Top News

There are many films made in Bollywood which are based on some novel or are inspired by them. At the same time, William Shakespeare's plays have a separate fan base. It would not be wrong to say that the audience likes watching Shakespeare's plays more than reading them. Many such films have been made in Hindi cinema, which are based on the plays of William Shakespeare. There are some such films in this list which got a lot of love from the audience.

Today we have brought for you a list in which those films which are based on William Shakespeare's drama have been mentioned. This list includes names ranging from Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' to the film 'Angoor' which was released about 40 years ago.

Haider

Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' was released in the year 2014. This picture also won the Filmfare Award. This film was based on William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. The director of 'Haider' was Vishal Bhardwaj. Made for Rs 45 crore, this film had earned Rs 79.20 crore worldwide.

Shahid Kapoor in the film 'Haider'

Grape

'Angoor' was released in the year 1982. The director of the film was Gulzar. Sanjeev Kumar and Deven Verma played double roles in this picture. If we look at the star cast, this film included actors like Utpal Dutt, Moushumi Chatterjee, Deepti Naval and Aruna Irani along with Sanjeev Kumar and Deven Verma. This film was based on Shakespeare's 'A Comedy of Errors'.

from doom to doom

'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' was Aamir Khan's first film, in which he was seen as a lead actor. Juhi Chawla was also in an important role with him in this film. This film was based on William Shakespeare's play 'The Romeo and Juliet'. This romantic film is considered a milestone in Hindi cinema.

Maqbool

'Maqbool' was released in the year 2004. The picture was based on William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Although this film could not do much at the box office, this film was highly praised at the international level. The director of the film was Vishal Bhardwaj. At the same time, powerful actors like Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapoor, Piyush Mishra, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri were seen in it.

Irrfan Khan in 'Maqbool'

Omkara

Vishal Bhardwaj was also the director of 'Omkara'. He made this film inspired by William Shakespeare's play 'Othello'. Ajay Devgan played the role of Omkar in the picture. Apart from Ajay Devgan, this film featured Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Bipasha Basu and Naseeruddin Shah. This film was liked a lot at national and international level.