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The current on-going controversy between author Chetan Bhagat and the makers of '3 Idiots' has raised the issue of whether the author should get the credit for the movie story in case the movie is adapted from the book. Here we bring some of the best book adaptions which won milion hearts of movie fans around the world.

'Harry Potter' : The one book series which has gained popularity world wide irrespective of language barrier is undoubtedly J.K.Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series. Though the book series has ended with release of 'Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows', the movie goers are anxiously waiting for it to release on screen.

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The Mistress of Spices: Lovely Aishwarya and Gurinder Chadha teamed up again in 'The Mistress of Spices' which is directed by Gurinder's husband Paul Mayeda Berges and is based upon the novel of the same name by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

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Omkara: Intense director Vishal Bhardwaj brought Shaekspear's 'Othello' alive on screen with the help of briliant actors like Ajay Devgan and Kareena Kapoor alongwith Saif Ali Khan.

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Black Friday: The most hard hitting, realistic movie on Mumbai bomb blasts was made by talented director Anurag Kashyap which is based on S.Hussain Zaidi's novel. The movie caught up into the controversy and after a prolonged legal fight the film-makers were able to release this movie which was an instant hit with the audience because of its content.Read More

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Bride & Prejudice: Our 'desi beauty' made her debut in wester cinema through Gurinder Chadha's 'Bride & Prejudice' which is inspired by Jane Austin's classic 'Pride & Prejudice'.

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