Hollywood Comes to India, Bollywood Looks Abroad

 　　After 25 years since its last visit, the James Bond movie franchise¹ is returning to India. After authorities granted on-location shooting permits in New Delhi, Mumbai and Goa, India media reported the film may include a sequence in crowded markets and on a train. Even the star of the still-unnamed 23rd film in the series about a dapper British super spy, Daniel Craig, is expected to sign on as the official Ambassador of Indian Railways and appear in a TV commercial.

　　But the new Bond film isn't the only movie planning to use India as a location.

　　Indian authorities gave permission to more than 20 foreign filmmakers to shoot in India last year. Some of the high-profile projects include Michael Winterbottom’s Trishna, and Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, an adaptation of a novel. Eat, Pray and Love, starring Julia Roberts, was also partly filmed in India.

　　Entertainment analyst² Komal Nahata says the global profile that India has acquired in recent years is enticing³ more filmmakers.

　　“Since India is no longer an obscure country, a lot of people come here, a lot of people hear about it," she said. "India is on the world map in a big way. Therefore also, India becomes easy to identify with."

　　But Nahata also says more foreign films are basing plots in India. Trishna is the tragic⁴ love story of a rich businessman and a rickshaw driver’s daughter; Life of Pi is the story of an Indian in Pondicherry.

　　Analysts⁵ also say more film producers may have begun looking at India in the wake of the runaway⁶ success of the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slum Dog Millionaire, produced by British filmmaker Danny Boyle. The film tells the story of a teenager from the teeming⁷ slums of Mumbai who wins a popular game show.

　　“Whether it is Bollywood or Hollywood, nothing succeeds like success," Nahata said. "Since 'Slumdog Millionaire' was such a roaring success, suddenly people started thinking, yes, India could be a good destination. Maybe India is lucky."

　　Home to the thriving Hindi movie industry known as Bollywood, India is also an easy place to pick up good technical talent to stage a project.

　　However, while an increasing number of international projects come to India, Bollywood is headed in the opposite direction. Most of the big-ticket Hindi film productions are being shot overseas in destinations ranging from Singapore to New Zealand and Ireland to cater⁸ to the taste of Indian audiences who also enjoy stories set in exotic locations, far from home.

1 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

2 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

3 enticing   

adj.迷人的；诱人的

参考例句：

• The offer was too enticing to refuse. 这提议太有诱惑力，使人难以拒绝。
• Her neck was short but rounded and her arms plump and enticing. 她的脖子短，但浑圆可爱；两臂丰腴，也很动人。

4 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

5 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

6 runaway   

n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的

参考例句：

• The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
• He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。

7 teeming   

adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 )；到处都是；（指水、雨等）暴降；倾注

参考例句：

• The rain was teeming down. 大雨倾盆而下。
• the teeming streets of the city 熙熙攘攘的城市街道

8 cater   

vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务

参考例句：

• I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
• Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。