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1. Definition2. History3. Genre conventions4. Critics5. Popularity
Populary term used for Mumbai based Hindi-language film industry in India
Only a part of the India film industry
One of the largest film producers in the world
Formed out of the words „Bombay“ and „Hollywood“
Languages: Hindi, Urdu and English
Raja Harishchandra was the first film made in India (1913)
By the 30‘s the industry produced over 200 films per year
In the 50‘s first coloured films
Mostly romance movies and action films from the 60‘s on
Around 2000 Bollywood became famous all over the world
1913 started bollowywood movies
Upto 1930 black & white movie
Upto 1960 black & white movie
1960 onwards romance movie
Old & new mixed up
Animation started
What Next?......lets see
Mostly musicals
Mixed out of many aspects (love, thrill, comedy etc.)
Plots tend to be melodramatic
Bollywood films change because of the Western influence (Hollywood)
Bollywood movies are mostly bad remakes from foreign or even Indian movies
many movies are produced in one year, but they are bad in quality
discrimination of dark-skinned Indians -> therefore an Indian ideal of beauty is
created
Bollywood films are particulary popular in America, Europe and Afrika
In Asia lays the focus of Bollywood-films
Bollywood isn‘t very succesful in Oceanic countries like Indonesia or Fiji
-> but in Australia and New Zealand Bollywood is the most popular film industry after Hollywood
Lets Watch Bollywood Movie.............
Thank You
Lets Watch Bollywood Movie.............
Thank You