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Originally Posted by Antonio
Hollywood is the largest.
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From the BBC. Are you calling them liars? It might be a real shocker to you, but America does not have the biggest of everything.
UK industry to boost Indian film
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has struck a deal to begin negotiations for the UK and Bollywood film industries to share their resources.
The deal would enable filmmakers in India to invest in British talent and UK locations, while they could also be eligible for UK film tax incentives.
Ms Jowell met Indian Information and Broadcasting Minister Shri Jaipal Reddy in Delhi to discuss the terms.
The Indian film industry is the largest in the world.
The country has produced more than 67,000 films in over 30 different languages since 1931, when "talkies" were first introduced into its industry.
In 2004 there were 2.7 billion admissions to cinemas in India and £2bn was taken at the box office. There were 52 Hindi films released in the UK, taking £8.1m at the box office.
"Bollywood is the most impressive and spectacular film industry in the world," Jowell said.
"Like the UK film industry, it has a rich heritage of producing entertaining, challenging and culturally relevant cinema."
"It makes sense for our industries to join forces so that we can raise our game even further. A co-production treaty would create the means to do this."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/4395023.stm