India, March 6 -- Before the Partition, Lahore and Calcutta were the hubs of the Indian film industry. Bombay followed. After 1947, Bombay became the home of Bollywood and saw a boom. Calcutta, too, continued to churn out Bengali cinema. Lahore, on the other hand, saw some activity but then fell through a lull. In recent years, there have been efforts to revive the city's filmdom and the Pakistani film industries. Bigger markets and a larger diaspora have meant that films earn more now, making their stars richer too. Some Pakistani film stars of today are even richer than their Bollywood counterparts. (Also read: South India's richest actor is richer than even Salman-Aamir, has Rs.3500 crore net worth; not Rajinikanth, Prabhas, Vijay)

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