UPSC Prelims 1996·GS1·art-and-culture·religion and literature

Which one of the following works has recently been made into a full-length feature film?

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  1. AR. K. Narayan’s Malgudi Days
  2. BSalman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children
  3. CVikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy
  4. DUpamanyu Chatterjee’s English August.Correct

Explanation

The correct answer is D because this question appeared in the UPSC Prelims during a period when the film adaptation of Upamanyu Chatterjees novel English August was a significant cultural highlight. Directed by Dev Benegal and released in 1994, it was one of the first major Indian films in English to receive international acclaim and a national award. While Malgudi Days was adapted into a famous television series and A Suitable Boy later became a miniseries, English August was specifically celebrated as a breakthrough full length feature film during that timeframe.
art-and-culture: Which one of the following works has recently been made into a full-length feature film?

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