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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. The name is a conflation of Bombay, the old name of Mumbai, and Hollywood, the center of the United States film industry. Though some purists deplore the name (arguing that it makes the industry look like a poor cousin to Hollywood), it seems likely to persist and now has ...

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia II - Bollywood - Bollywood awards The Indian screen magazine Filmfare started the first Filmfare Awards in 1953. These awards were to be Bollywood's version of the Academy Awards. Magazine readers submit their votes and the awards are presented at a glamorous, star-studded ceremony. Like the Oscars, they are frequently accused of bias towards commercial success rather than merit. Other companies (Stardust magazine, Zee TV etc) later entered the award business. Some of the other popular awards are: Zee Cine Awards Star Screen Awards < ...

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai (Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, Hindi: ऐश्वर्या राय; born on November 1, 1973; Ash to fans and media) is a supermodel and an award-winning actress from India. She is currently regarded as one of the biggest names in Bollywood. Aishwarya Rai - Early life. Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai, in the South Indian state of Karnataka; her mother tongue is Tulu. In the 1994 Miss India Contest Rai placed second behind Sushmita Sen and ...

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Bride and Prejudice

Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. This 2004 Bollywood version, Bride and Prejudice, filmed in English, Hindi, and Punjabi, was directed by Gurinder Chadha. The screenplay was written by Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. Bride and Prejudice - Plot. Tagline: Bollywood meets Hollywood...And it's a perfect match. When Lalita Bakshi (Aishwarya Rai) meets Californian blue blood Will Darcy (Martin H ...

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Bhumika

Bhumika (also known as The Role in English) is a 1977 Indian movie directed by Shyam Benegal. The movie stars Smita Patil, Anant Nag, Naseeruddin Shah and Amrish Puri. Bhumika tells the life story of a Bollywood actress, Usha (Patil), from her start in the business as a child to her tribulations as an adult. Bhumika - External link. Bhumika at the Internet Movie Database ...

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Baldev Raj Chopra

Baldev Raj Chopra born April 14, 1914) is a director and Producer of Bollywood movies and Indian television sitcoms. He is the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 1998 . Baldev Raj Chopra - Filmography Partial. Naya Daur Afsana (1951) ...

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Baldev Raj Chopra - Filmography Partial

Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Dev

Dev refers to: deV is Eamon de Valera, former President of Ireland Dev is a Bollywood movie dev is a sanskrit word for a Hindu deity. See Deva deity dev is an attribute of an inode in a Unix file system (see stat()). /dev is a directory in the Unix file system. dev. is also an abbreviation of the words developer, development, device. Other re

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Rani

Rani (Ranee) means Queen in Hindi, is a female equivalent of Raja (or Rajah). People known as Rani include: Rani Mukerji, popular Bollywood actress. Rani Lakshmi Bai, the Queen of Jhansi, one of the heroes of the Revolt of 1857. Rani Mangammal, The Queen of Temple City of Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. The Rani is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Other related archivesBollywood,

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Udit Narayan

Udit Narayan is a well established playback singer in the Hindi Bollywood industry. Born in Birgunj Nepal, Udit Narayan began his career by singing Maithili and Nepali folk songs for Radio Nepal in the early 1970s. In 1978, he moved to Mumbai on a music scholarship. In Mumbai he trained in Indian classical music for six years at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. He got his first break in 1980, when noted music director Rajesh Roshan asked him to do a song for the Hindi movie Unees Bees. But the actual success story of his care ...

Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Hema

Hema can refer to: a Dutch chain of stores; see Hema (store) a figure from Polynesian mythology; see Hema (mythology) Bollywood actress Hema Malini the Hema (ethnicity) of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Hydroxyethyl)methacrylate, a chemical Historical European Martial Arts Other related archivesBollywood, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dutch, Hema (ethnicity), Hema (mythology), Hema (store), Hema Malini, Historical European Marti

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Asoka film

Asoka is a 2001 Bollywood film, a historical drama. It is a largely fictional version of the life of an Indian king who ruled much of northern India from 273 BCE to 232 BCE. The film was directed by Santosh Sivan and stars Shah Rukh Khan as Ashoka and Kareena Kapoor as Kaurwaki, a princess of Kalinga. Tamil star Ajith made a special appearance as Susima, brother of Asoka. The screenplay was written by Santosh Sivan and Saket Chaudhary and the dialogue by Abbas Tyrewala. It was originally released as Ashoka The Great in Indi ...

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Rekha

Rekha (born October 10, 1954) is a well-known Bollywood actress. Rekha - Early life. Born in 1954, in Madras, India, Bhanurekha Ganesan (later known simply as "Rekha") is the daughter of renowned Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan and the Telugu actress Pushpavalli. Her father hailed from an orthodox Smartha Brahmin family belonging to the Mulukanadu sub-caste but chose to take up acting as a profession. He enjoyed phenomenal success. Rekha was to follow in his footsteps. Rekha's parents were not marr ...

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Yana Gupta

Yana Gupta (nee Synkova) (born c 1979) (height 5'8(1.73 m)) at Brno, is a Czechoslovakian (now Czech Republic) model-actress now active in India. She was married to Indian painter Satya Gupta although they formally separated on 2005-05-18. She has appeared on numerous magazine covers, including Femina, Cosmopolitan and ELLE. She modeled for the premier Kingfisher's calendar and has performed in three music videos including the remix of "babuji zara dheere chalo". She made her acting debut in the Bollywood movie, Dum.

Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress and model. She appears in Bollywood films and now lives in Mumbai. She is often regarded as a sex symbol. She is 5' 8" tall and dusky. Her first name means "deep, dark desire" in Bengali. Bipasha is the second daughter in her family. She was raised in Calcutta and studied for a business degree. Bipasha won the Ford Supermodels Contest at the age of seventeen; she was also named Tulips ...

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Bhelpuri

Bhelpuri is a snack synonymous with the beaches of Mumbai (Bombay). Bhelpuri stalls are ubiquitous in the city as well as in the countryside. Popularised by Bollywood films, many city outsiders often yearn to taste this snack. It is called Jhaal Muri in Kolkata. Puffed rice forms the base of the bhel. To this finely cut tomatoes, onions and chillies are added. To this some chutneys are added to give it a sweet or spicy flavour. Sev, a chick-pea based topping is sprinkled and garnished with coriander leaves. It is then served wi ...

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia - Juhu

Juhu is a suburb of Mumbai. It is famous for its sprawling beach, the Juhu Beach. It is surrounded by Arabian Sea in the west, Santacruz and Vile Parle in the east. Juhu is one of the most posh localities of Mumbai where one can find the bungalows of the famous film personalities of Bollywood. The nearest railway stations are Santacruz and Vile Parle. Juhu - History. The open beaches of Juhu have attracted the well-heeled among Bombay's population for almost a century. In the 1890's Jamsetji Tata pur ...

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Bollywood: Encyclopedia II - Tollywood - Industry

Tollywood is based in the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Between 100 and 150 Telugu Tollywood films are released each year. There are generally at least two releases each week. Popular movies tend to open during the three festive seasons of the region: Sankranthi (Pongal), Summer, and Dushera. In 2004, the total business for the Pongal season was around 150 crores greater than that of the Bollywood industry. There are at least three TV channels, which exclusively feature programs relating to Telugu movies. See also:

Tollywood, Tollywood - Industry, Tollywood - Crossover with Bollywood and Kollywood, Tollywood - Budgets, Tollywood - Fans, Tollywood - Telugu film personalities, Tollywood - Miscellaneous