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Jul 2022
18m 29s

Lollywood or Bollywood?

Bbc World Service
About this episode

We take a look at the fortunes of Bollywood and Lollywood post pandemic. We’ll ask what the future holds for the film industries of India and Pakistan and explore whose creative ideas and business innovations in cinema are proving to be a hit with audiences.

Emb Hashmi speaks to the stars of the new Lollywood film 'London Nahi Jaunga' and Nikhil Inamdar visits a Bollywood film set. We also hear from critics, directors and analysts who tell us what they think both film industries need to do to increase profits and box office numbers.

Presenter: Emb Hashmi Reporting: Nikhil Inamdar Producer: Carmel O'Grady

Image:Humayun Saeed and Kubra Khan; Credit: BBC

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