Learn the History of Bollywood
By Daniel Millions
Bollywood, derived from the mix of Bombay (the former name for
Mumbai) and Hollywood, is a term that is used to refer to the
Indian film (Hindi language) industry that is based in Mumbai.
Indian cinema on the whole is also made up of Bengali cinema,
Karnataka cinema, Kollywood (Tamil Film Industry), Malayalam
cinema, Marathi cinema, Punjwood (Punjabi language), and
Tollywood (Telugu film industry).
The Bollywood movie industry is by far one of the largest film
industries in the world. On an average, it produces more than
800 feature films and over one thousand short films annually.
Producers love making Bollywood movies simply because there are
millions of millions of movie enthusiasts in India. Movie
tickets here are the cheapest in the world. As demand and
popularity of Bollywood movies grow within India and
internationally, Bollywood production companies have increased
their production spending to keep pace with the demands from the
audience for better movies with more special effects and more
exotic locations.
1896 is the year when cinema first entered India. The first
silent films were introduced by Lumiere Brothers. Most Bollywood
movies are 2 to 3 hours long. Themes vary from drama, romance,
action, suspense, thriller, science fiction and comedy. The
Indian Censor Board is a great crusader in preventing
pornography and nudity in Bollywood movies.
Bollywood movies integrate their culture in every film. Indian
films have a number of scenes displaying folk songs and dances
that are incorporated in the movie's storyline.
Over the years, Bollywood movies went under major
transformation and have also undergone a number of changes and
improvements. Because of the rise and popularity of Hollywood
movies, Indian films also adopt some of the trends similar to
western films. This is evident in some movie scripts where the
English language is sometimes used. The plots used in some
Bollywood movies are also patterned in western style of
scriptwriting. And mostly recently Bollywood has also started to
release movies on the high definition video known as BlueRay to
keep pace with the technology.
Awards ceremonies such as Filmfare Awards, IIFA Awards, and Zee
Cine Awards, are held every year to recognize the contributions
of movie director, cast, music director, playback singer, actors
and all who are involved in the making of the movie.
Actors, writers and producers from both Bollywood and Hollywood
industry have interests with each other's movie genre. This gave
rise to the new era of Bollywood movies. The versatility and art
of Bollywood movies are truly world class and can enter the
international scene with outstanding and credible merits.
Over the years, Bollywood has produced many great movies like
Devdas, Lagaan, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Swades, Jodhaa Akbar, Dhoom,
Taare Zameen Par and Veer Zaara. Some world known personalities
are Amitabh Bachchan, A. R. Rahman (music director), Aishwarya
Rai Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, Hrithik
Roshan, Kajol Mukherjee, Katrina Kaif, Madhuri Dixit, Mallika
Shearwat, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Sridevi, and Shilpa
Shetty. Notable directors are Ashutosh Gowariker, Karan Johar
and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
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