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A ‘tidal change’ in Bollywood: How the world’s largest film industry veered to the right during the Modi era

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By Jessie Yeung and Rhea Mogul, CNN Mumbai, India (CNN) — For nearly a century, Bollywood has held a mirror to Indian society, the plotlines of the world’s most prolific movie industry reflecting the changing tides of a vast, developing nation. India’s multibillion-dollar movie industry produces around 1,500 to 2,000 films per year in over 20 languages – more than any other country. And most of these are Hindi films, meaning Bollywood holds an o…

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