Bollywood

The term “Bollywood” started to gain notoriety only in the recent years, but nowadays everybody associates it with the Indian Film Industry. Bollywood refers to the place where the most important Indian films are made and it’s located in Bombay, India. As a matter of fact, India is not only the place where the representative Indian movies are made, but it’s also famous for producing the largest amount of movies per year.


Bollywood movies stand out of the crowd of all the Hollywood clichés firstly because they promote completely different things. Namely, Indian movies are represented as a combined product of both local and western elements of culture and civilization. The product is a seducing storyline seasoned with unique cultural elements that cannot but entice and attract the audience into wanting to learn more about their culture and style.


What first strikes you at many Hindi movies are the amazing music and choreography, stressing on dance rituals, styles, and grace of the human body. Lately, they started to include occidental tunes and genres like Salsa or Jazz, but the mixture only brings to surface the power and charm of Indian music. The final product is a mixture of elements from various cultures, but the audience is still able to learn more about the Indian culture and rituals.









The same thing that happens with the music takes place with the lines from the movies, implementing various local dialects together with English. It is, without doubt, at least strange to combine two different languages in a single movie and some say this is merely a marketing strategy, but the important thing is that’s working. Using in their movies an international language like English gave Indian producers the opportunity of presenting their product to a much wider audience, giving them the chance to learn more about the Hindi culture and ways of living.


The latest Hindi movies mostly approach current matters of interest like the political and educational system, but they also focus on representing the social issues of the younger segment of the population. The movies approach a variety of genres and styles, from horror to comedy or soap operas, being able to satisfy anyone’s taste.


Therefore, if you are interested in learning more about an amazing culture that not only survived the harsh historical events, but also enriched itself with every new occasion, taking western elements and giving them a personal uation, you now have the chance. Moreover, by watching Hindi movies you also have the possibility of learning their language even if it may seem difficult in the beginning.