Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the largest centers of film production in the world. It is formally referred to as Hindi cinema.
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Why do Bollywood movies have song and dance sequences?
Unlike Hollywood movies, Bollywood movies are quite different, because they're usually mixed with masala i.e dance, song and love sequences. This is the case in most films which are released in ...
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Unrealistic story in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (Hindi Movie)
In the movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi,
'Taani' (Anushka Sharma) can not identify the 'Suri' (Sharukh Khan) until 'Suri' revels the truth himself, This is kind of unbelievable and impractical as both ...
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Minimum or Maximum Movie Running Time Limits?
Is there any time limits for the running time of the movies in hollywood?
Unlike Bollywood and Kollywood , Hollywood movies run for only 1.30 to 2 hours.
But in case of Bollywood and Kollywood, ...
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Why don't Bollywood superstars do more in Hollywood?
I love Bollywood movies and Hollywood movies. There are a great number of superstars in Bollywood who act well and are globally renowned. But we have not seen much participation of Bollywood stars in ...
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Old Indian movie where the star has a dog helping him
Its in the 80s most likely. I was a kid and I watched this movie with my father so I do not remember much other than remembering that I loved that movie.
The movie is a typical Bollywood Film about ...
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Indian movie censorship guideline
I know few things which are restricted in Indian movies:
Showing the face of president
Showing that the prime minister is corrupt.
Are there any other things that a creator of a movie has to ...
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Identify a bollywood movie where a man changes to woman
I remember watching a Hindi movie where a man becomes woman after he commented badly about girls. Then an accident happened the next day when he awakes from his sleep. He turns into a woman.
Slowly ...
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In Gautham's film, Why are most of the male protagonists portrayed as a mechanical engineer?
If you watch Gautham's block buster movies like:
Minnale
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
Ekk Deewana Tha
you may notice that the male protagonists are all Mechanical Enginneers.
I wonder, why does ...
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Does Vinay know Anjali before meeting her at the jewellary shop?
At the beginning of famous Indian movie Jewel Thief(1967),
Vinay (Dev Anand) is seen going to a Jewellery Shop & talking to the owner about employment.After being rejected, he steps out of the ...
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Why did Mona's name change in the later part of 3 idiots?
Mona Singh, whose name is Poonam, becomes Mona in the later part of the film 3 Idiots. After squabbling with Viru Sahasrbuddhe, Rancho suddenly starts calling 'Mona Push'. AFter that everybody, ...
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What is CBFC 'S' certification?
What is CBFC 'S' certification?
Is there any S certified movies?
if there , can someone list them?
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Why are the festivals misordered in the movie Baghban?
Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini are separated right after Holi (remember Amitabh singing Holi khele Raghubeera?). They are said to be separated for six months, ie from March to September.
Within ...
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Can we guess the religion or caste of Naseer Uddin's character in the movie “A wednsday”?
The lead character does say that he won't reveal his name, but I guess there are subtle clues about his identities. Has anyone given thought in that direction?
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I dentify this movie where son takes revenge of his father's death
A famous Marathi stage actor acts in this movie as a millionaire and owns several tea estates. His son and heir, 'Munna Babu' is mentally retarded and is always busy playing "kabaddi" and ...
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Can anyone identify this Bollywood movie circa 1980s?
Does anybody know the name of the Bollywood movie in this Youtube clip?
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Why they showed Sanjana as the ultimate choice over all 12 girls?
In the movie What's Your Raashee?, why Sanjana ultimately got married to Yogesh. The whole movie is full of social messages like Child-marriage, dowry, woman exposure etc. Then why did they chose ...
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Were “Baadshah” and “Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani” well received upon release?
Were the movies "Baadshah" and "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani" well received upon release? I have heard that both of these movies were flops, however many people love both of these movies.
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