Bollywood takes Hollywood by storm

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Indian films are becoming hot property in the West as Bollywood studios
produce more sophisticated English-language movies that catch the current
fashion for all things Indian. But as Bollywood breaks out of its
traditional romantic mould, Western studios and actors too are getting in on
the act, with co-productions multiplying, and well-known Hollywood and
British actors sharing the starring roles with India's biggest names. At the
same time as it is opening its prolific film industry outwards, India is
also pitching to attract the world's studios to its shores. "India has the
talent and scope to do work for films from all over the world," Secretary of
State for Information and Broadcasting Pawan Chopra told AFP in an
interview. With its large supply of film technicians and cheaper labour, the
country can produce films for a quarter of what it takes to make a film in
Hollywood, he underlined. Many countries including Canada, Italy, China,
France as well as a slew of Eastern European states have already approached
India about working together on co-productions, the minister said.

Source:
http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=13478144