The ability to adjust one's behaviour to a new environment is called adaptation. To "adapt" a plot, idea, topic, or any other feature from another work of art and incorporate it into one's film is to "adapt" the work. It is a procedure that, by definition, involves adapting a literary work for the big screen. The Indian cinema industry has been using Shakespearean plays as a source of inspiration since 1938. Vishal Bhardwaj directed and wrote the Indian versions of three Shakespeare tragedies, Maqbool (2003) from Macbeth, Omkara (2006) from Othello, and Haider (2014) from Hamlet received broad appreciation for his work. Books and movies are two forms of art, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Many items from the original source must be cut, while others must be added, and much trial and error must be undertaken in order to successfully adapt the source to the medium being used. Films based on Shakespearean works should be seen with an open mind.

Index Terms- Drama, Medium, Transformation, Audiovisual, Poetic license, Expression.