Films based on literary works in 2014

Every year has its share of ups and downs Last year too saw some bold moves from the filmmakersrsquo end and that trend is bound to continue in the future As a consequence borrowing a book to make a movie has become one of the most promising trends 2014 will witness quite a few of them HitList pinpoints the relatively bigger projects in this particular genreDetective Byomkesh BakshiDirector Dibakar BanerjeeStoryline Based on one of the 33 crime thrillers written by renowned Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandopadhyay the comedydrama will see Sushant Singh Rajput in a pivotal role playing a shrewd detective Exploring the whodunnit genre on the streets of the charming Kolkata read Calcutta this endeavour too has a metropolitan city at its heart Known for his rather minimalistic approach towards filmmaking this upcoming film is Dibakarrsquos most expensive project so farBombay VelvetDirector Anurag KashyapStoryline This ambitious film is a drama noir based on historian Gyan Prakashs Mumbai Fables a take of how Mumbai became a metropolis against the backdrop of love greed violence and jazz music Goes without saying that the subject line is probably the first of its kind With Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in lead roles and Karan Johar playing the villain the buzz for this adaptation is strong for a December releaseHaiderDirector Vishal BhardwajStoryline Thanks to his brilliance in Omkara and Maqbool one can always expect Bhardwaj to do justice to a Shakespearean theme This thriller based on the play Hamlet has Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor their first onscreen outing along with Irrfan Khan and Tabu their fourth With the early production stage marredby controversies the end product would hopefully be worth the wait2 StatesDirector Abhishek VarmanStoryline Author Chetan Bhagat has penned six books so far and three of them had been adapted for movies 2 States is the fourth one on the list Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Karan Johar their first coproduction till date the forthcoming drama stars Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt as protagonists The romantic plot is expected to revolve around a couplersquos lingual and cultural distinctions in spite of belonging to one nationMohalla AssiDirector Chandra Prakash DwivediStoryline A decade after Pinjar 2003 Dwivedirsquos next feature film too is based on a book Dr Kashinath Singhrsquos novel Kashi Ka Assi The project got delayed in between but is all set to release in 2014 Sunny Deol plays an orthodox Sanskrit teacher while Sakshi Tanwar plays his wifeUntitled projectsProducer Matchbox FilmsStoryline A fastpaced suspense tale set in todayrsquos India this upcoming film is based on a story in Vikas Swaruprsquos The Accidental ApprenticeSwarup earlier wrote QampA which went on to inspire Slumdog Millionaire and its unprecedented Oscar conquest Agent Vinod director Sriram Raghavan is scripting and directing as wellProducer Sheetal TalwarStoryline Jeffrey Archers Not A Penny More Not A Penny Less and Kane Able went on to lsquoinspirersquo movies like Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl and Khudgarz but none of this work were officially bought for adaptationThis was before Talwar did so by gaining the film rights of his novel First Among Equals and a short story titled A La Carte from his collection of short stories A Twist In The TaleProducer Karan JoharStoryline The first novel of the Shiva trilogy series by Amish Tripathi this mega project helmed by Karan Johar is said to have the successful directoractor due of Mukerji and Ranbir KapoorHowever the production is yet to go on floors The book is set in the land of Meluha and starts with the arrival of the Tibetan tribal Shiva Imagine a mortal God Thatrsquos the closest you can get to the protagonist Interesting enoughProducer Nikhil AdvaniStoryline The director of memorable movies like Kal Ho Naa Ho and DDay has been nurturing a decadelong dream of adapting Louisa May Alcotts Little Women into a fulllength Hindi feature filmSaurabh Shukla was supposed to pen the script If things fall into place 2014 will end the long waitSame differenceFor good or for bad remakes seldom go out of fashionSalman Khan and Daisy Shahgtgt Salman Khanrsquos first major release in about one and a half year Jai Ho is a remake of the Telugu film Stalin which starred Chiranjeevi in the lead roleRaj Kumargtgt Hansal Mehtarsquos City Lights is an official adaptation of Britains Oscar entry Metro Manila It stars his blueeyed actor Raj Kumar againHrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaifgtgt Traffic starring Manoj Bajpayee and Jimmy Sheirgill is an upcoming thriller as well as a remake of the 2011 Malayalam film by the same titlegtgt Siddharth Raj Anandrsquos Bang Bang with Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in lead roles is an official remake of the Tom CruiseCameron Diaz starrer Knight and Daygtgt Sajid Nadiadwalarsquos debut directorial venture Kick starring Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez is a remake of a Telugu film by the same name