As the countdown to the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival (ZJLF) begins, excitement surrounding the event has reached a fever pitch. The ZJLF is being held on the same dates as the Zee Cine-Lit Festival (ZCLF) from January 21-25.
As the countdown to the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival (ZJLF) begins, excitement surrounding the event has reached a fever pitch. The ZJLF is being held on the same dates as the Zee Cine-Lit Festival (ZCLF) from January 21-25.
The film festival which has curated a dozen of the best films based on books is a first time feature of the ZJLF since 2006 when it began.
Organisers, have told dna that this would now be a regular feature of the event. The films include Slumdog Millionaire, The Fault In Our Stars, 3 Idiots, Kai Po Che, Saat Khoon Maaf, 2 States, Age Of Tomorrow, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Captain America and The Giver. They will be screened at Inox Jaipur with four shows daily.
Danny Boyle-directed Academy award winning film Slumdog Millionaire is based on diplomat-writer Vikas Swarup's novel Q & A.
"From book to screen and now part of the LitFest, things seemed to have come a full circle," said Swarup, who wrote the book in tearing hurry when his London posting was about to end and he was being made India's director of relations with Pakistan. That would leave scope for little else, and definitely not a book. So, he wrote at a furious pace sometimes (as many as 20,000 words over weekends) before leaving London.
Swarup said he only got lucky at the 11th attempt at sending his manuscript to agents. Talking about it, he said, "I think the film has helped the book." While avoiding a direct answer on whether he preferred the book over the film he said, "Boyle discussed the changes made by Simon Beaufoy, the scriptwriter, with me. It worked out well for the film."
Author Chetan Bhagat also feels that films bring more visibility to the books they are based on. "Though that visibility is great, its not like I want to only write stuff which can translate into films. Had that been the case why would I indulge in non-fiction writing like columns?" he underlined.However, he went on to add, "My plot-based fast-paced style may be making it easier to translate itself into film."
Zee Entertainment Enterprise corporate head Roland Landers said, "We at Zee are very excited at the prospect of this book-cum-film festival which will bring readers of books and cine-goers together on the same platform." He added, "We want to take ZCLF to other cities too and expand its scope to include platforms which will bring film-makers and writers together."
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