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Thursday Mar 29, 2007
Thursday Mar 29, 2007
Cinema arrives again
Then three films - Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988), Chandani (1989) and Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) - dramatically changed the scene. Late night Bollywood shows returned at the Odeon Marble Arch. Later Bell View cinema opened in Edgeware. Independent theatres mushroomed in many predominantly Asian towns. By the mid-nineties multiplexes like Cineworld and UCI began regular Bollywood shows. Asian audiences began to arrive in theatres in large numbers.
Thursday Mar 29, 2007
Thursday Mar 29, 2007
Avtar Panesar, the head of Yashraj Films, UK, has very closely witnessed the rise of Bollywood in UK. In this three part interview with the NRIfm editor Vijay Rana, Panesar tells the story of the rise of Bollywood in UK.
Early Days
Though a few Bollywood films were shown in the UK in the sixties, regular cinemas opened in Southall in the seventies. Going to cinema was a big family occasion and was followed by spicy Indian meals in the Southall dhabas. But in the eighties the arrival of VCR killed the cinema in UK