Tag: Bollywood

Adipurush: The Upcoming Fantasy Drama Gaining Momentum Amidst Language Challenges

Filmmakers Struggle with Localization as Prabhas-starrer Creates Buzz As the highly anticipated release of the Prabhas-starrer Adipurush draws near, the excitement surrounding this epic fantasy drama is reaching new heights. However, amidst the growing anticipation, a challenge has emerged for the filmmakers as they navigate the multilingual nature of the film’s release. The team behind Adipurush is facing difficulties in…

Dancing a fine line: women in Bollywood

The position of female performers in Bollywood films’ big dance numbers is the focus of new research at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Bollywood is a multi-million-dollar industry with huge cultural influence and popularity worldwide. Dr. Kooshna Gupta, Faculty of Arts, examined how the dance item in these movies became big business. The ‘item dance’, one of the main musical numbers…

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Magic of Bollywood at Tashkent International Film Festival

Recently concluded Tashkent International Film Festival witnessed participation from 15 countries including India, Italy, Russia, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Israel, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Tajikistan, and Turkey, among others. The theme of this edition of the festival was ‘For Peace, Enlightenment, and Progress’. The festival has a great history where once upon a time Raj Kapoor used to be the show-stealer.…