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1 Some movie scripts are first written in ________.

2 For example, ________'s 1988 hit song "Disco Dancer" was inspired by the song "I am a Disco Dancer" from the Bollywood film Disco Dancer (1982).

3 Ashok Sharma, Indian Ambassador to Suriname, who has served three times in the ________ region during his diplomatic career said:

4 [89] The emergence of ________, Africa's local movie industry has also contributed to the declining popularity of Bollywood films.

5 Recent Bollywood films have employed international technicians to improve in these areas, such as Krrish (2006) which has action choreographed by ________ based Tony Ching.

6 However, it ranks second to Hollywood in countries such as ________, with its large Indian minority, Australia and New Zealand.

7 There has been a growing presence of ________ in dialogue and songs as well.

8 Many Pakistanis watch Bollywood films, as they understand Hindi (due to its linguistic similarity to ________).

9 In the mid-1970s, romantic confections made way for gritty, violent films about gangsters (see ________) and bandits.

10 [88] Dil Jo Bhi Kahey (2005) was shot almost entirely in ________, which has a large ethnically Indian population.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Australian Ambassador to Chile, Crispin Conroy, once proposed marriage to Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala?
  • the 2008 Indian film Woodstock Villa marked the debut of veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher's son, Sikandar Kher?
  • the producers of 2008 Hindi espionage thriller film Mukhbiir offered a money back guarantee for those who did not like the film, but prepared the refund for only 5,000 viewers?
  • in the forthcoming Bollywood film Krazzy 4, actor Hrithik Roshan performed an "item number" for the first time?
  • although the director of Bollywood comedy Malamaal Weekly has offered money to anyone who can show that it is not an original work, several reviewers have labelled it a remake of Waking Ned?
  • Bollywood actress Shenaz Treasurywala was discovered while stuck in India when Kuwait Airways lost her luggage, including travel documents she needed to return to school in New York?
  • Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan severely injured his back while filming the blockbuster hit Kal Ho Naa Ho?
  • Prasoon Joshi, an award-winning advertising executive is also a lyricist for Bollywood movies?
  • Bollywood actor Bobby Deol won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for his performance in Barsaat in 1995?
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