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Music, Movies And Gossip In Bollystar A Brand New Board Game
Get along with friends on a fun night discovering your love for Bollywood and Board games.
To satiate the ever increasing interest in Bollywood globally and keep your Bolly-pedia up to date. Here's a fun way to test your Bollywood skills and score some points too. The two most fun pastimes of all times — Bollywood and board games come together in the most fascinating way — BollyStar.
BollyStar, was born when two sisters, Lata and Zenia Wadhwani launched the first-of-it's-kind Bollywood board game. The idea shelfed for some years before they finally set the rules and game on board back in October.
The game is unique and informative. How do you play? Think Snakes and Ladders meets Trivial Pursuit, Bollywood style!
Players choose their favourite character; answer trivia questions from five categories, testing players' knowledge of the industry, movie dialogues and song lyrics, while encountering potential "rewinds" and "fast forwards" along the way. Run into the baraat and you can dance your way forward, but getting caught in the auto-rickshaw breakdown will force all players to rewind. The first player to reach the director's chair is the next BollyStar!
It brings together friends and family as it not only interesting to play but also watch the dialogues recited and the songs being sung.
"Two things we found entertaining while growing up were Bollywood films and board games. A few years ago, it dawned on us that these two sources of hours of fun had never intersected. And so BollyStar was born," said co-creator Lata Wadhwani. "It's a great way for family and friends to come together for a fun-filled and entertaining evening. Anyone, of any age, who knows something about Bollywood can play."
Lata is a creative (and sometimes wacky) soul that also looks to really experience life — this initiative is just one of those moments. And while Lata would love it if her life included the romance and action of a Bollywood film, she continues to sing filmi songs and dance around trees daily, despite not being particularly good at either.
It is a sheer joy playing it with impromptu performances and acts. While answering the questions correctly certainly helps in winning the game, so much of the fun comes from breaking out in song, acting out famous dialogues and just plain guessing. "BollyStar isn't just for those who have grown up watching Indian cinema; Bollywood's international appeal has attracted such diverse audiences that we expect the game to be played in Moscow, London, New Jersey and of course Toronto," said co-creator Zenia Wadhwani.
Zenia loves to dance to Bollywood music and hopes that BollyStar will eventually lead her into the arms of Aamir Khan … or Saif Ali Khan … or Shahrukh Khan … she's not too picky!
The game is available for an introductory price of $25 online at mazaa.ca. The iPhone app is expected to release in early 2013.
Originating in Toronto, Mazaa Inc. was established to promote South Asian culture and entertainment. The company aims to develop fun and unique ways to promote South Asian culture, as is evident with their first venture BollyStar: A Bollywood Trivia Board Game. Read more at www.mazaa.ca; like the Facebook page (BollyStar); and get the latest Bollywood updates on Twitter (@bollystar_game).
Sources: Imdb.com, twitter, digitalspy, mazaa.ca, facebook
Swati Bhatt Vyas
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With a master’s in Journalism from Mumbai University, Swati published her first book as one of the youngest female self-help authors in India. Later in 2011, she penned her second book. Since then she has worked extensively in print, web & broadcast media in India & Canada. She c...
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