Bollywood for Beginners (2002)

The world's most vibrant and colorful cinema comes crashing through the screen in Bollywood for Beginners, a documentary about the characters, traditions, heroes and heroines that drive ... See full summary »

Director:

Penelope Jagessar Chaffer

Stars:

Shobu Kapoor, Rachel Dwyer, Deepak Verma

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Shobu Kapoor	...	Narrator
Rachel Dwyer	...	Self (lecturer in Indian Studies, SOAS) (as Dr. Dwyer Rachel)
Deepak Verma	...	Self (actor / producer)
Nasreen Munni Kabir	...	Self (author / tv producer)
Cary Sawhney	...	Self (British Film Institute)
Justine Hardy	...	Self (author 'Bollywood Boy')
Baz Luhrmann	...	Self (director 'Moulin Rouge')
Farah Khan	...	Self (choreographer)
Rachel Shelley	...	Self (actress 'Lagaan')
Sandeep Khosla	...	Self (coustme designer)
Abu Jani	...	Self (costume designer)
Suman Bhuchar	...	Self (Movie Mag International)
Mohammed Rizwan	...	Self (Hrithik Roshan fan)
Jasleen Arora	...	Self (Hrithik Roshan fan)
Shah Rukh Khan	...	Self (actor)

Storyline

The world's most vibrant and colorful cinema comes crashing through the screen in Bollywood for Beginners, a documentary about the characters, traditions, heroes and heroines that drive India's hyper-real film industry. As Bollywood infuses Western films, music, fashion and theatre with a colorful and rhythmic abandon, artists, journalists and film-makers, including Baz Luhrmann, give us the lowdown on why Bollywood is the most happening thing right now.

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Plot Keywords:

bollywood | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bollywood for Beginners

Company Credits

Production Co:

World of Wonder Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1