TIME - Richard Corliss - Bollywood: Frequently Questioned Answers
Richard Corliss gets an education in Indian cinema from his readers
1. Why are Indian movies so long?
2. Why don't the characters kiss on the mouth?
3. Why do the characters have to sing and dance?
4. Why don't the actors sing?
5. Why can't they dance?
6. Why are the actors usually light-skinned, even in films from Southern India?
7. What's with those kooky credits?
8. What's the Hindi word for "plagiarism"?
9. Tell me about non-Bombay Indian cinema.
10. Where can you get DVDs?

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