Cinema Asia: India (2007)
While Northern India’s 100-year-old film industry is best known for flamboyant dance sequences and romantic plot lines, its directors have begun to step outside established formulas and explore grittier subject matter. This program surveys the world of Bollywood filmmaking, examining the personalities as well as the commercial and thematic concerns that drive central Asia’s answer to Tinseltown. Interviews with directors Karan Johar, Ashutosh Gowariker, and Yash Chopra are included, along with commentary from choreographers, musical directors, and Cinemaya Magazine editor Aruna Vasudev. The industry’s newfound attention to poverty, homelessness, and other social concerns is examined. Several film excerpts are included.
Director: Charith Pelpola
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 52 min
Release Date: August 1, 2007
Cast
- Remesh Panicker - Narrator
- Anupam Kher - Self
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Self
- Aruna Vasudev - Self
- Mrinal Sen - Self
- Jahnu Barua - Self
- Yash Chopra - Self
- Ashutosh Gowariker - Self
- Karan Johar - Self
- Vishal Bhardwaj - Self
Editing: Nisha Narwani
Production: Films for the Humanities, Films Media Group, Indecom Cinema, CJ ENM
Country: United States of America
Language: English, हिन्दी
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cinema Asia: India about?
- While Northern India’s 100-year-old film industry is best known for flamboyant dance sequences and romantic plot lines, its directors have begun to step outside established formulas and explore grittier subject matter. This program surveys the world of Bollywood filmmaking, examining the personalities as well as the commercial and thematic concerns that drive central Asia’s answer to Tinseltown. Interviews with directors Karan Johar, Ashutosh Gowariker, and Yash Chopra are included, along with commentary from choreographers, musical directors, and Cinemaya Magazine editor Aruna Vasudev. The industry’s newfound attention to poverty, homelessness, and other social concerns is examined. Several film excerpts are included.
- Who directed Cinema Asia: India?
- Cinema Asia: India was directed by Charith Pelpola.
- Who stars in Cinema Asia: India?
- Cinema Asia: India stars Remesh Panicker, Anupam Kher, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Aruna Vasudev, Mrinal Sen, Jahnu Barua.
- How long is Cinema Asia: India?
- Cinema Asia: India has a runtime of 52m (52 minutes).
- What genre is Cinema Asia: India?
- Cinema Asia: India is a Documentary film.
- Where was Cinema Asia: India produced?
- Cinema Asia: India was produced in United States of America.