Sunday, April 25, 2010

Trivial Pursuit 26

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5 comments:

  1. All the movies inspired from "James Hadley Chase's" novel.

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  2. Memsaab was based on "Lady - Here's Your Wreath"
    Aar Ya Paar was based on "The Sucker Punch"

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  3. The Connect is James Hadley Chase.

    The above mentioned films have been adapted from, or based on novels written by James Hadley Chase.

    James Hadley Chase is a pseudonym for British writer Rene Brabazon Raymond, who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant, and Raymond Marshall.

    Kudos to Chachu for cracking this one..
    Hari too, chipped in with some vital info :)

    Here's the Connect :

    Pics 1 & 2 : James Hadley Chase


    Pic 3 : Memsaab (1971)
    Produced & Directed by : Atma Ram

    'Memsaab', was based on the novel 'Lady - Here's Your Wreath', by James Hadley Chase.


    Pic 4 : Joshila (1973)
    Directed by : Yash Chopra
    Produced by : Gulshan Rai

    'Joshila' was based on the novel 'Shock Treatment', by James Hadley Chase.


    Pics 5, 6 & 7 :

    Kashmakash (1973)
    Directed by : Feroz Chinoy
    Produced by : Seeroo Daryani

    Akalmand (1984)
    Directed by : N.S. Raj Bharath
    Produced by : R.V. Gurupadam

    88 Antop Hill (2003)
    Directed by : Kushan Nandy
    Produced by : Kushan Nandy, Kiran Shroff

    'Kashmakash', 'Akalmand' & '88 Antop Hill' were based on the novel 'Tiger By The Tail', by James Hadley Chase.


    Pic 8 : Aar Ya Paar (1997)
    Produced & Directed by : Ketan Mehta

    'Aar Ya Paar' was based on the novel 'The Sucker Punch', by James Hadley Chase.


    Additional Connect :

    Pic 1 : Victoria No. 203 (1972)
    Produced & Directed by : Brij

    'Victoria No. 203' took a little inspiration from the novel 'There's A Hippy on The Highway', by James Hadley Chase.


    Pic 2 : Shalimar (1978)
    Directed by : Krishna Shah
    Produced by : Suresh Shah

    'Shalimar' was loosely based on the novel 'The Vulture Is A Patient Bird', by James Hadley Chase.

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  4. Maharathi (2008)
    Directed by : Shivam Nair
    Produced by : Shri Ashtavinayak, Dhilin Mehta

    'Maharathi' was based on a Gujrati play of the same name, by Paresh Rawal.
    However, both, the Gujrati play, as well as the movie were based on the novel 'There's Always a Price Tag', by James Hadley Chase.

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