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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Emerald island, a large following in the country
Sri Lankans are huge fans of the Hindi film industry, popularly known as Bollywood.
With the long-drawn battle with the separatist terrorist group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, coming to an end, people of this emerald island are now enjoying the fantasies that Hindi cinema sells and encouraging Indian film-makers to shoot in the country.
"Hindi films are very huge here," Lankan actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who featured in Hindi films Aladin and Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai, told IANS. "My father actually learnt Hindi by just watching Hindi films. That's how big it is here. Most people here prefer watching a Hindi film than an English film, even though English is widely spoken here."
Indian cinema has a large following in the country with Hindi films shown in theatres throughout the year. There is at least one shown on local television almost every day.
Amanthi Gunawardena, a student, said: "Bollywood is very famous here. Many Hindi films release here in theatres and we even get them on local cable TV with Sinhalese sub-titles."
Please explain to me the emboldened parts.
Though I guess "a large following in the country" means "a large people who watches Hindi film in the country".
Source : http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_bollywood-is-a-huge-draw-in-sri-lanka_1375628
With the long-drawn battle with the separatist terrorist group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, coming to an end, people of this emerald island are now enjoying the fantasies that Hindi cinema sells and encouraging Indian film-makers to shoot in the country.
"Hindi films are very huge here," Lankan actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who featured in Hindi films Aladin and Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai, told IANS. "My father actually learnt Hindi by just watching Hindi films. That's how big it is here. Most people here prefer watching a Hindi film than an English film, even though English is widely spoken here."
Indian cinema has a large following in the country with Hindi films shown in theatres throughout the year. There is at least one shown on local television almost every day.
Amanthi Gunawardena, a student, said: "Bollywood is very famous here. Many Hindi films release here in theatres and we even get them on local cable TV with Sinhalese sub-titles."
Please explain to me the emboldened parts.
Though I guess "a large following in the country" means "a large people who watches Hindi film in the country".
Source : http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_bollywood-is-a-huge-draw-in-sri-lanka_1375628
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You are right about the second bold part. For the first, 'emerald' just means 'nice and green', in reference to the scenery of Sri Lanka. Ireland is also often referred to as 'the emerald isle', and for the same reason.
- You are right about the second bold part.
- For the first, 'emerald' just means 'nice and green', in reference to the scenery of Sri Lanka.
- Ireland is also often referred to as 'the emerald isle', and for the same reason.
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You are right about the second bold part. For the first, 'emerald' just means 'nice and green', in reference to the scenery of Sri Lanka. Ireland is also often referred to as 'the emerald isle', and for the same reason.
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