Gosh, so true. Maybe I'm just going by what I've seen in the 70's movies(because I've seen the most films from that decade and it's easier to see a pattern there), but white people look sickly and strung out more often than not in Bollywood movies. Maybe the only available white extras back then were the confused bohemian types who wandered on to the set ;) And then I suppose you also have to count all the pale weasel-y sorts--like the dude who works for Supremo in Parvarish.
Special Silencers (1982)
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Original title: Serbuan Halilintar
This is based on the original Indonesian cut of the movie.
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Justice Ninja Style (1985)
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Over on our sibling site at Death Ray Dive, we reviewed the
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starring some enthusiast...
Mata Hari: Agent H21 – The Eye of Dawn
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MATA HARI: Agent H21 – THE EYE OF DAWN is a pet project of mine. For many
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Covering Thai cinema and living in Thailand for the past decade or so has
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UNGH: Don't Wanna Be a Cantopop Star from duriandave on 8tracks Radio.
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Gosh, so true. Maybe I'm just going by what I've seen in the 70's movies(because I've seen the most films from that decade and it's easier to see a pattern there), but white people look sickly and strung out more often than not in Bollywood movies. Maybe the only available white extras back then were the confused bohemian types who wandered on to the set ;) And then I suppose you also have to count all the pale weasel-y sorts--like the dude who works for Supremo in Parvarish.
Is this going to be a Thing? Because I could contribute!
Oh I hope this is the beginning of a thing.
Me and the Bollywood white people, we got a thing goin' on.
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