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Current AffairsOrganisers promise "bigger and better" Bollywood festival in Prague
This evening sees the grand opening of the third annual Prague Bollywood
Festival - a celebration of Indian film that brings the colourful sights
and sounds of the Indian subcontinent to the Czech Republic. This year the
festival begins at the arthouse Aero cinema in Zizkov before moving on to
the Kino Svetozor off Wenceslas Square. So is Bollywood slowly winning the
hearts and minds of the Czech people? Rob Cameron spoke to organiser
Sangita Shresthova to find out.
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One on OneSangita Shresthova - Czech-Nepalese dancer bringing Bollywood to Prague
Few people can boast of having Czech-Nepalese heritage, fluency in four
languages and an in-depth knowledge of traditional Indian dance. Few
people except maybe Rob Cameron's guest in One on One - Sangita
Shresthova. Sangita's childhood was divided between Prague and Kathmandu,
but now she lives in Prague, where she studies film, teaches and performs
dance. Recently she helped to organise a festival of Bollywood film.
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