Over the years, Indian cinema and literature have been intertwined domains. However, in recent times, Bollywood has more or less shied away from adapting critically acclaimed novels from across the country.u00a0

On the contrary, Hollywood has often dipped into the pool of literary excellence stored over the decades, a la the recent The Great Gatsby. There have been a few Shakespearean adaptations of late in Bollywood as well but very little has happened on the desi front. While some pulp fictions and its ilk have crept onto the big screen, several of our bestselling classics have been gathering dust.