Easily the hardest chapter of BRIC Pop is going to be the one on Bollywood. It’s the ultimate giant onion, with each layer revealing another even more intricate than before. While I will never be able to hold my own with native fans, my goal is to watch about 30 Indian films, 15-20 of [...]
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Rethinking ‘formulaic’ through Bollywood
September 11th, 2007 · No Comments · भारत / இந்தியா / ভারত / ಭಾರತ / India
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The _________ of BRIC.
September 5th, 2007 · No Comments · All, Brasil / Brazil, Россия / Russia, भारत / இந்தியா / ভারত / ಭಾರತ / India, 中国 / China
Everyone has their doppelganger. Here are some people who sometimes get pegged as the BRIC equivalent of a western celebrity.
Ksenia Sobchak: the Paris Hilton of Russia. Unfair, because Ksenia has an education, multilingual fluency, and is likeable. She’s also #6 on Forbes Russian celebrity power list.
Next, a woman I adore, Ana [...]
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New M.I.A.
August 21st, 2007 · No Comments · भारत / இந்தியா / ভারত / ಭಾರತ / India
“Jimmy” is based on the Bollywood classic “Jimmy Jimmy Aaja” from the 1982 film “Disco Dancer.” Yes, the most innovative “Indian” artist in the world is a girl from Hounslow, London with a Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger father.
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BRIC Music: India
August 16th, 2007 · No Comments · भारत / இந்தியா / ভারত / ಭಾರತ / India
Been working on the Bollywood and Filmi chapter, so here’s a couple of things to amuse. The only Indian artist worth a damn is Himesh Reshammiya. Here’s the great remix of Aameen from the bad movie Red.
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All about creativity and pop culture in the BRICs, by Richard Monturo