In May 2024, Tik Tok saw the genesis of a trend that many found bewildering - women and girls from across the world shooting reels while they applied make-up wearing traditional Indian attire and lip-synced to the song "San Sanana", from the 2001 Hindi film Asoka. That a two-decade-old song could suddenly start trending online with the hashtag "AsokaMakeup" is just one of the many examples of India's cultural sway today. And you certainly cannot underestimate the role of a country's soft power-whether through arts or sports-one that India can well expand.
From Diljit Dosanjh enthralling concertgoers at the Coachella music festival, to Indian fashion designers making waves on the international circuit and artists having their works showcased at renowned museums like the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), India is becoming more proficient in the art of showcasing its rich and varied culture. But nowhere is it more visible than in the growing presence of Indian films abroad. Last year, the world's most prolific film industry had 339 of its titles release across 38 countries and, in a rare instance, Hollywood Lionsgate studio bought the remake rights of the violent action thriller Kill this year. Netflix felt confident splurging nearly Rs 200 crore on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's OTT debut Heeramandi-which was four years in the making and had it dubbed in languages like Arabic, Malay, French, Thai and German. The OTT giant's investment paid dividends, with the show featuring in the top 10 in 43 countries following its release this year.
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