Added: Mar 10, 2010
Author: ddchalmers
Duration: 2:28
Superstars of Indian Bollywood cinema have arrived in Australia for a film festival..... Rani Mukerji declaring that "we can't cow down to them .....just a few people who believe in hatred..... we are here for a greater cause..." but the "3 Idiots" film director, Rajkumar Hirani, seemed to naively dismiss white post-colonial racist violence as not a major problem in settler society Australia - altho he doesn't live there to experience it, uhh Bollywood stars promote harmony - At the launch of the 2010 Indian Film Festival Bollywood and Beyond organisers, film directors and one of Bollywood's most glamorous stars said they're here to promote positive relations between Australia and India. Multi award-winning actress, Rani Mukerji, was the star attraction of the launch joining some heavy-hitters of Bollywood, for the festival of Indian film. Ms Mukherjee and director Anurag Singh introduced their new film, comedy musical Dil Bole Hadippa, which will open the festival on March 10 in Melbourne. The festival, running from March 10 to 17, will feature a number of special free screenings on the big screen at Federation Square inviting Australians and Indians alike to get into the Bollywood mood..... http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1211187/Bollywood-stars-reach-out-with-film Indian stars gesture after Australia attacks - Sydney: January 15 2010 - AR Rahman, the Indian recording star and Oscar-winning composer of the music for Slumdog Millionaire, is to stage a free concert in Sydney as a gesture of goodwill he hopes will promote harmony between his homeland and Australia in the wake of a series of brutal attacks on Indian students. Canberra could scarcely have hoped for a more powerful celebrity endorsement at a time when sections of the Indian media have portrayed Australia as a deeply racist nation..... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ 0/4c12eb9c-01af-11df-b8cb-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=2da6bd4a-9c83-11da-8762-0000779e2340.html?nclick_check=1 *
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