I used to know a lot when I was younger. :) Anyone who lived in Doha before cable television arrived will remember the great tradition of watching Hindi movies on QTV every weekend! In fact when I'm in Doha I still watch some on the Bahrain channel. :)
Sorry if I spell these incorrectly, but here are some actors off the top of my head: Amir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachan, Kajol...also I think there were two brothers with the last name Deol, or something like that...and many more I can't remember without cheating! But I could recognize their faces. :D
So to really answer your question--yes, there are lots of non-Indians who know about Bollywood movies. And not just the big fancy productions like Lagaan which were supposed to impress a "foreign" audience.
I used to know a lot when I was younger. :) Anyone who lived in Doha before cable television arrived will remember the great tradition of watching Hindi movies on QTV every weekend! In fact when I'm in Doha I still watch some on the Bahrain channel. :)
Sorry if I spell these incorrectly, but here are some actors off the top of my head: Amir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachan, Kajol...also I think there were two brothers with the last name Deol, or something like that...and many more I can't remember without cheating! But I could recognize their faces. :D
So to really answer your question--yes, there are lots of non-Indians who know about Bollywood movies. And not just the big fancy productions like Lagaan which were supposed to impress a "foreign" audience.