LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 11 November 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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The Namesake : Word to Image

Subhash K. Shinde, M. A., M. Phil.

Word to Image

Novel is defined as a long narrative in prose and can be treated as a ‘Word’. Film is also a narrative that combines both theatrical and dramatic elements and can be treated as an ‘Image’. The novel and the film imitate human life. The novel and the film are complementary to each other because they are the works of fiction. However, both are independent art forms. Hence, the adaptation of the novel to the film is a multidisciplinary process.

Film Adaptation

Film adaptation is based on a story, novel or any other work of art. Most of the films are based on novels. Novels offer ready plots and stories for filmmakers. Adapting novels for films is a well-known phenomenon in film industry.

Both Hollywood and Bollywood have adopted many novels for their film scripts. To name a few: Gone with the Wind (1939: George Cukor), Pather Panchali (1955: Satyajit Ray), Godan (1963: Trilok Jetley), Samskara (1970: Pattabhi Rama Reddy), The Godfather (1972: Francis Coppola), Train to Pakistan (1997: Pamela Rooks), The Namesake (2007: Mira Nair) and so on.

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Subhash K. Shinde, M. A., M. Phil.
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