Bollywood & Globalization

1. Popular National Cinema & Globalization: Bollywood Issues in Film Studies 2 Week 8

2. Pyassa (1957) International Title: ‘Thirst’ Starring: Guru Dutt & WaheedaRehman From the ‘Golden Era’ of Bollywood cinema Directed by Guru Dutt who combined artistic and popular elements in his films The film was included in Time magazine’s ‘Top 100 Films of All Time’

3. Amar, Akbar, Anthony (1977) Starring: AmitabhBachchan, VinodKhanna & RishiKapoor The film won 3 Fanfare Awards It was the most successful film at the Indian box office in 1977 It has been remade in a number of different Indian languages

4. Hum AapkeHainKoun…! (1994) International Title: ‘Who am I to you?’ Starring: Salman Khan & Madhuri Dixit Contains 14 song and dance sequences Running time: Roughly 3½ hours By Bollywood standards, a huge box office success 1.2 billion rupees in India 155 million rupees abroad

5. DilwaleDulhania Le Jayenge(1995) International Title: ‘The Brave-Heart Will Take the Bride’ Starring: Shahrukh Khan & Kajol One of the most successful Bollywood films of all time It won 10 Fanfare Awards & the National Film Award for Best Popular Film It has been shown continuously in Indian cinemas for over 15 years

6. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

7. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) International Title: ‘Tomorrow May Never Come’ Starring: Shahrukh Kahn, PreityZinta, Saif Ali Khan & Jaya Bachchan The 2nd Highest Grossing Bollywood Film of 2003 in India Shot in New York and Toronto Distributed in non-traditional markets Commercially successful soundtrack

8. Main Hoon Na (2004) International Title: ‘I’m Here Now’ Starring: Shahrukh Khan, SunielShetty & Zayed Khan The 2nd highest grossing Bollywood film of 2004 in India Reached the UK Box Office Top 10 on the week of its release