Sanjay Dutt's Bollywood film being screened at a Kabul theater: Afghanis turn up in large numbers!

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Afghan's Bollywood lovers watch Sanjay Dutt's film at a theatre in Kabul. The war-torn country of Afghanistan is an avid fan of ‘Hindustani movies’ (as they address our films there). Indian movies have long been an attraction there and still are among the young people. Officials can even sing Bollywood film songs without any language problem. Even now, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif and other Bollywood stars are a rage among young Afghani people. Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan still have a huge fan following there. Till the 1990s, Afghanistan has been the highest foreign grosser of Hindi movies. The Afghans now watch Hindi movies when they are shown on television and also in DVDs in Karachi or Kandahar. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive