Film-makers look east for another Slumdog Millionaire
By Behind The Scenes TV on Mar 17, 2009 in In-Development, International Cinema
Call it the Slumdog effect, globalisation or a consequence of Bollywood’s new technical sophistication, but after a long on-off courtship the British film industry has finally fallen head over heels in love with India.
The country is suddenly crawling with British film-makers looking for a slice of exhilarating, cost-effective exoticism. According to Tim Bevan, the co-chairman of Working Title, the British film company, India is a film destination whose time has come. “It is the zeitgeist,” he said.
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