In India movie stars and filmmakers wield enormous influence and that point was drawn dramatically by Danny Boyle in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Hint: it is the toilet scene. Interestingly, the entertainment industry, (especially Bollywood or the Hindi film industry based in Mumbai) involvement in Indian politics was pretty marginal with a few a actors [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Amitabh Bachchan’
By Kamla Bhatt • Apr 14th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, India, New York, People, Video, YouTube Videos
By Kamla Bhatt • Jan 26th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, Books and Authors, Global Voices, India, People
For my latest post in Global Voices, I wrote a quick round-up about what bloggers in India had to say about Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. The movie got mixed reviews in India. I must confess that I liked the movie for its edgy portrait of Mumbai and the message of hope and optimism. Maybe that [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • May 28th, 2008 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, India, People
Guess who is the latest Bollywood blogger? Salman Khan aka the “Shirtless Wonder.” He started blogging recently at DusKadum.
All of a sudden it seems like blogging is quite the rage in Bollywood and I wonder who is helping or advising these Bollywood starts on their social media strategy? I am curious to know why instead [...]