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Hollywood Comes to India, Bollywood Looks Abroad

时间：2011-09-10 05:52:43

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 　　After 25 years since its last visit, the James Bond movie franchise1 is returning to India. After authorities granted on-location shooting permits in New Delhi, Mumbai and Goa, India media reported the film may include a sequence in crowded markets and on a train. Even the star of the still-unnamed 23rd film in the series about a dapper British super spy, Daniel Craig, is expected to sign on as the official Ambassador of Indian Railways and appear in a TV commercial.

　　But the new Bond film isn't the only movie planning to use India as a location.
　　Indian authorities gave permission to more than 20 foreign filmmakers to shoot in India last year. Some of the high-profile projects include Michael Winterbottom’s Trishna, and Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, an adaptation of a novel. Eat, Pray and Love, starring Julia Roberts, was also partly filmed in India.
　　Entertainment analyst2 Komal Nahata says the global profile that India has acquired in recent years is enticing3 more filmmakers.
　　“Since India is no longer an obscure country, a lot of people come here, a lot of people hear about it," she said. "India is on the world map in a big way. Therefore also, India becomes easy to identify with."
　　But Nahata also says more foreign films are basing plots in India. Trishna is the tragic4 love story of a rich businessman and a rickshaw driver’s daughter; Life of Pi is the story of an Indian in Pondicherry.
　　Analysts5 also say more film producers may have begun looking at India in the wake of the runaway6 success of the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slum Dog Millionaire, produced by British filmmaker Danny Boyle. The film tells the story of a teenager from the teeming7 slums of Mumbai who wins a popular game show.
　　“Whether it is Bollywood or Hollywood, nothing succeeds like success," Nahata said. "Since 'Slumdog Millionaire' was such a roaring success, suddenly people started thinking, yes, India could be a good destination. Maybe India is lucky."
　　Home to the thriving Hindi movie industry known as Bollywood, India is also an easy place to pick up good technical talent to stage a project.
　　However, while an increasing number of international projects come to India, Bollywood is headed in the opposite direction. Most of the big-ticket Hindi film productions are being shot overseas in destinations ranging from Singapore to New Zealand and Ireland to cater8 to the taste of Indian audiences who also enjoy stories set in exotic locations, far from home.

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1 franchise BQnzu     
n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权
参考例句：
  • Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
  • The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。
2 analyst gw7zn     
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
参考例句：
  • What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
  • The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
3 enticing ctkzkh     
adj.迷人的；诱人的
参考例句：
  • The offer was too enticing to refuse. 这提议太有诱惑力，使人难以拒绝。
  • Her neck was short but rounded and her arms plump and enticing. 她的脖子短，但浑圆可爱；两臂丰腴，也很动人。
4 tragic inaw2     
adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的
参考例句：
  • The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
  • Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
5 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
6 runaway jD4y5     
n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的
参考例句：
  • The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
  • He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。
7 teeming 855ef2b5bd20950d32245ec965891e4a     
adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 )；到处都是；（指水、雨等）暴降；倾注
参考例句：
  • The rain was teeming down. 大雨倾盆而下。
  • the teeming streets of the city 熙熙攘攘的城市街道
8 cater ickyJ     
vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务
参考例句：
  • I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
  • Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。

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