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The Bachchan family, the de facto royalty of Bollywood, has joined forces with the fast-growing entertainment arm of the conglomerate Reliance to produce movies, television shows and concerts.
Reliance Big Entertainment will provide $250 million to $300 million in the first year to fund new ventures of the Bachchan family, which includes three of Bollywood’s biggest stars: Amitabh Bachchan, who in his 60s continues to be one of the country’s top box-office draws; his actor son, Abhishek; and Abhishek’s wife, Aishwarya Rai, one of India’s best-known female stars. Jaya Bhaduri, the matriarch of the family, is also a seasoned actress, who has appeared in several films in recent years.
The scene is Bangkok’s green carpet at an awards function for Indian cinema, recently. Where not one of Bollywood’s bold and beautiful wore a sari that evening.
It’s all happening at an international film awards show in Bangkok, where Bollywood has currently descended. Just like Mumbai, the sun never goes down in Bangkok too.
Hundreds of Indian stars prepared to dazzle their fans Sunday at the ‘Bollywood Oscars,’ a glitzy awards ceremony expected to attract 600 million television viewers.
