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Bollywood- The Hollywood of India


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Bollywood is India’s most remarkable industry. There are other budding Industries as well, but it is Bollywood which attracts most of the Indians, due to the fact that all the Bollywood movies are made in Hindi – which is a national language of India. Weather it is a rich businessman or a poor worker, Bollywood delivers entertainment to all of them, it does not recognize caste or creed. A typical Bollywood movie is packed with romance stories, song and dance, daring actions and most of all, family values which can be watched by purchasing a small ticket.

Bollywood was not always known by this name. Formerly known as Bombay film Industry, it was given this name because it was an Indian version of Hollywood. By uniting Hollywood and Bombay came out Bollywood, a new symbol of growing film industry. It was later that Bombay became Mumbai, but the name Bollywood stayed in the hearts of Indians and is the same ever since. The establishment of the Indian cinema has given Mumbai an enormous credibility, Hindi movies were always a matter of pride and efforts.
The influence of Bollywood is present every where in India and abroad. Movie posters and posters of products endorsed by stars can be seen in every lane, intersection, empty walls or roads. The love of Bollywood echoes everywhere in the form of music of ringtones, blaring car horns, wedding celebrations, etc. One of arenas where Bollywood has made complete impact is fashion industry. People like the way actors dress and often try to imitate them with certain clothes. As a result, a teeming Fashion industry has emerged at Mumbai and has given fame to all the Indian traditional clothes worldwide as Saari.

While Bollywood films have universal appeal, it serves a bigger purpose! Bollywood gives rise to thousands of jobs for Mumbaikars in every segment. From Movie production to set design, music creation to action stunts, film promotions to multiplexes, Bollywood produces substantial work and opportunities to succeed. Every newbie who is dedicated to Bollywood is rewarded with fame and riches. Bollywood has created many success stories, several stars as Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar started out here as nobody. While there are sacrifices, it is much easier to taste fame.

As the choices and preferences of movie goers change, it opens new avenues for Bollywood. Young producers implement new ideas and concepts to draw fans in the theatres. Bold topics are being embarked upon and realistic value of Bollywood movies is considered very important. In a way Bollywood is changing its face for a newer generation, as it has done for centuries. The establishment of Bollywood industry has proved to be the strongest influence in our level of thinking as Bollywood movies deliver a chance for cine fans—a way to step out of their own routine lives and step into the lives of other, usually colorful people. In short, we may love it or we may criticize it, but Bollywood is an eternal part of every Indian’s life.



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Bollywood Movies: Going Against the Wind!


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The increasing popularity of Bollywood could be seen in the fact that the tickets in the multiplexes get booked even before the films are released. Its craze could be seen in every nook and corner of India.

Bollywood Cinemas came in India on July 7 1896, when at the Watkins Hotel in downtown Bombay, the short films of the Lumiére brothers were shown. It became a huge hit among the audience. Then again in the year 1913, DG Phalke went on to London on a trip, where he got inspired by movie named “The Life of Christ”. After returning back to India this successful painter made the nation’s first feature film Raja Harishchandra, which was scantly based on Indian religious epic The Mahabharata. The film became a household name for years and since then Indian cinema has never looked back.

After a gap of 18 years, sound came to Indian cinema. It was the directorial debut of Ardeshir Irani and it was him whose vision got culminated into Alam Ara. The movie established song and dance as the narrative flow. The film industry was then split into different languages broadly into Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Today, Bollywood movies come in common parlance with Mumbai-based Hindi film industry. The industry is quiet big as compared to others. It churns out approximately one thousand movies a year. Recently, the world has seen Bollywood movies’ entry in the Oxford English Dictionary. Well, with the passage of time and with the technological endeavour the movies have also changed their forms. Today, we could find the growing number of English words in the latest Hindi movies.

With online shopping catching up the Indian market, we could see the vast difference in the marketing techniques. Now the consumers can buy their favourite Bollywood DVDs sitting in the comfort of their homes. Online shopping has redefined the whole process of shopping for the Indian consumers. People now do shopping, banking and even trading though the Internet. This not only saves our precious time but also helps us to cut down the travelling fuel cost. You don’t have to stand endlessly for your favourite Bollywood DVDs anymore; the shop is just beneath your fingertips. You can read previews, reviews and watch trailers of the movies online. There are a number of websites that can offer rented DVDs as well to the customers.



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