Bollywood strike over...

A strike that brought Bollywood film production to a halt has been called off, unions and employers say. 

Union leader Dinesh Chaturvedi told the BBC News website that managers had agreed to their demands. 

Unions said staff were working unreasonable hours and in many cases producers were months behind in payments to their staff. 

The strike had also hit the booming television production in Mumbai (Bombay) in western India.

"The producers have agreed to our demands," Mr Chaturvedi of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees said. He told the BBC a new committee would look into payment disputes. And he said television filming sessions would be limited to 12 hours. More...

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