India leads the United States in producing movies (Bollywood employs over one million people) and music (from rock to raga), and its people are every bit as addicted to sports, television, and pop culture as Americans. As for actor-politicians, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has elected film stars as heads of government since 1967.
Asha Kasbekar is a freelance journalist specializing in popular culture. She has worked at the British Board of Film Classification, taught Indian cinema at the University of London, and published papers on Bollywood films.
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