Bollywood goes sci-fi with 'Love Story 2050'

A new Bollywood romance based on the premise of time travel is being seen as the Indian film industry's first serious attempt at science fiction."Love Story 2050", which opened in cinemas on Friday, recreates a futuristic Mumbai city complete with flying cars, androids and airborne fight sequences.
Special effects include a robot teddy bear that runs errands for leading lady Priyanka Chopra. "We have spent close to 12 million dollars on the film and I would say that this is India's first real sci-fi film," the film's director Harry Baweja told Reuters.
"Of course, films like 'Krrish' and 'Koi Mil Gaya' had elements of sci-fi, but not as much as Love Story 2050."Traditionally, Bollywood films tend to lean towards song-and-dance romances, family dramas and violent revenge stories.
Despite India being a major hub for outsourcing of animation and special effects for Hollywood studios, filmmakers in the country have hardly taken advantage.