Cinema Asia: India · 2007
Cinema Asia: India (2007) is a Documentary film directed by Charith Pelpola, starring Remesh Panicker, Anupam Kher, Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Documentary
Overview
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.
Cast
Remesh Panicker, Anupam Kher, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Aruna Vasudev, Mrinal Sen, Jahnu Barua, Yash Chopra, Ashutosh Gowariker
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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.
When was "Cinema Asia: India" released?
Cinema Asia: India was released in 2007.
Who stars in "Cinema Asia: India"?
The cast includes Remesh Panicker, Anupam Kher, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Aruna Vasudev.
