Los Angeles, Aug. 5 -- Indian production house, Applause Entertainment, has partnered with famed novelist Jeffrey Archer, signing a landmark deal to secure adaptation rights for the author's bestselling works.

According to Variety, the partnership involves the rights to Archer's "Clifton Chronicles" series of seven novellas, along with other of his standalone titles "The Fourth Estate", "First Among Equals", "The Eleventh Commandment", "Sons of Fortune" and "Heads You Win".

The company, which is the content arm of Aditya Birla Group, will be involved in the adaptation of the novels into films and TV shows, stated Deadline.

The deal has taken place nearly a year after negotiations, representing a major step for Indian content creation, ...