Indian Films

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Bollywood - Popularity and Appeal - Asia
... Bollywood films are widely watched in South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka ... Many Pakistanis watch Bollywood films, as they understand Hindi (due to its linguistic similarity to Urdu) ... Exceptions were made for a few films, such as the 2006 colorized re-release of the classic Mughal-e-Azam or the 2006 film Taj Mahal ...
History Of VFX In Indian Films
... The History of VFX in Indian Films dates back to the silent era ... At the same time as hollywood films were experimenting and executing VFX, India had also closely followed and caught on ... With the advent of Computer Graphics in hollywood in the 1970s Indian films yearned to similar work and in the 1980s India's first Computer graphics facilities came up led by Prasad Video Digital which later ...
Mughal-e-Azam - Legacy
... Mughal-e-Azam remained one of only two films K ... Asif ever directed, and one of his unfinished films was released posthumously as a tribute ... After this film, she could have had the best of roles, but was advised not to overwork due to her heart condition, and was unable even to finish some films that were ...
Taare Zameen Par - Reception - Accolades - 2009 Academy Awards Submission and Slumdog Millionaire
... initially acclaimed as India's official entry for the 2009 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film, but after it failed to make the short list a debate began in the Indian media as to why Indian films never win Oscars ... Arts and Sciences announced its shortlist of nine films edging closer to a foreign-language nomination ... Sadly, that film never will be seen by mainstream American audiences yet Chandni Chowk is enjoying a hefty publicity push ...
Dances Of India - Dance in Films
... Dance and song sequences have been an integral component of films across the country ... With the introduction of sound to cinema in the film Alam Ara in 1931, choreographed dance sequences became ubiquitous in Hindi and other Indian films ... Dance in early Hindi films was primarily modelled on classical Indian dance styles and particularly those of historic North Indian courtesans (tawaif), or folk dancers ...

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