What movie starring Dev Patel was based on an Austalian novel?
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Luke Davies Luke Davies is an Australian writer of poetry, novels and screenplays. His best known works are "" (which was adapted for the screen in 2006) and the screenplay for the critically acclaimed film "Lion".
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Lion (2016 film) Lion is a 2016 biographical film directed by Garth Davis (in his feature debut) and written by Luke Davies, based on the non-fiction book "A Long Way Home" by Saroo Brierley with Larry Buttrose. The film stars Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman.
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Bangaru Papa Bangaru Papa (English title: Golden Baby; Telugu: బంగారు పాప) is a 1955 Telugu film directed by B. N. Reddi. It is based on the 1861 English novel "Silas Marner" by George Eliot. B. N. Reddi personally considered it as his best cinematic work. It showcased the acting skills of S. V. Ranga Rao. This film introduced the famous writer Palagummi Padmaraju to the cine-world.
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Guddu Ki Gun Guddu Ki Gun is a Bollywood Adult comedy film directed Duo Shantanu Ray Chhibber & Sheershak Anand. The film stars Kunal Khemu, debutant Aparna Sharma and marks the debut of Payel Sarkar (Bengali Actress) in Bollywood . It was released on 30 October 2015. The film is based on a washing-powder salesman, Guddu who has a golden penis.
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The Shiralee (1987 film) The Shiralee is a 1987 Australian television film directed by George Ogilvie, based on the novel of the same name by D'Arcy Niland.
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Do Kaliyaan Do Kaliyan is a 1968 film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju. It stars Mala Sinha, Biswajeet, Mehmood and Neetu Singh. It is a remake of Tamil movie "Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum" which itself was a copy of the 1953 film "Twice Upon a Time" and 1961 movie "The Parent Trap" which were ultimately based on the Erich Kästner's German novel "Lottie and Lisa" ("Das doppelte Lottchen"). It was declared a hit at the box office and revitalized the career of its lead actor Bishwajeet.
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Edegarike Edegarike (; English: "Guts" ) is a 2012 Indian Kannada crime drama film directed by Sumana Kittur, based on the novel of the same name written by Agni Shridhar. It stars Aditya in the lead role. Atul Kulkarni, Achyuth Kumar, Srujan Lokesh, Dharma and Aakanksha Mansukhani Feature in supporting roles.
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Chandrakanta (novel) Chandrakanta is a popular epic fantasy Hindi novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri. Published in 1888, it was the first modern Hindi novel. It gained a cult following, and contributed to the popularity of the Hindi language. The copyright on the novel expired in 1964 and it is now in public domain, along with other titles by the author.
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A Dutiful Daughter A Dutiful Daughter (1971) is a novel by Australian writer Thomas Keneally.
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Swami (novel) Swami or 'स्वामी' is the award winning Marathi novel by famous writer Ranjit Desai
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Balipeetam Balipeetam is a 1975 Telugu Drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.It is produced by Y.Sunil Chowdary. It is based on the popular socialist novel written by Muppala Ranganayakamma entitled "Balipeetam".
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Bajirao Mastani Bajirao Mastani is a 2015 Indian epic historical romance film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who also composed the soundtrack of the film. It is jointly produced by Bhansali and Eros International's Kishore Lulla. The film stars Ranveer Singh as Bajirao I and Deepika Padukone as Mastani, with Priyanka Chopra playing Bajirao's first wife Kashibai. The supporting cast includes Tanvi Azmi, Vaibbhav Tatwawdi and Milind Soman. Based on the Marathi novel "Raau" by Nagnath S. Inamdar, the film narrates the story of the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao (1700-1740 AD) and his second wife Mastani.
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Chitralekha (novel) Chitralekha is a 1934 Hindi novel, written by Bhagwati Charan Verma. The novel is about the philosophy of life and love, sin and virtue. The novel was written, while the author was still practicing law at Hamirpur and brought him immediate fame and starting his literary career. The novel is inspired by the famous novel "Thaïs" by Anatole France.
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Alex (film) Alex is a 1992 Australian-New Zealand film based on a popular young adult novel by Tessa Duder. This drama-sport film was never released theatrically in Australia, but shown in some foreign territories and went straight to video.
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Devaraj Devaraj (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian actor and theatre actor who works in South Indian film industries. He has largely featured in Kannada films performing various roles as a lead character, supporting character and villainous character. He has also featured in Tamil and Telugu films.
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Ek Tha Chander Ek Thi Sudha Ek Tha Chandar Ek Thi Sudha (Hindi: एक था चन्दर एक थी सुधा English: One was Chander one was Sudha) is an Indian biopic television series, which premiered on 21 September 2015 and is broadcast on Life OK. The series is produced by Garima Productions of Ashwni Dhir. The series airs on every Monday to Friday nights. The series is a tragic love story and is a 20-episode series. The story of the series is based on Dharamvir Bharati’s iconic novel, "Gunahon Ka Devta". Rahil Azam and Umang Jain will play the male and female lead roles respectively.
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My Bollywood Wedding My Bollywood Wedding is a 2010 romantic comedy novel written by Rekha Waheed about a British Asian women's attempt to plan the perfect wedding.
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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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Sarkar 3 Sarkar 3 is a 2017 Indian political crime thriller film, directed by Ram Gopal Verma. This is the third installment of the "Sarkar franchise" which stars Amitabh Bachchan again in the titular lead role along with Ronit Roy, Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpayee, Amit Sadh and Yami Gautam. The movie was released worldwide on 12 May, 2017, to positive reviews from critics.
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Dweepa Dweepa (Kannada: ದ್ವೀಪ , English: "The Island" ) is a 2002 Indian Kannada language film by Girish Kasaravalli, based on the novel of the same name by Na D'Souza, and starring Soundarya and Avinash in lead roles. "Dweepa" deals with the raging issue of building dams and the displacement of natives.
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Devara Naadalli Devara Naadalli (Kannada: ದೇವರ ನಾಡಲ್ಲಿ , English: "In God's Own Country" ) is a 2016 Indian Kannada language political thriller film written and directed by B. Suresha, inspired by an article that appeared on "The Times of India" in 1998, of an incident that occurred in a town in coastal Karnataka. It features an ensemble cast of Prakash Raj, Achyuth Kumar, Mandya Ramesh and Sihi Kahi Chandru.
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Devdas (2002 Hindi film) Devdas is a 2002 Indian romantic drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and based on the 1917 Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel "Devdas". This is the third Hindi version and the first film version of the story in Hindi done in colour. The film follows Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan), a wealthy law graduate in the early 1900s, who returns from his studies in London to marry his childhood sweetheart, Paro (Aishwarya Rai). However, the rejection of this marriage by his own family sparks his descent into alcohol, ultimately leading to his emotional deterioration and him seeking refuge with a prostitute, Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit Nene). The film was screened at 2002 Cannes Film Festival and was also screened retrospective, during the 2014 International Film Festival of India in the "Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema" section. "Devdas" won the Filmfare Award for Best Film. The film also won five National Awards and a further ten Filmfare Awards, tied with "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" with the most Filmfare Awards any film had won at the time (later beaten in 2005 by Bhansali's "Black").