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BOLLYWOOD CULTURE GROUP 2 Zhong Zheng Senior High School Taipei, Taiwan Teacher: Tiffany Yen 1 Claire 6 Teresa 10 Zoe 24 Carmelo 30 Jacky Yen
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At the turn of this century, when the country was poised for major social and political reforms, a new entertainment form dawned in India-the Cinema. Bollywood : The informal name given to the popular Mumbai- based Hindustani language film industry in India.
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Developed by a woman called Amit Khanna First used who used the term “Bollywood” in mid-seventies. She said: “Bollywood was not made by accident.”
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Column name: 1. Studio Roundup not satisfied 2. Flipping around Follywood too harsh 3. On the Bollywood Beat done
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From a studio roundup column she began commenting on what was happening off the sets It turned into a gossip column Stars were calling up to find out why they were mentioned in Bollywood
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Music Dance Formulaic story context
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Masala : combine everything together. Parallel Cinema : realism, nature or something serious.
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Top five actors (2007) 1. Shan Rukh Khan 2. Akshay Kumar 3. Shahid Kapoor 4. Salman Khan 5. Govinda
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Top five actresses (2007) 1.Kareena Kapoor 2.Rani Mukherji 3.Deepika Padukone 4.Katrina Kaif 5.Priyanka Chopra
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Aishwarya Rai
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Filmigit : Songs featured in movies 1. Colonial past Music director: “reflect 18th century colonial culture through music” 2. Expresses the modernity 3.Substantial, rich
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Traditional dance and western techniques Group dance, energetic style Folk dance : Mythological elements, narratives Classical : Have origins in Nayta -sacred Hindu musicals
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Difficulties 1.Hard to compete with Hollywood’s special effects -next big area for Bollywood to develop. 2. Piracy - Film makers change storylines to reflect real life, e.g. children of Indian families now study abroad. - Make going to the theatre more worthy
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Bollywood’s Future Positive Big US film companies such as Warner Bros is setting up offices in India. NEWS Doyle predicts that Bollywood will… lead world cinema in the future add innovation and magic to path-breaking Asian cinema.
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A fusion of various elements Essential to Global Culture Songs and dance are significant
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