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'Slumdog' puts Bollywood on global map

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Posted: Feb 21, 2009 at 1428 hrs IST

London ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, the feel good drama about a Mumbai tea boy, which is vying for top honours at the Oscars, has put Indian film industry on global entertainment map.

‘Slumdog’, made in India with a predominant Indian cast and technicians, has increased Bollywood's ability to attract powerful Hollywood A-listers including Sylvester Stallone to Pierce Brosnan and Mickey Rourke, said a report.

Leading Bollywood producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra has big plans for 'The Wrestler' star Mickey Rourke, who has been nominated for the Best Actor at the Oscars.

Chopra, who is the man behind the successful films like '1942: A Love Story' and 'Eklavya' (nominated as India's entry to the 2007 Oscars) snagged Rourke before 'The Wrestler'.

Rourke will act in 'Broken Horses', which is a gangster flick based on a screenplay co-written by Chopra, who had Rourke in mind while writing it. It is likely to be released in 2010, a report in ‘TheLondonNews’ said.

Former Bond actor Pierce Brosnan is acting in Bollywood film 'Teen Patti' as a cameo, which also stars Amitabh Bachchan.

The movie is edited by Jon Harris, who worked on 'Snatch', directed by Guy Ritchie.

Sylvester Stallone is figuring in 'Incredible Love' which is due for release in May and has been making headlines for having some big names from Hollywood.

Stallone, Denise Richards and Brandson Routh from 'Superman Returns' have cameos, while Carmen Electra stars with Kareena Kapoor.

Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is not ready to reveal anything about the script, but judging from stills of Sylvester presenting co-star Akshay Kumar with an award, "We assume he will be playing himself," the report said.

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INDIA A POOR COUNTRY by safia on 22 Feb 2009

Totally agree now the world knows INDIA is a poor country.

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