UK University to introduce Bollywood at UG level

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After attracting Bollywood directors to shoot in its exquisite locations,
the United Kingdom has now opened its doors for academic pursuit of the
Indian film industry -- with one of UK's leading university introducing
Bollywood as a separate study module. "The University of Leicester will
become the first in the world to offer Bollywood as a separate subject as
part of its three-year course in Film Studies and Visual Arts at the
Undergraduate level", according to Lakshmi Iyer, assistant Manager of Study
Overseas, a representative of the University in India. "Indian Cinema is
already a part of the national cinema section, but the university now plans
to introduce it as a separate module to explore the cultural behemoth it
represents", she said in Mumbai. Bollywood, which was being studied as part
of national cinema in the second year, has now been transformed into a
separate module, she said.

Source:
http://www.indiaexpress.com/news/regional/maharashtra/bombay/20040316-0.html