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The History of Indian Cinema: 2011-2012 |
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Concern is expressed over the future of touring talkies – mobile cinemas that tour more remote regions of the country to bring movies to small villages – because of cable television and pirate DVDs. [ADD] |
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| 19/3 - | Veteran Bollywood actor Navin Nischol dies of a heart attack at the age of 65. [MORE] | |||
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Australian actor Bob Christo, a perennial bad guy in countless Bollywood movies of the 80s and 90s, dies from a massive heart attack in Bangalore at the age of 70. [ADD] |
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| 30/3 - |
Rising star Shiney Ahuja is sentenced to seven year’s imprisonment for raping his maid. [ADD] |
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| 11/6 - | Aneez Basmi's Ready becomes the third highest ever grossing film in India. Salman Khan and Asin star. [ADD] | |||
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Bollywood action thriller Dabangg and the social drama My Name is Khan are the major winners at this year’s International Indian Film Awards held in Toronto. [ADD] |
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| 1/7 - | The release of Aamir Khan's comedy film Delhi Belly causes outrage in some circles due to its use of abusive language. [ADD] | |||
| 29/7 - | Khap, Ajai Sinha's film about honour killing, is banned in theatres across Punjab and Haryana within hours of it's release. Director Sinha admits he has received threatening phone calls because of the film's controversial subject matter. [ADD] | |||
| 14/8 - | Veteran actor Shammi Kapoor dies at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai at the age of 79. [ADD] | |||
| 1/9 - | Salman Khan's Bodyguard breaks Indian box office records when it takes approximately Rs 215 million on its opening day. Khan plays the eponymous bodyguard whose charge (Kareena Kapoor), the daughter of a wealthy nobleman, falls for him. [ADD] | |||
| 28/10 - | Ra.One, a sci-fi superhero movie starring Shah Rukh Khan, grosses 625 million rupees in its opening two days despite receiving mixed reviews from the critics. [ADD] | |||
| 11/11 - | Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, is released. [ADD] | |||
| 23/11 - | Bollywood production company Yash Raj Films opens an office in Hollywood to develop and produce feature films for the US and international market. The company, YRF Entertainment, is headed by actor Uday Chopra. [ADD] | |||
| 3/12 - | The evergreen Dev Anand dies of a heart attack in London at the age of 88. [MORE] | |||
| 2012 | ||||
| 30/1 - | Vidya Balan and Ranbir Kapoor win Best Actor awards for The Dirty Picture and Rockstar respectively at the Filmfare Awards ceremony in Mumbai. [ADD] | |||
| 7/3 - | Vinayak Kulkarni's Deool and Suveran's Byari share the best film prize at the 59th National Film Awards, while best actress goes to Vidya Balan for her performance in the controversial The Dirty Picture. [ADD] | |||
| 2/4 - | Censors pass the 3D version of James Cameron's Titanic without cuts. When originally released in 1996, audiences were prevented from seeing Kate Winslet pose in the nude for a portrait. [ADD] | |||
| 19/4 - | Police arrest Amit Jaiswal and Preeti Surin for the kidnap and murder of Bollywood actress Meenakshi Thapar. The pair, who were co-stars of the actress, reportedly strangled and beheaded her when their ransom demands were not met. [ADD] | |||
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