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Bollywood Masala

'Bollywood' films traditionally have been made to a particular list of criteria. They are long, usually around three hours, they all contain musical numbers, they tend to cross genre, containing elements of drama, comedy, action and romance. And, traditionally, there's no kissing! Western influences are beginning to see a more modern and realistic approach being adopted but essentially these films are made for Indian audiences who watch them many times over, singing along with the actors, cheering and booing from their seats. Finally these colourful and vibrant films are making it our shores. Below is Alice's ever-growing collection. Pictured: She has been dubbed 'the world's most beautiful woman', popular 'Bollywood' actress Aishwarya Rai.

King of Bollywood (2004)

6/10
Director: Piyush Jha
Starring: Om Puri, Sophie Dahl, Manoj Pahwa, Diwakar Pundir, Kavita Kapoor

Karan Kumar (Om Puri) or 'KK' as he is affectionately known by his legion of fans is a Bollywood star on the wane, and Crystal (Sophie Dahl) is a movi... Read more

Devdas (2002)

7.6/10
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring: Madhuri Dixit, Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai

Set in the early 1900s, this film follows a young man named Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) on his way home to India after having spent the past ten years in L... Read more

My Bollywood Bride (2006)

Director: Rajeev Manoj Virani
Starring: Kashmira Shah, Jason Lewis, Gulshan Grover, Sanjay Suri, Neha Dubey

Alex works in Venice Beach as a copywriter but longs to one day write a novel. When he meets and romances Reena (Kashmera Shah), a beautiful Indian w... Read more

Don (2006)

7.2/10
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Om Puri, Kareena Kapoor

Vijay is a simple man from Mumbai who just happens to be a dead ringer for Malaysian drug lord, the Don. Police recruit him to go undercover, but whe... Read more

Marigold (2007)

5/10
Director: Willard Carroll
Starring: Ali Larter, Salman Khan, Nandana Sen, Ian Bohen, Gulshan Grover

A demanding American actress (Ali Larter) heads to India in order to shoot a low-budget Hollywood film, only to find herself stranded in Bombay with n... Read more

Saawariya (2007)

5.4/10
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring: Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Ranbir Kapoor

In this Bollywood offering - can Gulab (Rani Mukherjee) win the heart of Raj (Ranbir Kapoor), the musician who yearns for Sakina (Sonam Kapoor), who i... Read more

Hulchul (2004)

6.9/10
Director: Priyadarshan
Starring: Kareena Kapoor, Arbaaz Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Jackie Schroff, Arsha...

Angaarchand (Amrish Puri) and his sons have vowed to avoid women after a long-running feud was triggered between them and the family of Lakshmidevi.... Read more

Gangster - A Love Story (2006)

Director: Anurag Basu
Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Shiney Ahuja, Master Hitanshu Lodhia, Sachin Kare...

All is not well with Simran (Kangana Ranaut), a young, beautiful, alcoholic spiralling out of control when she meets Akash (Emraan Hashmi) a singer in... Read more

Raaz (2002)

6.5/10
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Starring: Dino Morea, Bipasha Basu, Malini Sharma, Shruti Ulfat

A Bollywood remake of 'What Lies Beneath' follows the crumbling marriage of Sanjana and Ditya as they try to make it work one more time. Returning to... Read more

Dhamaal (2007)

7.1/10
Director: Indra Kumar
Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Aashish Chowdhry, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, G A...

Four friends are putting all their resources into finding their cash cow. Unfortunately their resources don't add up to much, and minor con-jobs is a... Read more