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Amitabh Bachchan, Selma

Bollywood star, Amitabh Bachchan talks about the first Indian film to be shot in Lapland.

On the Arts Hour this week: Russia鈥檚 Foreign Language Oscar entry Leviathan, a satirical masterpiece about corruption, is finally released at home. We talk to the producer Alexander Rodnyansky.

Amitabh Bachchan is a Bollywood megastar. He tells us about Shamitabh, the first Indian film to be filmed in Finland's Lapland.

In Brazil it鈥檚 carnival time. Our reporter heads to Sao Paolo鈥檚 block parties and the city鈥檚 Vai Vai samba school, which always wins Carnival, to hear why they are paying tribute to the queen of Brazilian music, Elis Regina.

Actor David Oyelowo tells us about playing the great American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in the film Selma In Toronto we learn of a renewed focus on the arts and music First Nations. From Ghana, electricity powercuts have proven an unlikely inspiration for a musician. WONE spoke to our reporter Sammy Darko about his new power ballad Dumsor. And we鈥檙e off to Jordan for something far removed from the recent violent headlines - to discover how the written word is flourishing.

(Photo left: Amitabh Bachcan. Credit: Tim P. Whitby. Photo right: David Oyelowo in Selma)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 9 Feb 2015 09:05GMT

Music and featured items

  • Leviathan

    The Oscar-nominated Russian film that has caused controversy in Russia

    Duration: 09:19

  • Amitabh Bachchan

    Bollywood actor and legend

    Duration: 06:14

  • Brazil Carnival

    Gibby Zobel reports from Sao Paolo on this year's carnival

    Duration: 07:23

  • Selma

    David Oyelowo discusses taking on the role of Martin Luther King Jr in new film Selma

    Duration: 09:51

  • Indigenous Canadian Music

    Lee Carter talks about an album from an almost forgotten era of music

    Duration: 08:49

  • Dumsor

    A musican in Ghana has been inspired by the powercuts there

    Duration: 03:18

  • Literary scene in Jordan

    We find out what's new in Jordanian literature

    Duration: 04:20

  • Willy Dunn

    Pity The Country

  • Philip Mackenzie

    Tshekuan

  • Alexis Utatnaq

    Maqaivrigivalauqtavut

  • Philip Glass

    Akhnaten Act 1 Prelude

  • Le Freak

    Chic

  • Amitabh Bachchan

    Piddly Si Baatein

  • The Winans

    Let My People Go

  • La Bottine Souriante

    Souriante Reel Du Forgeron - The Blacksmiths Reel

  • Wone

    Dumsoh

  • Sakher Hattar

    Ala Dalouna

  • The Album Leaf

    Almost There

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Nikki Bedi
Producer Simon Pitts

Broadcasts

  • Sat 7 Feb 2015 12:05GMT
  • Mon 9 Feb 2015 09:05GMT