Bollywood Next?

Competence AimsInternational English

Culture, society and literature

• The aims of the studies are to enable pupils to

– analyse and assess the role of some English-language media in international society

Where is Bollywood?

• Bollywood is located in Mumbai in India

What is Bollywood?• Indian film industry

• Produces films in the Hindi language

• In 2006 Bollywood sold a million more tickets internationally than Hollywood

• India is the largest movie-producing country in the world

• Produces approximately 900 films annually

• Indian movies are increasing in popularity - mostly seen by Indians in India and abroad

The Bollywood Films• Usually musicals

– most films have at least one song-and-dance number

• Films often last for 3 hours or more

• Indian audiences want it all:– songs and dances– love stories– comedy – thrills and excitement

• The plots are often melodramatic:– They often contain:

• star-crossed lovers• corrupt politicians• twins separated at birth• conniving villains• angry parents• courtesans with hearts of gold• dramatic reversals of fortune• convenient coincidences.

Singing and Dancing

• Singing and dancing are important ingredients in Bollywood films

• They comment on the action taking place

• A song is well-integrated into the plot so that a character has a reason to sing

• Songs often tell about characters’ thoughts or foreshadow events to come in the film

• The event is usually two characters falling in love

The ”Item Girl”

• Most Bollywood films have item numbers

• That is a beautiful girl who is not part of the plot or cast of the film

• She sings and dances

• Usually she wears few clothes so that her lovely body is visible

What Is Bollywood Dancing?• Modern Indian dancing

• A combination of classical Indian dance + folk dancing

• It's fun and very expressive

• There's a lot of deep meaning behind music in the films

• This meaning is expressed through the graceful movements of the body.

Looking for Stardom• Bollywood attracts thousands

of aspiring actors and actresses, all hoping for a break in the industry

• Models and beauty contestants, television actors, theatre actors and even common people come to Mumbai with the hope and dream of becoming a star

• Just as in Hollywood very few succeed

Changes

• Bollywood is changing

• Bollywood movies are becoming more like Hollywood movies

• Film kisses used to be banned – now they’re common

• Naked skin is also common

What’s the Future for Bollywood?

• The future looks bright for Bollywood

• Big US film companies such as Warner Bros and Twentieth Century Fox are setting up offices in India

• YouTube - The Queen of Bollywood -Kajol Devgan part 1

By Nina Sandström Angelsen

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