Bollywood dancers being filmed

How to star in a Bollywood movie

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November 14th 2008
Two nights ago, in the city of Mysore, we went to see a Bollywood movie. The movie was in the local state language, Kannada, with no subtitles, but we still understood most of what was happening. The funniest part of the movie were the dance scenes. Much of the movie was filmed in Mysore, and we recognized some landmarks. But the dance scenes were filmed in Switzerland, and since we spent a day in ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more