Indian movies growing out of all woods

The film industry in India could not have better than this. After witnessing its most successful year in the recent past in terms of box-office collections, the industry is poised to grow even more. And this is not an abstract anticipation of any Bollywoodwallah, it is a studied inference of an American institute.The PTI recently reported about a report by the Creative and Innovative Economy Centre (CIEC) of George Washington University Law School,...

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Pokkiri : Vijay has one more success

If one prefers only to look at entertaining value of a film, Pokkiri stands quite a good chance. In Mumabaiyya parlance, it is a paisa vasool film. Coming from the ‘Ilaiy Dalpathi’ Vijay, it has all the elements that make Tamil films dear to every film buff. One expected a thrilling, action and romance saga for Vijay, who had been on a search out for a hit for a year or so. The initial response and thereafter also has shown that his search is over...

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Three Cheers for Crowe

Three cheers for the Western culture and three cheers for those who despise it. How much Indians may frown upon bad influences of the western world, it is there that a kind of sensitivity shows itself every now and then. Not surprisingly enough, some sane voices also sprout there from time to time which hitherto are absent here. In the era when Karan Johars and Yash Chopras in India try to emulate every inch of the western flicks, and recreate every...

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Germany Toying With Bollywood

It seems that popularity of Bollywod in Germany is to stay for a long and for better. I have already dedicated three posts on this subject and this is one more. This article appeared in Deutsche Welle; I was promted to bring it here as it is one of my favorite subject.The Nuremberg Toy Fair in Germany is targetting adults this year with puzzles and jigsaws based on Bollywood. The world's largest toy expo, the Nuremberg Fair, is strictly for adults...

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Shahrukh Ban Gaya Joker

It is official now. However Shahrukh might try to ape Big B, he alwasys turns out to be a damp squib. First he tried to step in the Bachchan's shoe was when he acted in the remake of Don. His pubilcity machinery worked overtime and managed to proclaim that film as a hit, but the truth is that the film failed totally. Not satisfied with that misadventure, he jumped on the hot seat as anchor of the popular show Kaun Banega Crorepati on Star Plus. This time also he has got a bitting and in the attempt to crown himself as the new ruler of Bollywood,...

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