Bollywood

21 May 2013

Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, goes beyond Bollywood. The largest Indian...

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Bollywood bad boy Sanjay Dutt heads to jail over guns case

16 May 2013

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt surrendered on Thursday to serve three-and-a-half years in jail for illegal possession of weapons, in a case linked to deadly bombings in Mumbai 20 years ago.

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Censors plan to back off on brazen Bollywood

6 May 2013

India's all-powerful censor board is planning a lighter approach to Bollywood after decades chopping tens of thousands of film scenes, from onscreen kisses to violent endings.

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Bollywood marks India’s century of cinema

3 May 2013

India’s movie industry toasted its 100th birthday on Friday with the release of two films celebrating its humble origins in the silent era and the influence of glamorous modern-day Bollywood.

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Talking points

3 May 2013

New debate on Sichuan quake funding

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Road Test: feel the beat

30 Apr 2013

When we scheduled a family dance class with Uday Sathala, a Bollywood-style dance instructor, we were expecting lessons on how to shake our hips while mock-twisting light bulbs.

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

4:13PM

Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Rape crisis in India leads to calls for porn star Sunny Leone to be jailed

Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone has happily reinvented herself as a Bollywood actress. But while her past pursuits have been no barrier, being linked to India's rape crisis represents a new...

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Adlabs Imagica, India's first major theme park, set to open near Mumbai

India's most elaborate theme park opens this week with special-effect Hindu gods and Bollywood-themed rides, aiming to tap a thirst for family entertainment among the country's rising middle class...

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A Bad Week for … , March 31, 2013

The men and (mostly) women who underpin Hong Kong's households lost their longstanding battle for the same residency rights as other foreign workers.

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INDIA

Life of Pi's Tabu among Bollywood stars face trial over poaching case

Four Bollywood stars, including Life of Pi actress Tabu, have been charged in a 14-year-old poaching case and will finally go on trial next month for alleged complicity in the shooting of an...

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POSTCARD

Postcard: New Delhi

The Delhi gang-rape last December has put Bollywood in the dock for its regressive portrayal of women.

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INDIA

Indian sexual harassment film puts Bollywood in the spotlight

A new Indian film looks at the sensitive topic of sexual harassment in the workplace at a time when Bollywood has come under fire for its portrayal of women, after a fatal gang-rape shocked the...

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