Release Date

01 Aug, 2007

Runtime

00:52: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

While Northern India’s 100-year-old film industry is best known for flamboyant dance sequences and romantic plot lines, its directors have begun to step outside established formulas and explore grittier subject matter. This program surveys the world of Bollywood filmmaking, examining the personalities as well as the commercial and thematic concerns that drive central Asia’s answer to Tinseltown. Interviews with directors Karan Johar, Ashutosh Gowariker, and Yash Chopra are included, along with commentary from choreographers, musical directors, and Cinemaya Magazine editor Aruna Vasudev. The industry’s newfound attention to poverty, homelessness, and other social concerns is examined. Several film excerpts are included.

Original Title

Cinema Asia: India

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Actors

Remesh Panicker

Anupam Kher

संजय लीला भंसाली

Aruna Vasudev

Mrinal Sen

Jahnu Barua

Yash Chopra

Ashutosh Gowariker

Karan Johar

Vishal Bhardwaj

Urmila Matondkar

Vaibhavi Merchant

Willard Carol

Malaika Arora

Sonu Nigam

Salman Khan

शाहरुख़ ख़ान

Lata Mangeshkar

Aparna Sen

Crew