Adaptations of Indian Dramas

The Broadway musical "Bombay Dreams" was adapted from the 1917 Bengali novel "Devdas" by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.

Tennessee Williams wrote the play "The Glass Menagerie" in 1944.

The film "The Merchant of Venice" was adapted from the 10th-century Indian play "Mrichchakatika" by Shudraka.

The film "Black Narcissus" was adapted from the 1924 play "Abhijnanashakuntalam" by Kalidasa.

The film "The King and I" was adapted from the 1856 play "Shakuntala" by Kalidasa.

The film "The Jungle Book" was adapted from the 4th-century collection of fables "Panchatantra".

The film "The Thief of Baghdad" was adapted from the 9th-century collection of stories "One Thousand and One Nights".

The film "Aladdin" was adapted from the 9th-century collection of stories "One Thousand and One Nights".

The film "The Lion King" was adapted from the 4th-century collection of fables "Panchatantra".

The film "The Jungle Book 2" was adapted from the 4th-century collection of fables "Panchatantra".

The film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was adapted from the 1831 novel "Notre Dame de Paris" by Victor Hugo.

The film "The Phantom of the Opera" was adapted from the 1910 novel "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux.

The film "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" was adapted from the 1979 musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" by Stephen Sondheim.

The film "Into the Woods" was adapted from the 1986 musical "Into the Woods" by Stephen Sondheim.

The film "The Producers" was adapted from the 1968 musical "The Producers" by Mel Brooks.