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Bollywood's New Act

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Sep 30, 2008
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Forget

the saris, cleavage, item numbers, superstars, love triangles and

glamour, Bollywood is undergoing something of a renaissance.

For

as long as anyone can remember, this has been the success mantra of

'masala' Hindi films, but India’s film industry is transforming into

‘big ideas’, not ‘big budgets.’

The

usual mega bucks ‘make or bust’ films are being usur…

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