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The Great Irrfan Khan

He doesn't dance like a Bollywood matinee idol, nor does he sing like one. But that could be why Irrfan Khan is the Indian actor most likely to achieve global...

Saavn: Bollywood Gets Digital

A small U.S. company capitalizes on the growing popularity of Indian music and cinema

The Players

In the world's biggest film industry, nobody comes bigger: A portrait of Bollywood's brightest stars

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August 17, 2009

"I told them I am a movie star."

- SHAH RUKH KHAN,Bollywood actor, after being detained for two hours by U.S. immigration officials who had profiled him for his Muslim last name, causing a flurry of indignation among Indians
February 24, 2009

"This is just the beginning for Bollywood. India has so many stories to tell."

- SUBHASH GHAI,Indian movie director, on how "Slumdog"'s success at the Oscars will inspire the film industry in his country
July 29, 2008

"I'm coming to take over Bollywood."

- Rapper SNOOP DOGG,whom "Rolling Stone" once called "America's Most Loveable Pimp," on his plan to introduce Indian music fans to hip-hop through a guest appearance in a highly anticipated Hindi movie slated to open in August

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