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Bollywood Boy
Interviews
Justine Hardy's book Bollywood Boys is the outcome of the West's interest in Indian films. SUCHITRA BEHAL speaks to the author.
SUCHITRA BEHAL: What made you want to write a book on Bollywood in particular?
JUSTINE HARDY: I come from an acting family. So right through childhood I'd been exposed to stardom. I had no romantic delusions about it and have seen its good and bad sides. Bollywood represents an extreme case to me. But I must point out here that this book is written for a western audience. There is suddenly a huge interest in the West in Bollywood and Indian films. There are two ideas behind the book. One, I wanted to write about modern India — Bollywood symbolises the richness of a certain life. Its story reads like the front page of a newspaper. It's a great story.
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