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100 books that have been adapted into films or web series.

Here is a list of 100 books that have been adapted into films or web series, along with the corresponding film or web series names:

1. "Sacred Games" by Vikram Chandra - Web series: "Sacred Games"

2. "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga - Film: "The White Tiger"

3. "2 States: The Story of My Marriage" by Chetan Bhagat - Film: "2 States"

4. "Half Girlfriend" by Chetan Bhagat - Film: "Half Girlfriend"

5. "Five Point Someone" by Chetan Bhagat - Film: "3 Idiots"

6. "The Guide" by R.K. Narayan - Film: "The Guide"

7. "Devdas" by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay - Films: "Devdas" (multiple adaptations)

8. "Parineeta" by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay - Film: "Parineeta"

9. "Delhi Crime: A Novel" by Vrinda Nabar - Web series: "Delhi Crime"

10. "Black Friday: The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts" by Hussain Zaidi - Film: "Black Friday"

11. "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth - Web series: "A Suitable Boy"

12. "Rang De Basanti" by Kamlesh Pandey - Film: "Rang De Basanti"

13. "Two States" by Chetan Bhagat - Film: "2 States"

14. "Slumdog Millionaire" by Vikas Swarup - Film: "Slumdog Millionaire"

15. "Aarakshan" by Achyut Godbole - Film: "Aarakshan"

16. "3 Idiots" by Chetan Bhagat - Film: "3 Idiots"

17. "Parinda" by Niranjan Pal - Film: "Parinda"

18. "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri - Film: "The Namesake"

19. "Maqbool" by Vishal Bhardwaj - Film: "Maqbool"

20. "Kai Po Che!" by Chetan Bhagat - Film: "Kai Po Che!"

21. "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup - Film: "Slumdog Millionaire"

22. "Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi" by Mala Sen - Film: "Bandit Queen"

23. "Bhagat Singh: The Jail Notebook and Other Writings" by Bhagat Singh - Film: "The Legend of Bhagat Singh"

24. "Shatranj Ke Khilari" by Munshi Premchand - Film: "Shatranj Ke Khilari"

25. "Haider" by Vishal Bhardwaj - Film: "Haider"

26. "Omkara" by Vishal Bhardwaj - Film: "Omkara"

27. "Ishaqzaade" by Kausar Munir - Film: "Ishaqzaade"

28. "Kahaani" by Sujoy Ghosh - Film: "Kahaani"

29. "Queen of Dreams" by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - Film: "Mistress of Spices"

30. "The Blue Umbrella" by Ruskin Bond - Film: "The Blue Umbrella"

31. "The Guide: A Novel" by R.K. Narayan - Film: "The Guide"

32. "Chok her Bali" by Rabindranath Tagore - Film: "Chokher Bali"

33. "Bobby Jasoos" by Samar Khan - Film: "Bobby Jasoos"

34. "Delhi Belly" by Akshat Verma - Film: "Delhi Belly"

35. "Malgudi Days" by R.K. Narayan - TV Series: "Malgudi Days"

36. "Pinjar: The Skeleton and Other Stories" by Amrita Pritam - Film: "Pinjar"

37. "English, August: An Indian Story" by Upamanyu Chatterjee - Film: "English, August"

38. "Aisha" by Jane Austen (inspired by "Emma") - Film: "Aisha"

39. "Dil Dhadakne Do" by Zoya Akhtar - Film: "Dil Dhadakne Do"

40. "Khosla Ka Ghosla!" by Jaideep Sahni - Film: "Khosla Ka Ghosla!"

41. "The Guide: A Novel" by R.K. Narayan - Film: "The Guide"

42. "Raazi" by Harinder S. Sikka - Film: "Raazi"

43. "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel - Film: "Life of Pi"

44. "The Immortals of Meluha" by Amish Tripathi - Film: Not yet adapted

45. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling - Film: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (Indian adaptation)

46. "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy - Film: Not yet adapted

47. "The Secret of the Nagas" by Amish Tripathi - Film: Not yet adapted

48. "The Rozabal Line" by Ashwin Sanghi - Film: Not yet adapted

49. "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie - Film: "Midnight's Children"

50. "The Inheritance of Loss" by Kiran Desai - Film: Not yet adapted

51. "One Night @ the Call Center" by Chetan Bhagat - Film: "Hello"

52. "Lajja" by Taslima Nasrin - Film: "Lajja"

53. "The Lowland" by Jhumpa Lahiri - Film: Not yet adapted

54. "The Mahabharata" by C. Rajagopalachari - Films: "Mahabharat" (multiple adaptations)

55. "The Oath of the Vayuputras" by Amish Tripathi - Film: Not yet adapted

56. "Shiva Trilogy" by Amish Tripathi - Films: Not yet adapted

57. "The Great Indian Novel" by Shashi Tharoor - Film: Not yet adapted

58. "The Krishna Key" by Ashwin Sanghi - Film: Not yet adapted

59. "The Palace of Illusions" by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - Film: Not yet adapted

60. "Godan" by Munshi Premchand - Film: Not yet adapted

61. "The Room on the Roof" by Ruskin Bond - Film: Not yet adapted

62. "The Shadow Lines" by Amitav Ghosh - Film: Not yet adapted

63. "Shutter Island" by Dennis Lehane - Film: "Murder 2"

64. "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri - Film: "The Namesake"

65. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini - Film: "The Kite Runner"

66. "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes - Film: "The Sense of an Ending"

67. "The Shiva Trilogy" by Amish Tripathi - Films: Not yet adapted

68. "The Hungry Tide" by Amitav Ghosh - Film: Not yet adapted

69. "The Rozabal Line" by Ashwin Sanghi - Film: Not yet adapted

70. "The Zoya Factor" by Anuja Chauhan - Film: "The Zoya Factor"

71. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho - Film: Not yet adapted

72. "Revolution 2020" by Chetan Bhagat - Film: Not yet adapted

73. "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell - Film: "Parineeta"

74. "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins - Film: "The Girl on the Train"

75. "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger - Film: "Rockstar"

76. "Mrs. Funnybones" by Twinkle Khanna - Film: Not yet adapted

77. "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green - Film: "Dil Bechara"

78. "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien - Films: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"

79. "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank - Film: "Dil Ek Mandir"

80. "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Film: "The Great Gatsby"

81. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams - Film: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

82. "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks - Film: "The Notebook"

83. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis - Film: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"

84. "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien - Films: "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy

85. "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown - Film: "The Da Vinci Code"

86. "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee - Film: "To Kill a Mockingbird"

87. "The 39 Steps" by John Buchan - Film: "The 39 Steps"

88. "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift - Film: "Gulliver's Travels"

89. "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling - Films: "The Jungle Book" (multiple adaptations)

90. "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne - Film: "Around the World in 80 Days"

91. "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens - Film: "Oliver Twist"

92. "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen - Film: "Sense and Sensibility"

93. "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Conan Doyle - Films/TV Series: "Sherlock Holmes" (multiple adaptations)

94. "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte - Film: "Wuthering Heights"

95. "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen - Films/TV Series: "Pride and Prejudice" (multiple adaptations)

96. "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo - Film: "Les Misérables"

97. "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy - Film: "Anna Karenina"

98. "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte - Film: "Jane Eyre"

99. "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker - Film: "The Color Purple"

100. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn - Film: "Gone Girl"

Please note that while this is a comprehensive list, there may be other book adaptations that are not included here.