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![co-won Oscar for Best Costume Design for "Gandhi" [1982] - the first statuette won by a citizen of India](images/oscar_sm.gif) |
costume designer Bhanu Athaiya
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actor Abhishek Bachchan
married to Indian superstar and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai
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Amitabh Bachchan
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awarded French Legion of Honor in 2007
Amitabh Bachchan fansite
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actress Vidya Balan
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Pramathesh Chandra 'P.C.' Barua [1903-51]
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Chhabi Biswas [1900-62]
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Prasenjit Chatterjee
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Sabitri Chatterjee
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Soumitra Chatterjee
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Supriya Choudhuri
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Kanan Devi [1916?-92]
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actor-director Guru Dutt [1925-64]
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 | "Guru Dutt: A Life In Cinema" [1996] by Nasreen Munni Kabir Oxford Univ Press 10x7¼ pb [1/2006] out of print/used Oxford Univ Press 8½x5½ pb [5/98] out of print/used Oxford Univ Press 8¾x5¾ hardcover [10/96] out of print/used |
actor Sanjay 'Baba' Dutt
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Utpal Dutt [1929-93]
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actress Indrani Haldar
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actress Amy Jackson
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Celina Jaitley
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Hindi star Aamir Khan
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Shah Rukh Khan
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 | "The Inner / Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan" [2005] English-langauge documentaries; "Inner World" on disk 1 shows Khan's life in India, "Outer World" on disk 2 chronicles the 2004 road tour to U.K. & USA; not listed on IMDb Eros color DVD [10/2005] 2 disks for $35.99 |
 | "Shahrukh: The King Khan" music albums [2006 & 2007] songs from Shah Rukh Khan's films Volume 1: Saregama India Ltd. music CD [11/2006] 12 tracks for $16.98 Volume 2: Saregama India Ltd. music CD [2007] 13 tracks - out of prodn/used |
 | "Shahrukh Khan: Still Reading Khan" [USA 2007] by Mushtaq Shiekh O.M. Books Intl. 11½x11¼ hardcover [1/2007] for $89.99 |
 | "King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and The Seductive World of Indian Cinema" [2007] by Anupama Chopra
Warner Books 8x5½ pb [1/2007] out of print/used Grand Central Publng 8½x5¾ hardcover [8/2007] for $17.14 |
 | "Shahrukh Khan Blockbusters, Volume 1" DVD Box Set [2011]
these two same-titled Blu-ray disk sets show different contents! Yash Raj Films color Blu-ray set [2013] 4 disks for $22.83 contains 4 Bollywood hit feature films: "Darr (Fear): A Violent Love Story" [1993], "DTPH: Dil To Pagal Hai (The Heart Is Crazy)" [1997], "Veer-Zaara" [2004], and "Jab Tak Hai Jaan (As Long As I Live)" [2012] Yash Raj Films color Blu-ray set [2011?] 4 disks for $60.00 contains 4 Bollywood hit feature films: "Darr (Fear): A Violent Love Story" [1993], "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" [1995] box office smash, "DTPH: Dil To Pagal Hai (The Heart Is Crazy)" [1997], and "Mohabbatein (Love Stories)" [2000] |
 | "Shahrukh Khan Blockbusters, Volume 2" DVD Box Set [2011]
Yash Raj Films color Blu-ray set [2011] 4 disks for $22.83 Yash Raj Films color Blu-ray set [2011] 4 disks for $42.75 contains 4 Bollywood hit feature films: "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" [1995] box office smash, "Chak De! (Go For It!) India" [2007], "Mohabbatein (Love Stories)" [2000], and "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (God Destined The Couple)" [2008] |
"Shah Rukh Khan: Thoughts On Humanity, Fame and Love" [17:51] filmed April 2017 at TED2017 conference
"T.E.D. Talks India: Nayi Soch" [Star Plus launched Dec 2017]  Nayi soch means 'new ideas'; weekly Sunday-evening Hindi-language broadcast on India's Star Plus channel • hosted by Shah Rukh Khan not yet listed at IMDb • announcement on the TED blog |  |
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actor-director Raj Kapoor [1924-88]
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brother actor Sammi Kapoor [1931-2011]
"Tumsa Nahin Dekha" [1957]
"Junglee" [1961]
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actress Kareena 'Bebo' Kapoor {grandaughter of Raj Kapoor}
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareena_Kapoor
"Khushi Kabhie Gham..." [2001 hit]
"Chameli" [2004]
"3 Idiots" [2009 hit]
actress Karisma 'Lolo' Kapoor {grandaughter of Raj Kapoor}
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareena_Kapoor
"Raja Hindustani" {1996]
"Dil To Pagal Hai" [1997]
"Fiza" [2000]
"Zubeidaa" [2001]
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Uttam Kumar [1926-80]
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actress Rani Mukerji
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actress Madhabi Mukherjee
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Nargis {aka Nargees Dutt} [1929-81]
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Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation [est. 1981] in Old Westbury, NY
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Tapas Pal
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superstar Aishwarya Rai
former Miss World; married to actor Abhishek Bachchan
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superstar actor-director Rajinikanth [b. 1950]: IMDb listing
"Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography" [Penguin Books Ltd 2012] by Naman Ramachandran ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5
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Bikash Roy: IMDb listing
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Debasree Roy
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Sabu {Dastagir} [1924-64]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabu_Dastagir
"Star of India: The Life and Films of Sabu" [BearManor Media, 2010] by Philip Leibfried
"Eclipse Series 30: Sabu!" [Criterion Collection] includes "Elephant Boy" [], "The Drum" [], "Jungle Book" [1942]
http://www.amazon.com/Eclipse-30-Elephant-Criterion-Collection/dp/B005HK13OU/
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actress & dancer Zohra Sehgal [1912-2014]
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Suchitra Sen
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actress Rituparna Sengupta
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actress Sridevi {Kapoor}
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director-actor Rajen Tarafdar [1917-87]
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radio host & entertainer Malavika Varadan
morning radio podcast co-host on Bollywood Radio City 101.6 in U.A.E.
official website • no entry at Wikipedia
Books About India's Cinema
 | "Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (2nd Revised Edition)" [orig 1994] Edited by Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willeman British Film Institute 12x9¼ {4¾ pounds} pb [10/99] for $29.20 Routledge 12½x9½ {6 pounds!} hardcover [7/99] for $115.00 |
 | "The Hundred Luminaries of Hindi Cinema" [1996] by Dinesh Raheja & Jitendra Kothari India Book House 11x8½ hardcover [1/96] for $49.95 |
 | "Making Meaning In Indian Cinema" [2000] Edited by Ravi S. Vasudevan Oxford Univ Press 8½x5½ pb [12/2001] out of print/used Oxford Univ Press 8½x5½ hardcover [6/2000] out of print/used |
 | "Bollywood Cinema: Temples of Desire" [2001] by Vijay Mishra Routledge 9x6 pb [12/2001] for $30.95 Routledge 9¼x6 hardcover [12/2001] for $115.00 |
 | "Bollywood: The Indian Cinema Story" [2002] by Nasreen Munni Kabir Channel Four Books 9x6 pb [2/2002] out of print/used |
 | "Cinema India: The Visual Culture of Hindi Film" [2002] by Rachel Dwyer & Divia Patel Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6¼ pb [9/2002] for $24.00 Rutgers Univ Press hardcover [9/2002] for $60.00 |
 | "Bollywood: Popular Indian Cinema" [2002] Edited by Lalit Mohan Joshi Dakini Books 11½x10 hardcover [9/2002] for $59.95 |
 | "Bollywood Dreams: An Exploration of The Motion Picture Industry & Its Culture In India" [2003] by Jonathan Torgovnik "Stunning." – L.A. Times Book Review Phaidon hardcover [5/2003] for $27.97 |
 | "Bollywood: A Guidebook To Popular Hindi Cinema" [2004] by Tejaswini Ganti Routledge 7½x5 pb [8/2004] for $26.95 Routledge 7¾x5¼ hardcover [8/2004] for $110.00 |
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"Indian Cinema: The Bollywood Saga" [2004] by Dinesh Raheja & Jitendra Kothari Roli Books 12¼x12¼ hardcover [10/2004] for $98.50 {sic} Roli Books hardcover [10/2004] out of print/used |
 | "Behind The Scenes of Hindi Cinema: A Visual Journey Through The Heart of Bollywood" [2005] by Johan Manschot & Marijke de Vos
K.I.T. Publrs 8¾x10½ pb [6/2005] for $36.14 |
 | "The Essential Guide To Bollywood (illustrated)" [2005] by Subhash K. Jha; Foreward by Amitabh Bachchan Roli Books 8x6 pb [11/2005] for $11.01 |
 | "100 Bollywood Films (B.F.I. Screen Guides)" [2006] by Rachel Dwyer British Film Institute 6¾x5 pb [1/2006] for $15.56 British Film Institute 6¾x5 hardcover [1/2006] for $65.00 |
 | "Bollywood: Sociology Goes To The Movies" [2006] by Rajinder Kumar Dudrah Sage Publns 8½x5½ pb [3/2006] for $47.95 Sage Publns hardcover [7/2011] for $94.00 |
 | "Brand Bollywood: A New Global Entertainment Order" [2006] by Derek Bose Sage Publns 8½x5½ pb [11/2006] for $29.95 |
 | "Bollywood: A History" [2007] by Mihir Bose Tempus 7½x5 pb [6/2008] out of print/used Tempus 9¼x6 hardcover [3/2007] out of print/many, many used |
 | "Fantasies of A Bollywood Love Thief: Inside The World of Indian Moviemaking" [2007] by Stephen Alter A Western resident of Mumbai reports on the entrepreneurial Bollywood movie industry, focusing on "Omkara" [2006], an updated and uniquely Indian musical version of Shakespeare's Othello. Harvest Books 8x5¼ pb [8/2007] for $11.70 |
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"The Bollywood Reader" [2008] Edited by Rajinder Dudrah & Jigna Desai Open University Press 9¼x6¾ pb [10/2008] for $49.00 Open University Press 9½x6¾ hardcover [10/2008] out of print/used |
 | "Bollywood and Globalization: Indian Popular Cinema, Nation, and Diaspora" [2010] Edited by Rini Bhattacharya Mehta & Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande Anthem Press 9x6 pb [6/2011] for $40.00 Anthem Press 8¾x6¼ hardcover [1/2010] for $99.00 |
 | "Reframing Bollywood: Theories of Popular Hindi Cinema" [2010] by Ajay Gehlawat Sage Publns 8½x5½ hardcover [7/2010] for $29.95 |
 | "Film Actresses (Encyclopedia of Bollywood)" [2010] by Renu Saran Diamond 8¼x5½ pb [9/2010] for $17.95 |
 | "Film Actors (Encyclopedia of Bollywood)" [2010] by Renu Saran Diamond 8½x5¼ pb [10/2010] for $17.95 |
 | "The Melodramatic Public: Film Form and Spectatorship In Indian Cinema" [2010] by Ravi Vasudevan Permanent Black 8½x5½ hardcover [4/2010] for $65.00 Palgrave Macmillan 8¾x5½ hardcover [1/2011] for $105.00 |
 | "Bengali Cinema: An Other Nation" [2010] by Sharmistha Gooptu Kindle Edition from T & F Books, UK [2/2011] for $27.29 Roli Books 8½x5¾ import hardcover [12/2010] for $39.00 Routledge 9¼x6¼ hardcover [12/2010] for $140.00 |
 | "Beyond The Boundaries of Bollywood: The Many Forms of Hindi Cinema" [2011] Edited by Rachel Dwyer & Jerry Pinto Oxford Univ Press 8¾x5¾ hardcover [3/2011] for $64.00 |
 | "Indian Cinema: The Faces Behind The Masks" [2011] by film critic Anil Saari, Introduction by Chatterjee Saibal Oxford Univ Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [6/2011] for $44.50 |
 | "A Bollywood Affair" debut novel [2014] by Sonali Dev Mili is betrothed at the age of 4; twenty years later she writes from America to India to ask why she has not been claimed; her groom believes that the marriage was long ago annulled, and so he is now remarried, with children. His screenwriter brother grabs at the chance to visit America, meets Mili and moves in next door to work on his latest assignment, a Bollywood musical romance film. Kindle Edition from Kensington Books [10/2014] for $9.09 Kensington Books 8¼x5½ pb [10/2014] for $12.02 |
"Cinema India: The Visual Culture of Hindi Film" [9/2002] by Rachel Dwyer and Divia Patel
http://www.amazon.com/Cinema-India-Visual-Culture-Hindi/dp/0813531756/
"Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through A Transnational Lens" [7/2005] by Raminder Kaur and Ajay J Sinha
http://www.amazon.com/Bollyworld-Popular-Indian-Through-Transnational/dp/0761933204/
"Bollywood: An Insider's Guide" [6/2006] by Fuad Omar
http://www.amazon.com/Bollywood-Insiders-Guide-Fuad-Omar/dp/1847280099/
"Global Bollywood" [8/2008] by Anandam Kavoori and Aswin Punathambekar
http://www.amazon.com/Tracking-Modernity-Railway-Culture-Mobility/dp/0816665605/
"Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City" [4/2007] by Ranjani Mazumdar
http://www.amazon.com/Bombay-Cinema-Archive-Ranjani-Mazumdar/dp/0816649413/
"Reframing Bollywood: Theories of Popular Hindi Cinema" [7/2010] by Ajay Gehlawat
http://www.amazon.com/Reframing-Bollywood-Theories-Popular-Cinema/dp/8132104722/
"The Melodramatic Public: Film Form and Spectatorship in Indian Cinema" [1/2011] by Ravi Vasudevan
http://www.amazon.com/Melodramatic-Public-Spectatorship-Indian-Cinema/dp/0230247644/
"Censorship and Sexuality in Bombay Cinema" [12/2011] by Monika Mehta
http://www.amazon.com/Censorship-Sexuality-Bombay-Cinema-Monika/dp/0292726929/
"The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture" [5/2012] by Vasudha Dalmia and Rashmi Sadana
http://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Companion-Modern-Culture-Companions/dp/0521736188/
"Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years" [6/2012] by Tilak Rishi
http://www.amazon.com/Bless-You-Bollywood-Tribute-Completing/dp/146693963X/
"The Magic of Bollywood: At Home and Abroad" [7/2012] by Anjali Gera Roy
http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Bollywood-At-Home-Abroad/dp/8132107322/
"Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas" [4/2013] by K. Moti Gokulsing and Wimal Dissanayake
http://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Handbook-Indian-Cinemas-Gokulsing/dp/0415677742/
"From Bombay to Bollywood: The Making of a Global Media Industry" [7/2013] by Aswin Punathambekar
http://www.amazon.com/Bombay-Bollywood-Making-Industry-Postmillennial/dp/0814771890/
"Bollywood Baddies: Villains, Vamps, and Henchmen in Hindi Cinema" [8/2013] by Tapan K Ghosh
http://www.amazon.com/Bollywood-Baddies-Villains-Henchmen-Cinema/dp/8132110978/
"Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema" [7/2014] by Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen
http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Indian-Cinema-Ashish-Rajadhyaksha-ebook/dp/B00LPCCLO0/
"Understanding India: Cultural Influences on Indian Television Commercials" [7/2014] by Rohitashya Chattopadhyay
http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-India-Influences-Television-Commercials/dp/8132113926/
"Film and Politics in India: Cinematic Charisma as a Gateway to Political Power" [6/2015] by Dhamu Pongiyannan
http://www.amazon.com/Film-Politics-India-Cinematic-Political/dp/3034315511/
"Studying Indian Cinema" [6/2015] by Omar Ahmed
http://www.amazon.com/Studying-Indian-Cinema-Omar-Ahmed/dp/1906733678/
"A Journey Through 100 Years of Indian Cinema: A Quizbook on Indian Cinema" [6/2015] by Mr Saumya Chaki
http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Through-Years-Indian-Cinema/dp/9384333867/
"Twenty-First Century Bollywood" [Routledge 6/2015] by Ajay Gehlawat
http://www.amazon.com/Twenty-First-Century-Bollywood-Routledge-Contemporary/dp/1138793604/
"Dream Machine: Realism and Fantasy in Hindi Cinema" [8/2015] by Samir Dayal
http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Machine-Realism-Fantasy-Cinema/dp/1439910642/
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Cinema Music of India
 | "The Rough Guide To Bollywood" [2002] by various artists World Music Network audio CD [3/2002] for $14.98 |
 | "The Best of Bollywood" [2003] by various artists Hip-O Records audio CD [5/2003] for $13.98 |
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"Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries" [2006] by Ashok Da. Ranade Promilla 8¼x5¼ pb [12/2006] for $35.00 |
 | "Hindi Film Songs and The Cinema" [2007] by Anna Morcom Soas/Ashgate 9x6¼ hardcover [11/2007] out of print/used |
"Global Bollywood: Travels of Hindi Song and Dance" [6/2008] by Sangita Gopal and Sujata Moorti
http://www.amazon.com/Global-Bollywood-Travels-Hindi-Dance/dp/0816645787/
"Behind the Curtain: Making Music in Mumbai's Film Studios" [10/2008] by Gregory D. Booth
http://www.amazon.com/Behind-Curtain-Making-Mumbais-Studios/dp/0195327632/
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film composer Anil Biswas [1914-2003]
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| | composer-musician A.R. Rahman
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composer-musician Ravi Shankar [1920-2012]
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 | "Homage To Mahatma Gandhi" album [2004] by Ravi Shankar Deutsche Grammophon audio CD [7/2004] for $11.98 |
 | "The Essential Ravi Shankar" [2005]
R.C.A. remastered audio CD [10/2005] 2 disks for $24.98 |
 | "The Very Best of Ravi Shankar" [2010]
E.M.I. Classics music CD [9/2010] 18 tracks on 2 disks for $10.99 |
India Cinema Links
Magic Lantern's Box Office Hits Pages / India Section
Foreign Films [dot] com
Complete Index To World Film
Bengali Cinema pages at Calcutta Web
Yahoo! India Movies {beta}
Star Screen Awards [est. 1994 = January]: website •
Wikipedia
India Times's Filmfare Awards [est. 1954 = March]: website •
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Bollywood news at Movie Talkies
Screen India newspaper & website
Real Bollywood Channel [est. 8/2014] on YouTube - celebrity news, gossip & style
Movie Talkies website: news, reviews & gossip\
B4U Television Network [est. 1999]
B4U Television Network was launched as both B4U Movies and B4U Music in 1999; B4Uplus was launched via Nilesat across the Middle East and North Africa,
then B4Uaflam was launched in April 2013 with Arabic-dubbed content. The Mumbai-based company brags of reaching 2 million potential viewers.
B4U Films, Plc. expanded into movie production and distribution in 2002, also producing original content for its channels.
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B4U Movies regional divisions:
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Canada +
B4U plus +
B4U aflam
B4U Music regional divisions:
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Canada
India Production & Distribution Companies
B.R. Films Intl. Pty. Ltd. [est. 1992] distributes Tamil-language films
CinéMaya Media Group [est. 2000] of India, USA & Canada
Prime Focus Group - multiple locations in India [est. 1997]
Ramoji Film City [est. 1996; world's largest] near Hyderabad, India
Samtani StereoVision 3-D [est. 1975] of India
Sundial Pictures [est. 2009] of Mumbia, India
U.T.V. Motion Pictures Group [est. 1996] based in India, London & USA {owned by Disney}
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