Amitabh Bachan: Lincoln Center Honor/Charlie Rose Interview
Wow.
First Ash Rai and now AB. Madonna may have ushered in the wave of Indian culture with her belly rings, bindis, and salwaars, but this is genuine fascination and respect from the West.
And at 63yrs, AB still cuts a daunting figure in Indian Cinema. Incidently, he disapproves of the Indian Film Industry playing parody to Hollywood by being coined "Bollywood". Exuding national pride, he suggests that our films be taken with their own merits, without comparison from the West. Afterall, we have the technical expertise to produce well over 200 films yearly, whereas Hollywood produces a mere 30.
The "DESI" swell has been building for several years, going back to Bally Sagoo's remixes in 2000 and the "art films" of Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta, etc. But now, in 2005, the tide has come in for us. And I believe the waters of recognition will continue to flow for a long time.
Wow.
First Ash Rai and now AB. Madonna may have ushered in the wave of Indian culture with her belly rings, bindis, and salwaars, but this is genuine fascination and respect from the West.
And at 63yrs, AB still cuts a daunting figure in Indian Cinema. Incidently, he disapproves of the Indian Film Industry playing parody to Hollywood by being coined "Bollywood". Exuding national pride, he suggests that our films be taken with their own merits, without comparison from the West. Afterall, we have the technical expertise to produce well over 200 films yearly, whereas Hollywood produces a mere 30.
The "DESI" swell has been building for several years, going back to Bally Sagoo's remixes in 2000 and the "art films" of Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta, etc. But now, in 2005, the tide has come in for us. And I believe the waters of recognition will continue to flow for a long time.
Wow.
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11:58 AMYou're right....Amitabh will always be dashing. Check out his movie Cheeni Kum and many others at Interval.in:
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