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The Mercedes-Benz CLE cabriolet

Rhythm, culture and class: The Mercedes-Benz CLE cabriolet is a Bollywood special

Driving this open-top cruiser provides a comfortable and luxurious experience

In Tamale, older Hindi films spanning the postcolonial period are still viewed by residents in their homes and in neighbourhood video centres.

Why Indian films are so popular in Ghana — and have been for decades

The history of Indian visual media in Ghana extends all the way to the mid 1950s

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From Cairo (and jail) to a master’s at Wits

Students in South Africa should never give up hope because anything is possible if they keep on pursuing their dreams

Silver screen: Before VCRs reached Mogadishu, cinemas were all the rage. The advent of a new blockbuster was a social event that garnered much excitement

Somalia’s enduring Bollywood love affair

Actor Amitabh Bachchan may not know it, but he has been a superstar in Mogadishu for years

The film’s sets were vandalised more than once and the filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali roughed up earlier this year in Jaipur

Bollywood film ‘Padmavati’ faces protests from Karni Sena

The period drama has enraged the Rajput group who want the film to be banned for allegedly "disrespecting the sentiments of the community".

The Gupta family’s Saxonwold home is a high-pressure environment where the security detail always had to be armed

[Archives] What the Gupta guards saw: VIPs and bags of cash

They used to provide muscle for the family. Now they’ve opened up about trips to Zuma’s guesthouse, visiting dignitaries and bags of cash.

SA author inks movie deal for ‘The Delhi Deception’

Elana Sabharwal’s at first self-published tale of betrayal and deception "The Delhi Deception" is being turned into a film.

India’s Mr Sputum is changing perceptions by associating TB with humour.

Spit twit nips TB shame in the bud

India has dispatched an unlikely hero to promote tuberculosis awareness and battle its stigma.

Dark is beautiful movement takes on unfair India

Indian actress Nandita Das is fighting to overturn the all-pervasive ‘you need to be fair’ message in India.

10 classics of Indian cinema, decade by decade

To celebrate the Indian film industry’s centenary year, here are 10 essential movies – from a silent film about Buddha to a violent gangster epic.

How I learnt to love Bollywood

Novelist Amit Chaudhuri discovered the classics when popular Hindi film was in the doldrums.

Bollywood actors

Bollywood pays homage to ‘King of Romance’ Yash Chopra

Bollywood stars turned out in strength for a final homage to movie mogul Yash Chopra at the premiere of his last movie.

Bollywood legend ill again

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan said he was likely to undergo a scan after suffering from "excruciating pain" over the past few days.

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Bollywood’s ‘most violent film ever’ cut by Indian censors

Horror film <i>Ghost</i>, which shows an evil spirit in female form being crucified, has been toned down to avoid offending country’s Christians.

Million-dollar film studio to put SA on movie map

Construction recently started on Africa’s first state-of-the-art film studio near Cape Town, which once completed will be worthy of Hollywood status.