Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema (2017)

Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema: Directed by Danny Ben-Moshe. SHALOM BOLLYWOOD reveals the unlikely story of the 2000-year-old Indian Jewish community and its formative place in shaping the world’s largest film industry.

“Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema(2017) was written and directed by Danny Ben-Moshe. It tells the fascinating story of Indian Jewish women, who acted in the early Bollywood films. Muslim and Hindu women werenu0026#39;t allowed to appear on screen. Jewish women, who could appear in movies, became nationally-known movie stars.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs an added insight, I was reminded that Jews in India have never known anti-Semitism. India is probably the only country that has not stigmatized or repressed the Jews. The Jewish Indian community has lasted for over two thousand years!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s unfortunate that the movie is boring. We get very few clips of the Jewish women acting, singing, or dancing. We get many talking head interviews with their children or grandchildren. Mostly, they tell the same story: Mom was beautiful and rich, then not so beautiful, and poor.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWe saw this movie at the JCC Hart Theatre, as part of Rochesteru0026#39;s excellent Jewish Film Festival. It will work well on DVD. I wouldnu0026#39;t suggest seeking out this film in order to see it. However, if itu0026#39;s playing at a festival, you could do worse.”