A 14-year-old Indian actress, Taruni Sachdev, was among the passengers who died in Monday's plane crash in Nepal, officials said.
It's an extraordinary concoction of dashing heroes, evil villains, insurmountable obstacles and star-crossed lovers.
CNN's Icon talks to Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan about the industry that entices 10 million Indians into cinemas everyday.
For decades, Bollywood film releases were accompanied by beautiful painted posters that decorated city streets all over India.
Mumbai -- a city that stirs the senses with its riot of sound and colour. It's home to 20 million people and also the world's largest film industry -- Bollywood. Every day, 10 million Indians escape the routine of their daily lives to spend three hours immersed in the world of song, dance and romance. So what is the formula and why does it work? What gives a Mumbai movie its magic? Icon goes to meet the King of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan and legendary choreographer, Farah Khan, to find out.
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has told CNN that Indian cinema needs to move beyond traditional song-and-dance musicals amid increasing international competition in the Mumbai studios' domestic market.
CNN's Max Foster asks Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan how Indian cinema has changed over the past 40 years.
Going global
updated: Wed Jul 22 2009 22:27:00
Amitabh Bachchan, the face of Bollywood, is looking towards Indian films breaking out to a new international audience.
After 40 years of appearing on the silver screen, actor Amitabh Bachchan is the elder statesman of Indian cinema and is possibly the most recognized man in India.
Editor's note: Watch The Screening Room Cannes special on CNN at the following dates and times: Wednesday 27 May: 0730, 1730, Saturday 30 May: 0730, 1800, Sunday 31 May: 0430, 1730, Monday 31 May: 0300 (All times GMT)
At Cannes it can be hard to find your interviewee amid all those yachts, as Neil Curry found out.
In the U.S., the film "Slumdog Millionaire" barely escaped going straight to video before it caught the eye of moviegoers and critics alike, becoming a sleeper hit and best picture nominee. It's viewed by many observers as the film to beat at the 81st annual Academy Awards.
On 11 November 2008, at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, CNN viewers will honor one Asia Pacific film as the best of all time.
Hailed as India's greatest actor, he's the legendary star of Sholay and leader of the mighty Bachchan clan. CNN talked to Amitabh Bachchan, the De Niro of Bollywood, at an International Indian Film Academy event in London...
From the best of the Big B to the hottest routines, we celebrate the Indian Film Awards with our top 10 favorite Bollywood films. Spice up your life with these all-singing, all-dancing spectaculars.
Who's bigger in Bollywood, icon Amitabh Bachchan or younger rival Shah Rukh Khan?
It is 3 a.m. on a Tuesday in Mumbai's northwestern Malad district, and in the far distance a group begins to emerge from the empty darkness.
Think global brands and the first names to come to mind might be Microsoft, McDonald's, Toyota or Samsung.
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