Interesting article in the Outlook magazine on Bollywood's reach and influence in certain regions of the world. Most importantly, entertainment industries like the Bombay film industry ( I hate using the word "Bollywood." Hindi Film industry or Bombay Film industry seems a better term) play an important role in portraying a non-western point of view to contemporary happenings. It also reflects India's soft power prowess.
Read it here: Al Hind: a Relook
New York’s (The movie) Middle East Success Story
- Released in theatres in UAE and Bahrain with 32 prints
- Took one of the biggest openings for a film in the region
- Grossed US $1.5 million in the Middle East box office
- Pirated DVDs of the film spread widely in Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
- Estimated to have lost over a million dollars to piracy across the region
- Opening film at the Cairo International Film Festival 2009, the oldest and most significant film festival in the Middle East
-- Madhur
