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by bradistan | July 17, 2009 · 8:17 pm

Bollywood,Reality TV and Indian secularism

Indian TV has seen numerous Bollywood reality shows, competition where common boys (and occasionally girls) have won places on movies by top directors. The Show that I want to talk about is Bollywood, blind-date and arranged (and staged) marriage all rolled into one big media circus. Continue reading →

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