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Jhollywood, India

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188]

Los Angeles has Hollywood, Mumbai has Bollywood -- and then there's Jhollywood, a tiny but enthusiastic film industry in the eastern state of Jharkhand.

Destinations: India
Topics: Performing Arts
Virgin America: Rahul Nath shows off his dance skill

‘I have a long way to go’ says Rahul Nath

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Rahul Nath has his feet firmly rooted to the ground. Flattering comparisons with icons of Bollywood cinema are brushed aside by the star as he says “I have a long way to go”.

Destinations: India
Topics: Culture | Festivals | Performing Arts | Art
Bardsongs

Lost and Found at Cinequest 21

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

This year, eight films were available on DVD for pre-screening and review: Bardsongs, Snow, Bi Don't Be Afraid, Living in Seduced Circumstances, Madly in Love, Troublemaker, Raavanan, and Night Fishing with Cormorants.

Destinations: India | Sri Lanka | Japan | Vietnam
Topics: Culture | People | Festivals | Performing Arts
Provoked

Film Review: Provoked

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

Based on actual events, Provoked tells the story of Kiranjit, an Indian woman whose marriage to an abusive man leads to tragedy and controversy.

Destinations: India
Topics: People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History
Semshook

Transcending Tragedy at Cinequest 2010

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

Now in its 20th year, the Cinequest Film Festival, held each year in San Jose, Calif., presents a global smorgasbord of independent films by visionary filmmakers.

Destinations: India | Tibet | Singapore | Uzbekistan
Topics: Culture | People | Religion | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | Art | Ancient History
Fire

Film Review: Fire

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

Dysfunctional doesn't begin to describe the family dynamics in this sexually charged drama written and directed by Deepa Mehta.

Destinations: India
Topics: Culture | People | Religion | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | Traditions
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Film Review: Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

In a lofty mountain palace in 16th century India, two girls, Tara and Maya, grow up together as childhood friends. But Tara is a princess, and Maya is a household servant, and as they mature, their friendship is replaced with romantic rivalry.

Destinations: India
Topics: People | Literature | Performing Arts | Ancient History
Mississippi Masala

Film Review: Mississippi Masala

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

Cultures clash in the Deep South when Mina, a Ugandan-born Indian woman falls for African-American Demetrius Williams.

Destinations: India
Topics: People | Performing Arts | War & Conflict

Aamir Khan's '3 Idiots' becomes Bollywood's biggest grosser

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188]

No Bollywood film has crossed the four-million-dollar threshold before. "3 Idiots" has so far made 4.8 million dollars after opening in nearly 120 US theatres...

Destinations: India | Mumbai
Topics: Performing Arts
Umrao Jaan

Film Review: Umrao Jaan

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

Based upon the 1899 Urdu novel Umrao Jan Ada by Pakistani author Mirza Hadi Ruswa, the 2006 remake of Umrao Jaan by director J.P. Dutta stars Aishwariya Rai in the title role, with Abhishek Bachchan as the handsome prince who steals her heart.

Destinations: India | Uttar Pradesh | Rajasthan | Jaipur
Topics: People | Literature | Performing Arts
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