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Bollywood talks English, beginning with the Bard (AFP)

Sep 11, 2008
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MUMBAI (AFP) - Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan's new film "The Last Lear" opens on Friday, the latest in a string of English language movies to hit the screens as Indian cinema explores new themes and content. Based on Utpal Dutt's Bengali play "Aajker Shahjahan" (Today's Shahjahan), Bachchan, 66, plays Harry, a retired, silver-haired Shakespearean actor who yearns to play the English playwright's tragic hero... [read full story]                    

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