{"id":125442,"date":"2023-11-14T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/luxus-magazine-bollywood-the-origins-of-the-indian-star-system\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T18:01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:01:00","slug":"luxus-magazine-bollywood-the-origins-of-the-indian-star-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-bollywood-the-origins-of-the-indian-star-system\/","title":{"rendered":"[Luxus Magazine] Bollywood: the origins of the Indian star system"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indian subcontinent is not only home to the world’s most populous state (1.4 billion souls), it is also home to the world’s largest film industry, attracting a fervent following in the country and beyond: that of Bollywood films.<\/p>\n

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Following on from the Louvre Abu Dhabi, “Bollywood Superstar” is now on show at the Mus\u00e9e du Quai Branly, with over 200 works of art, posters, film extracts and stage costumes, all presented in a gaudy, luminescent scenography worthy of the tales of 1001 Nights. The perfect remedy for the winter blues.<\/p>\n

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Indian Cinema has its roots in shadow theater, magic lanterns and age-old mythological storytelling.<\/p>\n

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Devdas movie, 2002 \u00a9 Warner Bros Pictures\/Mega Bollywood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Among the first to discover the Lumi\u00e8re brothers’ cinematograph, the Indians have since developed a booming business around the production of skilfully interpreted and choreographed films.<\/p>\n

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To the point of surpassing Hollywood production, at a rate of 2,000 films every year. These productions are exported far beyond the borders of the sub-continent, whether via the Indian diaspora – one of the largest in the world – Southeast Asia or the rigorist kingdoms of the Middle East.<\/p>\n

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Yet this cinema remains largely misunderstood in the West, with Bollywood wrongly equated with all Indian productions.<\/p>\n

Featured Photo: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan dans le film Devdas (2002) \u00a9 Mus\u00e9e du Quai Branly<\/p>\n

Click here to read the entire article<\/a> on Luxus Magazine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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