BOLLYWOOD CULTURE

GROUP 2 Zhong Zheng Senior High

SchoolTaipei, Taiwan

Teacher: Tiffany Yen1 Claire 6 Teresa 10 Zoe 24 Carmelo 30 Jacky Yen

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.

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.”

Column name:1. Studio Roundup not satisfied

2. Flipping around Follywood too harsh

3. On the Bollywood Beat done

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

Music

Dance

Formulaic story context

Masala ： combine everything together.

Parallel Cinema ：realism, nature or something serious.

Top five actors (2007)1. Shan Rukh Khan

2. Akshay Kumar

3. Shahid Kapoor

4. Salman Khan

5. Govinda

Top five actresses (2007)1.Kareena Kapoor2.Rani Mukherji3.Deepika Padukone4.Katrina Kaif5.Priyanka Chopra

Aishwarya Rai

Filmigit : Songs featured in movies

1. Colonial past

Music director: “reflect 18th century colonial culture through music”

2. Expresses the modernity

3.Substantial, rich

• Traditional dance and western techniques • Group dance, energetic style Folk dance :Mythological elements, narratives

Classical :

Have origins in Nayta -sacred Hindu musicals

Difficulties1.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

Bollywood’s Future

Positive Big US film companies such as Warner

Bros is setting up offices in India.

NEWSDoyle predicts that Bollywood will… lead world cinema in the future add innovation and magic to path-

breaking Asian cinema.

A fusion of various elements

Essential to Global Culture

Songs and dance are significant

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