is best known for his Animesh series of novels, the second of which ("Kalbela") won the Sahitya Akademi prize in 1984 (see Animesh quartet). He is also known for creating the detective character Arjun, who is the central character of the 2013 film "Arjun – Kalimpong E Sitaharan". The Bengali film "Buno Haansh" which released on 15 August 2014 is also based on his novel of the same name, which was published in Pujabarshiki Anondolok.
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Audition (novel) Audition (オーディション ) is a Japanese novel by Ryu Murakami published in 1997 and published in English in 2009. It was the basis for the film by Takashi Miike released in 1999 and an upcoming English-language film adaptation.
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Jogajog (film) Jogajog is a 2015 Bengali film adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's novel of the same name directed by Sekhar Das.
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Chemmeen (novel) Chemmeen (Malayalam: ചെമ്മീൻ , cemmīn ] , lit. prawn) is a Malayalam novel written by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai in 1956. "Chemmeen" tells the story of the relationship between Karuthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, and Pareekutti, the son of a Muslim fish wholesaler. The theme of the novel is a myth among the fishermen communities along the coastal Kerala State in the Southern India. The myth is about chastity. If the married fisher woman was infidel when her husband was in the sea, the Sea Goddess ("Kadalamma" literally means Mother Sea) would consume him. It is to perpetuate this myth that Thakazhi wrote this beautiful novel. It was adapted into a film of same name, which won critical acclaim and commercial success.
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Trying to Grow Trying to Grow is a 1991 novel by Firdaus Kanga, published by Bloomsbury. The novel is semi-autobiographical and set in urban India, about a young boy growing up with brittle bones.
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Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (Translation: Seventh Horse of the Sun) is a 1992 Indian Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal and based on a novel of the same name by Dharmavir Bharati. It won the 1993 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The self-reflexive film is also known for its subversive take on the 'Devdas' syndrome. It later inspired Tamil film autograph.
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List of accolades received by 3 Idiots "3 Idiots" is an Indian coming of age comedy-drama. The film was co-written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and had story, screenplay and dialogue by Abhijat Joshi. It was loosely adapted from novel "Five Point Someone" by Chetan Bhagat. The film stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi , Kareena Kapoor, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani.
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Twilight in Delhi Twilight in Delhi is Ahmed Ali's first novel, originally published in English in Britain, 1940. The novel addresses India's changing social, political, and cultural climate following colonialism.
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Jochona O Jononir Golpo Jochna O Jononir Golpo (Bengali: জোছনা ও জননীর গল্প ) is a novel by Humayun Ahmed. The novel was published in February, 2004. The novel is based on the Liberation War of Bangladesh. In the novel, by means of an engrossing fictional story which skilfully incorporates various historical figures and many true incidents as well as the author's own personal experiences. The novel was translated into English as "Liberation: Josna O Jononir Golpo" by Roger Gwynn. This novel is considered one of the best novel based on the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
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Kaamana Billu Kaamana Billu (Kannada: ಕಾಮನ ಬಿಲ್ಲು ; English: Rainbow ) is a 1983 Indian Kannada language film directed by Chi. Dattaraj. It stars Rajkumar, Anant Nag and Saritha in lead roles. The film is based on the novel "Mrigathrushna" by Ashwini. The climax of the movie inspired a similar sequence in the 1999 Hindi movie "Mann".
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Devdas (2013 film) Devdas is a Bangladeshi Bengali romantic film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novel "Devdas". It is the second Bangladeshi and fifth Bengali version of the story. It was directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam (who also directed the 1982 version) and stars Shakib Khan as Devdas, alongside Moushumi and Apu Biswas in the leading roles.
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Noukadubi (2011 film) Noukadubi (Bengali: নৌকাডুবি , "Boat wreck") is a Bengali film directed by Rituparno Ghosh, released on January 2011. The movie is a period film set in the 1920s, based on a 1906 novel with the same name by Rabindranath Tagore of the same name, although the credits claim that the film is ‘inspired’ by the Tagore novel because Rituparno Ghosh has taken the skeleton of the original story and woven it with his own inputs – cerebral and emotional.
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Pather Panchali (novel) Pather Panchali (Bengali: পথের পাঁচালী , Pôther Pãchali, translated as Song of the Road) is a novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay and was later adapted into a film of the same name by Satyajit Ray. "Pather Panchali" deals with the life of the Roy family, both in their ancestral village in rural Bengal and later when they move to Varanasi in search of a better life, as well as the anguish and loss they face during their travels.
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Naadan Premam Naadan Premam (English: Love in the Countryside ) is a Malayalam novel written by S. K. Pottekkatt in 1941. It is a short novel written when the author was in Bombay and tells the story of an innocent village belle jilted by a modern man-about-town. It is set entirely in Mukkam, a rustic village on the banks of Iruvanjippuzha, a major tributary of River Chaliyar. Written initially as a film treatment and later converted into a novel, it was serialised in "Kerala Kaumudi" newspaper and released as a book in August 1941. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1972 but was not a success on the screen.
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Deewaar Deewaar ("The Wall") is a 1975 Indian crime drama film, directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. Reflecting "the tumultuous politics of the early 70s" in India, "Deewaar" tells the story of a pair of impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive on the streets of Mumbai. The film was loosely inspired by the real-life gangster Haji Mastan, and the 1961 Dilip Kumar film "Gunga Jumna".
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Shadow From Ladakh Shadow from Ladakh is a novel by Bhabani Bhattacharya first published in 1966 by Crown Publishers. The book is set with the Sino-Indian War as a backdrop and tackles various issues include China's presence in Tibet as well the more local social and moral elements of life. The mixture of humour and interactions of the characters in a war setting provides the novel a nuanced approach.
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Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi is a 1949 novel by R. K. Narayan. It was adapted into the films "Mr. Sampat" (Hindi, 1952) and a Tamil film sharing the same title (1972).