An Israeli closure tightening its noose, internecine factional fighting and warnings of an impending humanitarian disaster have had little effect on the appetite of Gaza population for Bollywood blockbusters, a popular medium which lets them forget their hardships.
“Bollywood films are in demand. People do not have money to hire DVDs these days but there are some who have been quite addicted to Hindi films and they continue to be so,” Ihad, a seller at Master of Movies DVD store in Gaza City told PTI over phone.
“Hindi films shown by different TV channels however continue to attract large audiences. There are several of them and Amitabh starrers can bring all activities to a halt on Fridays and Saturdays,” he added.
Several channels on the Arabsat and Nilesat networks show Hindi films a few times a week. Hindi films shown on Bahrain 55, Infinity, Ritmo, Kuwait Channel 2 and Eritrea channel are quite popular among the Gaza populace.
Bollywood’s popularity cuts across age and gender among the Palestinians in Gaza. “In my family there isn’t one single person who is not glued to the TV for the entire duration of a Hindi film. We don’t evn need an interval and you know that Hindi films are not that short,” Ayman Abid said.
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