Every piece of literature cannot be translated into cinema, unless taken up by auteurs like Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, eminent Bengali writer Samaresh Majumder has said.
The novelist also noted that film and literature go hand in hand but people these days prefer "watching more and reading less".
Taking part in a discussion at a literary meet here on Sunday, the 'Kaalbela' author said, "Not more than 2,000- 3,000 copies of a new title get sold in book shops, but a far larger number of people will flock to the theatres to watch its adaptation on big screen."
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