Entertainment must go on! Every person who joins Bollywood swears by this phrase. However, there are instances when they have gone beyond entertainment and made our nation proud across the globe.
One falls short of words to describe the charismatic personality of megastar Amitabh Bachchan. His work speaks volume about him. Along with Bollywood movies, he has effortlessly played few intense roles in international projects too. From Padma Vibhushan to France's highest civilian honour, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, he has always put his stardom to use that will benefit the mankind.
Every Indian says Oscar winner A. R. Rahman belongs to our nation. 'Mozart of Madras' proved that music can surpass boundaries and barriers.
Joining him is Anil Kapoor who bagged a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for his first international project 'Slumdog Millionaire'. His work got him acknowledgement across the diasporas.
Irrfan Khan a man, who didn't have a penny in his pocket to watch Jurrasic Park years ago, is now the one of central characters of this popular movie series. An outsider, who created a niche for himself in the entertainment world with struggle and talent is truly incredible.
Moving onto the ladies of our industry-Sonam Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Smita Patil and many more have been making the Indians proud with their fashion, charity work and performances on celluloid. While some have been regular at the prestigious Cannes festival, Priyanka Chopra has made us spellbound these days. She has kept on growing- from Miss World to one of the most bankable international artist in today's date.
This list is unending and will keep on getting longer with each passing year. Besides stars, there are films those have won millions of hearts overseas. Along with critical acclaims they have also kept the box office ringing creating records.
Latest ones are PK, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Gour Hari Dastaan, Masaan and many others are gearing up for their international debut. Meanwhile let's not forget those who made us proud in the early days too. Mother India, Awara, Do Bigha Zameen, Pyaasa, Lagaan, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, The Lunchbox, etc. those were nominated in prestigious award festivals and were played at film festivals too.
We at FridayMoviez wish all our readers a Happy Independence Day and hope Bollywood keeps shine in the international arena.