Bollywood

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Across

• Primary language of the Mumbai-centered screen trade (5)
• Directorial dynasty behind lush romances set in the Swiss Alps (6)
• Medium celebrated by Mumbai's massive entertainment industry (4)
• Memorable scripted line quoted by ardent fans for generations (8)
• Celebrity luminary mobbed by fans outside their bungalow (4)
• Performer delivering passionate monologues under the spotlight (5)

Down

• Synchronized ensemble routine bursting into celebration (5)
• Leading man who rescues the day and wins the romance (4)
• Type of catchy song inserted purely for spectacle (4)
• Multi-generational cinematic family tracing back to Prithviraj (6)
• Creative captain steering the artistic vision from the megaphone (8)
• Singing technique where vocalists prerecord tracks for lip-syncing stars (8)
• Double-headed drum driving lively bhangra sequences (4)
• Emotional genre loaded with tears, twists, and family feuds (5)
• Monogram for the reigning Badshah of Hindi cinema (3)

More Bollywood crosswords

• Bollywood Easy · 15 words
• Bollywood Medium · 13 words
• Bollywood Cinema Easy · 4 words
• Bollywood Classic Stars Easy · 16 words

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