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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 532

Bollywood

Ajay (Varun Dhawan) and Nisha (Janhvi Kapoor) imagine themselves as Auschwitz prisoners in a scene from the Amazon-distributed 'Bawaal.' (Screenshot via JTA)
August 13, 2023, 2:30 am
Holocaust scholars debate Bollywood movie ‘Bawaal,’ about couple visiting Auschwitz
The film’s protagonists find answers to their marital woes in the Nazi death camp; despite its drawbacks, some say the film at least teaches Indians about the genocide
By Andrew Lapin
Ajay (Varun Dhawan) and Nisha (Janhvi Kapoor) imagine themselves as Auschwitz prisoners in a scene from the Amazon-distributed 'Bawaal.' (Screenshot via JTA)
July 31, 2023, 3:36 am
Jewish groups decry use of Auschwitz visit as ‘marriage counseling’ in Bollywood film
Critics are calling for romantic melodrama ‘Bawaal’ to be removed from Amazon due to insensitivities, but the director says it’s being misunderstood
By Andrew Lapin
The cast of Israeli drama series 'Fauda' (Ohad Romano via JTA)
November 8, 2019, 12:42 pm
Israeli TV show ‘Fauda’ to get Indian remake
Collaboration between Israel’s YES Studios and Mumbai-based Applause Entertainment set for 2020 release, will follow conflict between India and Pakistan
By JTA
Arati Devi, also known as Rachel Sofare, in the Bollywood classic, 'Life Devine.' (Courtesy Menemsha Films)
April 4, 2018, 10:20 pm
When Jews ran… Bollywood?
In the early days of India’s over-the-top film industry, Jewish women took advantage of a prohibition against female Muslim and Hindu actors — and became national icons
By Rich Tenorio
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attend a gathering of Bollywood stars in Mumbai, India, on January 18, 2018. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
January 18, 2018, 11:03 pm
Bibi pitches Bollywood to turn popcorn into plane tickets
Mumbai gala capping Netanyahu visit focuses on boosting tourism by bringing an Indian film production to Israeli shores
By Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (r) and his wife Sara board a plane to fly to Latin America for a 10-day state trip on September 10, 2017. (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
January 14, 2018, 6:34 am
Netanyahu departs for India with diatribe against ‘hostile press’
PM predicts Israeli media will under-cover his week-long trip, says he was shocked by ‘sanctimonious and hypocritical’ criticism of his son
By Raoul Wootliff
Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in 2016. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL/Flash90)
January 13, 2018, 11:11 pm
Amid strip joint scandal, Yair Netanyahu left out of PM’s India delegation
Netanyahu’s son was set to accompany his parents on high-profile trip; PMO won’t say if change of plans is connected to recordings aired this week
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits in a car with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi after the latter arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on July 4, 2017. (Haim Zach/GPO/Flash90)
January 11, 2018, 4:17 pm
Spotlight on trade, Chabad and Bollywood as PM heads to India
Modi and Netanyahu get on well, but the PM’s visit, the first by an Israeli premier since 2003, comes against backdrop of Delhi’s recent anti-Israel vote at the UN
By Raphael Ahren
Promotional image for the new Bollywood movie 'Drive,' being partially filmed in Israel, March 18, 2017. (YouTube screenshot)
October 10, 2017, 11:00 am
Wooed by Israel funding, Bollywood movie filmed in Tel Aviv
Government offers support to promote Indian tourism; lead actress says she always wanted to visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth
By Sue Surkes
From celebrity endorsements to ad campaigns, Israel’s government is courting tourists from China and India. (Itamar Grinberg, Israeli Ministry of Tourism)
December 4, 2016, 7:52 am
With Bollywood glamour and Chinese stars, Israel woos tourists from east
Tourism Ministry doubles down its efforts to bring Asian A-listers, hopes celebrity endorsements will prompt millions of visits from India and China
By Debra Kamin
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