Adaptations of Indian Dramas

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Which Indian play was adapted into the Broadway musical "Bombay Dreams"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. Devdas


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

Who wrote the play "The Glass Menagerie"?

  1. Tennessee Williams

  2. Arthur Miller

  3. Eugene O'Neill

  4. August Wilson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "The Merchant of Venice"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. Mudrarakshasa


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "Black Narcissus"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. Devdas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "The King and I"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. Shakuntala


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "The Jungle Book"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. Panchatantra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "The Thief of Baghdad"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. One Thousand and One Nights


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "Aladdin"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. One Thousand and One Nights


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "The Lion King"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. Panchatantra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "The Jungle Book 2"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. Panchatantra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. Notre Dame de Paris


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "The Phantom of the Opera"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. The Phantom of the Opera


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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.

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "Into the Woods"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. Into the Woods


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

Which Indian play was adapted into the film "The Producers"?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Abhijnanashakuntalam

  3. The Little Clay Cart

  4. The Producers


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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

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