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Hooray for Bollywood

India's film industry has long been prolific and chaotic. Now, with modern business leaders, it's coming of age—and taking aim at Hollywood, U.S.A.

By Jason Overdorf | NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated Dec 10, 2007

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  • Posted By: Sensibleindian @ 09/08/2008 3:15:56 PM

    Comment: Bollywood sucks big time. These stupid guys are targeting the western audience. What the Heck!!! the western audience would watch this *** including myself. Stupid actors, dancing around gardens in europe, america or australia, very unrealistic plots , artificial & funny ( stupid ) songs with colourful costumes like Bufoons. I stopped watching this crap 10 years back nor my kids would do . Hollywood Rocks!!!

    Bollywood & Indian Cinema Sucks !!! . I"m an Indian & i admire the west & americans that made me intellectual.

    Comparing Hollywood with bollywood is crap like comparing a well bred ( home ) pet dog with a street dog ( in India ).

  • Posted By: wib79 @ 02/06/2008 1:22:29 AM

    Comment: Just because you make 600 Movies a year doesn't mean that you make 600 GOOD movies a year. I guess anyone with a camera can make a movie these days, but that doesn't mean people will watch them.

    Probably why Bollywood has got more fans than Hollywood is because that most countries in that region don't really make that many movies in the first place. Plus since that part of the world has strict requirements of what you can put into a movie (such as no nude women etc...) of course you're going to have fans of Indian flicks.

    Cut me some slack here. People like Ratil who don't have a comprehensive understanding of even the English language telling me you will be competing for my money to buy vegetables is just plain out annoying.

    On top of that, while Sticks comment is off base, he's got a real point. What's more important to you? The poor people having babies on your streets, or you movie industry?! Don't hate on Sticks for having a point. Think about it.

    Lsa1376: Who cares if he spelt a word wrong?! Try making a point.

    And finally, what kind of name is Bollywood?! Couldn't you have been a BIT more original?

  • Posted By: kp007 @ 02/05/2008 3:49:32 PM

    Comment: india has many film industries. because of different languages. The main one is bollywood which is hindi. there are telugu tamil malayalam and kannada movies too. Overall india makes around 600 movies per year.

    India has a guniess book world record in year 1990 for making 952 movies in a year.

  • Posted By: kp007 @ 02/05/2008 3:47:44 PM

    Comment: india has many film industries. because of different languages. The main one is bollywood which is hindi. there are telugu tamil malayalam and kannada movies too. Overall india makes around 600 movies per year.

    India has a guniess book world record in year 1990 for making 952 movies in a year.

    Bollywood has more fans than hollywood. especially in asia and africa and also rest of the world

  • Posted By: Ratil @ 02/04/2008 12:11:12 PM

    Comment: You(Sticks) are the guys who felt stressed whenever anyone try to compete in any field. You start yelling that concentrate on food, poverty and infrastructure and don't compete but let me tell you India will soon be competing you in every field. It is just a matter of time. Wait and watch.

  • Posted By: lsa1376 @ 01/29/2008 1:24:05 PM

    Comment: Maybe you should learn how to spell before you comment on issues that obviously are way above your level of comprehension.

  • Posted By: lsa1376 @ 01/29/2008 1:22:33 PM

    Comment: Maybe you should learn how to spell before you post comments on things that are obviously beyond your comprehension.

  • Posted By: Sticks @ 01/24/2008 2:51:59 PM

    Comment: This is a joke , are you trying to compare an up start to establisheed corp. you got to be kidding me. next thing you will tell me is they will be starting a rival proffesional football league to compete with the N.FL.
    Anyway Americans don't even go to the movies any more. They wait for them to come out on dvd, everybody spends thousands of dollars on home theathre's in this country. we are little ahead of the curb then over growing econmies like India. Getting into a industry that is going threw a transformation. a day late a dollar short. Spend your money else were like housing , education, infrustrure for the almost billion of poor in your country.

    • Posted By: Ratil @ 02/04/2008 12:06:40 PM

      Comment: You(Sticks) are the guys who felt stressed whenever anyone try to compete in any field. You start yelling that concentrate on food, poverty and infrastructure and don't compete but let me tell you India will soon be competing you in every field. It is just a matter of time. Wait and watch.

  • Posted By: hartman_john @ 01/19/2008 11:35:52 AM

    Comment: hartman_john you have a great deal of nerve criticizing the moguls of Hollywood. The lawyers and accountants who you detest make brilliant decisions everyday-decisions that add wealth and profitability. Entertainment value, depth of character development and plot predicability are mere distraction to the bottom line. Grow up and smell the margins you naive cretin!

    • Posted By: hartman_john @ 01/19/2008 11:45:49 AM

      Comment: Those moguls you so deeply admire care only that you plunk down the $8.50 at the box office. They employ false advertising, hyperbolic marketing and trash talk to drive word of mouth until rubes like you shell out the dough. Bollywood is just Hollywood India style. If you think that Bollywood is in a different business than Hollywood, then you are not only naive but brainwashed.

      • Posted By: hartman_john @ 01/19/2008 11:51:36 AM

        Comment: I admit to a certain level of admiration for the studio bosses. They have, after all, created an entire artificial universe that dupes like you are willing to pay for. You gotta love that. So, when all is said and done, my shares in Sony Pictures and Universal will be worth more and I will enjoy a splendid retirement while you will continue to live out of your stationwagon, spewing vitriol and placing phone calls to The Bill O'Reilly show.

        • Posted By: hartman_john @ 01/19/2008 12:02:23 PM

          Comment: Bill O'Reilly gives radio a bad name. I will soon be posting your home address, home phone number, cel phone number, bank account number and social security number on Google. Hopefully someone will wipe you out financially and we will no longer be subjected to your inane chatter.

          • Posted By: hartman_john @ 01/19/2008 12:11:40 PM

            Comment: You must be a WGA member, using this site as a way of demonstrating your prowess as a wordsmith. Unfortunately, you are failing miserably. Try your hand at taxidermy. You are dead from the neck up already.

  • Posted By: hartman_john @ 01/19/2008 11:32:36 AM

    Comment: hartan_john - who are you to criticize the brilliant studio system in Los Angeles? The Producers and studios continually strive to create films that add to the boom line of all shareholders. Whether or not the films are actually any good is beside the point.

  • Posted By: hartman_john @ 01/19/2008 11:29:57 AM

    Comment: One can only hope that Bollywood creates more entertaining material than does Hollywood. Total predictability combined with shallow plot lines seems to be the preferred genre these days. With any luck at all, the folks in Bollywood will rescue film from the accountants and lawyers who now run the Hollywood studios.

    • Posted By: mchllshrms @ 02/22/2008 6:14:15 AM

      Comment: I don't think that Bollywood will be taking the lead anytime soon. It seems to be playing catch up with the nudity and sex that's been rampant in Hollywood for years. It is very disappointing to see the change. Too bad Bollywood couldn't stay firm in its convictions to keep the clothes on and the sex out.

  • Posted By: Yoni @ 01/19/2008 6:52:42 AM

    Comment: Croman, Whom do you want to contact?

  • Posted By: sjbrock80 @ 01/18/2008 4:55:28 PM

    Comment: Try contacting the writer of this article, cromagnan.

  • Posted By: cromagnan @ 01/18/2008 3:41:35 PM

    Comment: I'd like to get linked up with the Bollywood world. We are a film industry website that helps actors of any race.
    How do americans get linked into the Bollywood world? Any comments welcome.
    http://www.artistwebsite.com
    Dan

  • Posted By: marylili @ 01/17/2008 1:14:59 AM

    Comment: ??????

  • Posted By: karaswart @ 01/15/2008 12:26:02 PM

    Comment: I was travelling in India last week. While all this discussion is good , it might be useful to remember that 1.3 billion Indians love their movies and care very litlle for Hollywood. Like in religion so in movies- Indians do have a NIH ( not invented here) syndrome. They seem to accept what comes from within the country...

  • Posted By: EmoryChick2011 @ 01/15/2008 8:35:10 AM

    Comment: I don't understand why its so wrong for the India Mocie Industry to be referred to as Bollywood. Words have been stolen from languages as often as people are born.

    And the USA is the biggest example. Americans refer to themselves as Technological Gurus. Doesn't that offend your senses? I mean, what the hell? America even steals ideas! Anyone thinking about Flopnick??

    And just because Indian movies are formulaic, doesn't mean there aren't people who enjoy them. I'd chose to watch an Indian movie over an American movie anyday, because at least it is what a movie should be, WISHFUL! I don't want movies that reflect reality...

    And American movies are so not original. There is Spiderman, Superman, Batman, all stories of men, with problems in their personal live who become masked heroes to save the world. Yes totally original, NO one has ever thought of that before.

    Then there are always the the end-of-the-world movies, Day after Tomorrow, 28 Days later, Cloverfield, I Am Legend, they don't have ANYTHING in common, no sir!

    I think a little bit of introspection is require for all of you overzealous patriots. Because the way you behave seems to be very... Extermist... Condeming another culture with such an extreme degress of hatred? Terroristic behavior anyone???

  • Posted By: dreamrequest @ 01/14/2008 5:29:20 AM

    Comment: Personally, I'd be saddened to see another part of the world turned into the marketing hype toilet bowl that is Hollywood - look at all of the garbage it spews into our living rooms and minds - 'buy this, shoot that'... If Bollywood turns Hollywood, it will be just a bit more chipping away at a world that needs more intelligent thought, caring and innocence.....

  • Posted By: dreamrequest @ 01/14/2008 5:29:08 AM

    Comment: Personally, I'd be saddened to see another part of the world turned into the marketing hype toilet bowl that is Hollywood - look at all of the garbage it spews into our living rooms and minds - 'buy this, shoot that'... If Bollywood turns Hollywood, it will be just a bit more chipping away at a world that needs more intelligent thought, caring and innocence.....

  • Posted By: Uilani30 @ 01/12/2008 6:13:21 PM

    Comment: It's all the same. It's just entertainment.If a movie is good, it's good. If it's bad, it's bad. Who cares where it came from.

  • Posted By: peganwench @ 01/11/2008 8:44:45 AM

    Comment: Northern observer...you might want to double check your world map hun! India is not the counrty wanting to kill us!

  • Posted By: Northern Observer @ 01/08/2008 11:33:35 AM

    Comment: People assume that the more we get the know each other the more we will like and appreciate each other, but as the internet shows, this is not necessarily the case. Some cultures can come to appreciate each other over time, Japanese and American culture today have an interesting symbiosis, but the romance can be very slow in arriving. And ethnic pride and chauvinism are never far from peoples hearts, even the best of us. America is not going to disappear, it is too large and too great a culture for that. That beign said, India and China are going to assume a larger profile in world culture, and a more prominent bollywood is part of that.

    • Posted By: karaswart @ 01/12/2008 4:31:58 AM

      Comment: American Culture- sounds like Military Intelligence..you know what I mean...

  • Posted By: Asif @ 01/08/2008 9:03:05 AM

    Comment: People with money comes power ""Great Power"" the power to control but not be controlled yourself. Its what one achieves from such wealth as Bill Gates has. He has as i have monitored closely being distributing most most his wealth to orphans,homeless Ect. So you see its all also for a good cause. If you love wealth then its greed, if love people its HUMANITY. As they say the more you give the more you get back from GOD.

  • Posted By: bihariclod @ 01/07/2008 10:23:19 PM

    Comment: Why is there so much hatred on this board ? Indian cussing Americans ...Americans denigerating Indians and the odd Pakistanis masquerading as first Americans then Indians dissing both ? Guys take it easy. Isn't there already too much hatred in this world ? Look fact of the matter is that India used to be a great civilization. IF you Google about science and culture in ancient india you will be surprised by what you will discover. And America - as we all know is the modern great power. Much of mankind's advances in sceince and technology have been Americans innovations. The concept of free trade, democracy (yeah yeah i know the greek invented it - but i am talking abt themodern version), human dignity, personal freedom - these are american ideals that have transformed the free world. We really need to come together and appreciate each other's potential and past and stop bickering like those middle easterners ...you know ...aren't we beter than them ? so come on ..all americans and indians ...let's have a group hug ....awwww

  • Posted By: bihariclod @ 01/07/2008 10:22:51 PM

    Comment: Why is there so much hatred on this board ? Indian cussing Americans ...Americans denigerating Indians and the odd Pakistanis masquerading as first Americans then Indians dissing both ? Guys take it easy. Isn't there already too much hatred in this world ? Look fact of the matter is that India used to be a great civilization. IF you Google about science and culture in ancient india you will be surprised by what you will discover. And America - as we all know is the modern great power. Much of mankind's advances in sceince and technology have been Americans innovations. The concept of free trade, democracy (yeah yeah i know the greek invented it - but i am talking abt themodern version), human dignity, personal freedom - these are american ideals that have transformed the free world. We really need to come together and appreciate each other's potential and past and stop bickering like those middle easterners ...you know ...aren't we beter than them ? so come on ..all americans and indians ...let's have a group hug ....awwww

  • Posted By: bihariclod @ 01/07/2008 9:52:22 PM

    Comment: All the Americans on this forum take a deep breath and relax. Bollywood is in no way trying to upstage hollywood. The comparison between Hollywood and Bollywood is as silly and pointless as a comparison between Mercedes and Yugo. Bollywood - is not a deliberate imitation of Hollywood. In the 60s when Satyajit Rays movies were taking the world by storm, a bunch of BBC journos used this term to refer to the indian movie industry. In the 60s Indian were wonderful socially relvent movies with great acting, direction and production values and tehir movies were insanely popular in Eastern europe and Russia in addition to Far east, middle east and Africa. In the 70s and 80s however the entire indian movie business went utterly silly and has only recently started emerging out of all that silliness. But rest easy. Nobody in india is comparing the creative output of Hollywood with Bollywood. However, a lot of Hollywood studios are beginning to OUTSOURCE (yep - that dirty word is there again) a lot of techincal work includign editing to Bollywood studios and that trend is only going to accelerate. Well ..i guess each of us has to find our niche and then give it our best. Your creativity plus our technical skills - and the world will be our oyster :-) Amen !!!!

    • Posted By: karaswart @ 01/10/2008 2:56:21 AM

      Comment: Nobody has a lock on creativity. That is a stupid myth being propogated. Everybody can do anything if an enabling ecosystem is available. Creative is where the value is and that is where India is headed. Bollywood movies are extremely creative- they serve a different audience, which is now a billion plus.

  • Posted By: www.ARTcomeTRUE.com @ 01/07/2008 1:41:55 PM

    Comment: i love them for being fake and overdone - that's what makes them so sweet - people forgot that movies are there for entertainment - that's what Bollywood is doing - screw the everyday life - you live in it - give me some shimmer!! way to go Bollywood :) see my original art on www.artcometrue.com

  • Posted By: www.ARTcomeTRUE.com @ 01/07/2008 1:40:28 PM

    Comment: i love them for being fake and overdone - that's what makes them so sweet - people forgot that movies are there for entertainment - that's what Bollywood is doing - screw the everyday life - you live in it - give me some shimmer!! way to go Bollywood :)

  • Posted By: tunnelvison @ 01/06/2008 2:42:05 PM

    Comment: The popular but shameful tag ???Bollywood??? it self tells a lot about the mind set and vision of Bombay cinema.
    Very few like actor Nareeruddin Shah have objected to it and others don???t seem to mind it at all.
    He once said ???for god???s sake doesn???t expect any reality and originality in Hindi films???.
    An average Hindi film is full of pathetic caricatures, garish sets, ever youthful, overdressed heroes and heroines.
    Stories rarely move away from old tales, and these are being told again and again.
    They are really starved of talent and rarely tell a good story, mostly are woven around tested formulas.
    But there are few refreshing attempts to use better narratives along with realistic and entertaining tales.
    So called writers are expected to close them selves in 5 stars hotels with booze, CDs of Hollywood movies and come out with saleable concoctions.
    Gangsters are rumored to control a lot there from stories to casting, heroines, distributions, film star shows abroad.
    May be they have become savvy in marketing and business models but the products remains pathetically old wrapped in new colorful trappings.

  • Posted By: tunnelvison @ 01/06/2008 2:26:22 PM

    Comment: The popular but shameful tag ???Bollywood??? it self tells a lot about the mind set and vision of Bombay cinema.
    Very few like actor Nareeruddin Shah have objected to it and others don???t seem to mind it at all.
    He once said ???for god???s sake doesn???t expect any reality and originality in Hindi films???.
    An average Hindi film is full of pathetic caricatures, garish sets, ever youthful, overdressed heroes and heroines.
    Stories rarely move away from old tales, and these are being told again and again.
    They are really starved of talent and rarely tell a good story, mostly are woven around tested formulas.
    But there are few refreshing attempts to use better narratives along with realistic and entertaining tales.
    So called writers are expected to close them selves in 5 stars hotels with booze, CDs of Hollywood movies and come out with saleable concoctions.
    Gangsters are rumored to control a lot there from stories to casting, heroines, distributions, film star shows abroad.
    May be they have become savvy in marketing and business models but the products remains pathetically old wrapped in new colorful trappings.

  • Posted By: asexycreation @ 01/06/2008 3:54:08 AM

    Comment: I feel she is over paid and the money that goes to sports, and celeberties should be going to our military families. Because they work and protect our country and our the most under paid job..I feel her husband is older and trying to get over on her and if she had no money he would not be bothering her yes britney and everyone ealse needs to have a private life and should not be getting paid to sing it is entertainment. Our money should go to the military who protect us.What are we teaching our world.

  • Posted By: mecman @ 01/03/2008 5:23:24 PM

    Comment: How in the hell can you not mention Southern Movie industry? Comeone, who the heck wrote this stupid article.

  • Posted By: mecman @ 01/03/2008 5:22:33 PM

    Comment: How in the hell can you not mention Southern Movie industry? Comeone, who the heck wrote this stupid article.

  • Posted By: jayfhord @ 01/03/2008 8:41:39 AM

    Comment: Indian movies have no originality whatsoever. And stop using the term Bollywood. Indian entertainment is not to be compared to Hollywood. There is no comparison. Their movies sucks. Hollywood has made very good movies for a century and many of those early masterpieces even today are still being watched. India's "Bollywood" has just start to come up with a movie in English and now they compare their industry against Hollywood. Bleeeaahhh. I want to puke... help me.

    • Posted By: indiarocks @ 01/12/2008 3:46:22 PM

      Comment: americans are retards taking credit for another people's work. if all chineese and indians just leave jobs from american companies, america would starve to death

    • Posted By: indiarocks @ 01/12/2008 3:44:55 PM

      Comment: usa has no originality either except the f****** light bulb. america sucks!!!!!

    • Posted By: chongyeeyap @ 01/06/2008 1:37:13 AM

      Comment: Hello !jayfhord, don't be such bore. You muct think that the term Bollywood was what Indian film makers copy deliberately to advance the status of the productions ? It shows how naive you are, everything that sounds remotely USA is USA. Just so you know what I mean, the term Bollywood is a tag given by fans of Indian movies. I don't believe they had adopted this term to dignify their movies; it was a term to add fun to their novies. It had nothing to do with Indian movie makers wanting to apr Hollywood. Don't take too much credit for just about A BIG FAT NOTHING.

      I am Chinese and I like Indian movies, and just like Hollywood (not a monopoly of Hollywood) Bollywood too makes many "FORMULAIC MOVIES. If you think there is so much originality in Hollywood productions then you too are taking too much credit for nothing. Take your Hollywood flick CSI, then you go on and do CSI Miami, then you go on and produce CSI NY and then you go on and produce CSI, the one CSI with that golden hair David what's his name. Anyway, Hollywood or Bollywood or whatever are the same theme repeated round and round. Just the faces are caucasian or Indian; they are all the same. The quality of Bollywood are very good, just as good as any produced by Hollywood.

      You Americans are on the tipping edge and just one finger flip and the USA will slide down the shoot into oblivion. Do not just assume that whatever is American is the best, because other great nations will come along and flip you and your kind down the shoot.





      • Posted By: karaswart @ 01/06/2008 7:28:53 AM

        Comment: Hindi- Chini bhai, bhai!!! If I have to be served crap, I would rather be served Indian crap. For quality movies- Spain, Mexico, Iran , Southern India, Eastern India and Taiwan (Ang Lee).

  • Posted By: jayfhord @ 01/03/2008 8:33:05 AM

    Comment: I agree with Mel Vilander. If india stops using bollywood to refer to their hollywood counterpart and use some other term then that will be a proof that people of india will come up with something original.

  • Posted By: Mel Vilander @ 01/03/2008 7:49:27 AM

    Comment: indian movies are mostly retarded and are made for an imature audience. They are starved of originality and the makers of such productions are no way inda's brightest...hell even average i.q 'd.and a vast ammount of indian population hates and disowns these movies. The mindless naming 'bollywood' just makes me want to puke. The name hollywood has a history and this indian adaptation is a testimony for the farse that indian movies are. Pathetic this after the highs of ancient indian art and literature.

    • Posted By: indiarocks @ 01/12/2008 3:41:28 PM

      Comment: hollywood movies are retarted and they suck a lot more than bollywood movies and india has the true creativity because some indians are americans too but americans are not indians

    • Posted By: karaswart @ 01/04/2008 5:18:31 AM

      Comment: Bollywood was a name given by Western journalists defining output from Bombay. Bollywood had nothing to do with serious moviemaking- it was meant as a means of converting 'black' money into 'white' money and for gangsters to have a good time while doing it. Indian moviemaking, which has produced timeless classics- Kurosawa said that if you have not watched the films of Ray, you have not watched the sun rise- was maturing in Bengal, Kerala and other states. Bollywood is very much like Hollywood, the aim is to serve audiences with mindless crap and great chicks.

  • Posted By: Mel Vilander @ 01/03/2008 7:43:28 AM

    Comment: indian movies mostly are retarded made for an imature audience. And i cant stand them. They do not stand for india. The folks who are involved i these productions are in no way india's brightest. There is a vast population in india who hate the absolute lack of originality in indian movies and disown them.

  • Posted By: topraman517 @ 12/31/2007 9:12:02 PM

    Comment: Being Indian, I have seen many Bollywood movies throughout my life. 99% of them are awful! I'm talking a kind of awful that is unimaginable for a movie from any other country. At its worst, the plots are cliche, the music is generic(not to mention unrelated to the plot), the acting is overdone, etc.. And get this: when a Bollywood flick is good, it's often a clone of a successful Hollywood movie!

    • Posted By: medusa @ 01/03/2008 4:23:58 AM

      Comment: I am sure you are one of those Indians who have made US their home and Crazily despise everything that in someway reminds you of your Indian roots. Get a life, small the coffee... i can assure you that life has much more to offer in this part of the worl

    • Posted By: medusa @ 01/03/2008 4:19:46 AM

      Comment: I am sure you are one of those Indians who have made US their home and Crazily despise everything that in someway reminds you of your Indian roots. Get a life, small the coffee... i can assure you that life has much more to offer in this part of the worl

  • Posted By: topraman517 @ 12/31/2007 9:11:37 PM

    Comment: Being Indian, I have seen many Bollywood movies throughout my life. 99% of them are awful! I'm talking a kind of awful that is unimaginable for a movie from any other country. At its worst, the plots are cliche, the music is generic(not to mention unrelated to the plot), the acting is overdone, etc.. And get this: when a Bollywood flick is good, it's often a clone of a successful Hollywood movie!

  • Posted By: DirtyMartiniGirl @ 12/31/2007 12:03:38 AM

    Comment: Btw, sorry about my mispellings, I'm a bit sleepy.

    • Posted By: karaswart @ 12/31/2007 5:34:38 AM

      Comment: Hello- Does Bollywood shake you or stir you?

  • Posted By: DirtyMartiniGirl @ 12/30/2007 11:46:54 PM

    Comment: Stop the bashing!!!! Bollywood and Hollywood have very different markets. I am from the West Indies but my heritage is Indian. I love most Bolly wood movies. They are, to a certain degre, quite representative of the Inidan culture. Overly dramatic? Definitely! But then most Inidans are very emotional people. We can love and hate with such vicious fierceness it's overwhelming. The movies are also very representative of the way things are in India. The country is still finding a way to mix it's traditional views with modern times.
    I also love Hollywood movies. The stories are equally representative of the Western world with a bit of the same drama thrown in, just in different ways. How many times have you been witty/funny/poetic/inspiring at exactly the right moment??? Sometimes it happens, most of the time, it doesn't. I go to the movies to escape reality, be inspired, cry, laugh, hear an amazing story, etc. And both Bollywood and Hollywood provide just the right stories in many different ways.

  • Posted By: Pranab Prakhar @ 12/30/2007 4:31:44 PM

    Comment: It is high time Hollywood Studios and World Corporate industries jump into the bandwagon of Indian Hindi Film Industry, popularly known as Bollywood film Industry because of its over Billion Hindi film viewers in India and around the world. Imagine the middle class and higher middle class purchasing power of Indian culture film industry viewers around the world, be it North America, whole of Europe, Australia, Africa and whole of Asia except few pockets of Oriental Asia. Single language cinema viewership as that by Hindi film Industry from Mumbai India also popularly known as Bollywood films is almost abreast with English language viewing audience. Hindi Bollywood film Industry has already crossed viewership figures in single language cinema watching audience to that of French, Spanish or Chinese.
    It is right value for money for FMCGs, Consumer Durables, Luxury items to explore the Billion middle class buying audience who happens to be the highest in the world in terms of purchasing power consumer in terms of single language viewing ie Hindi language cinema viewers around the world.

  • Posted By: Pranab Prakhar @ 12/30/2007 4:19:27 PM

    Comment: It is high time Hollywood and the world corporate industries jump into the bandwagon of Indian Film Industry, popularly known as Bollywood Industry, as a Billion Indian cultural population in India and Diaspora Indians, ie Indians around the world, are bringing biggest chunk of single language, Hindi, viewers on one platform. Hindi viewing cinema audience, the one made by Bollywood film industry, around the world will surely cross th next single language single language viewership, ie English. On the other hand French, Spanish and
    Chinese language Cinema viewing audience is far behind Hindi language cinema viewing audience. Apart from this the huge purchasing power of middle class and higher middle class Hindi cinema viewers around the world has opened huge business potential for FMCG, Consumer Durables, Luxury Brands, everywhere around the world except yet nascent Latin American market. We have seen Hindi Cinema viewing, the one created by Bollywood Film Industry, surge in whole of Europe, many pockets of North America, continental phenomenon in whole of Africa along with Australia and New Zealand. Indian Sub continent and South East Asia have already seen booming business created by Indian Hindi Film Industry. Oriental Asia is the latest market which is slowly catching on Hindi Film Industry's craze.

  • Posted By: faren31 @ 12/29/2007 3:51:18 PM

    Comment: This article is nothing more than PR for Mr. Screwvala and his U.S. partners. It reeks of American ethnocentrism, ignorance and lack of respect for other cultural traditions. We'll see if Mr. Screwvala has the staying power of the traditional Bollywood films. I hope he makes good movies. But I'm not impressed by this attempt to show him as a maverick innovator who will teach the Indians how to make films "the proper American way"

  • Posted By: faren31 @ 12/29/2007 3:49:40 PM

    Comment: This article is nothing more than PR for Mr. Screwvala and his U.S. partners. It reeks of American ethnocentrism, ignorance and lack of respect for other cultural traditions. We'll see if Mr. Screwvala has the staying power of the traditional Bollywood films. I hope he makes good movies. But I'm not impressed by this attempt to show him as a maverick innovator who will teach the Indians how to make films "the proper American way"

    • Posted By: indiarocks @ 01/12/2008 3:37:01 PM

      Comment: there is no proper american way because american movies are just about war not peace.

  • Posted By: vaddapas @ 12/28/2007 4:55:04 AM

    Comment: M.Shyamalan is a one movie genius.All the rest have flopped at box office.If you are betting 57 million on his movie the odds are better at Las Vegas tables. vaddapalli

  • Posted By: Nah its not true @ 12/27/2007 7:44:55 PM

    Comment: Awww Evolutionist, I feel for you. Being Indian If I have my reservation for stink man I can understand where you are coming from, but to generalise ALL INDIAN in that category will be like describing GRINGOS and AMIGOS. Dont be scared trying Indian food, once in a life one should by properly cooked food. Adios

  • Posted By: Evolutionist @ 12/27/2007 5:41:33 AM

    Comment: Indian people (especially women) need to use deo,....totally gross...they stink. I would be scared if I had to eat Indian )if you know what I mean)

    • Posted By: bihariclod @ 01/07/2008 9:57:05 PM

      Comment: LMAO ..Evolutionist...based on personal experience, i can safely tell you to go Eat an Indian woman without any fear.

    • Posted By: Annihilator @ 01/06/2008 5:50:19 AM

      Comment: Evolutionist-good stay away from Indian women then. By the way you must be one of many white-european ancestored americans that utilize a single pair of undies for a week.......turn them back to front--covers 2 days then inside out and back to front again--covers 2 more days then by the 5th day revert to original........thus 5 days use of undies by dirty euro-ancestored white amercian........ LOL sucka!

    • Posted By: karaswart @ 12/28/2007 5:07:55 AM

      Comment: Did your mother not teach you to wash and then eat??? Never eat straight from a pack you ignoramus.

  • Posted By: Anamjem @ 12/27/2007 3:15:16 AM

    Comment: I admire the movie adventure of Ronnie Screwvala., he is sighting Indian movie to be place in great hights, I am being Pakistan national but I would like to see Indian ciema run over the mount Everest, so global people can see from all over corners.

    The Indian films inspite of making high rates in true nature of the film making, the Hollywood Dons ignored and overlooked the talents of Indians. I have reason to say with deep study over Indian movies.. Film like Mughle-Azam, Ganga Jamuna, Devdas, Jagte Raho, Shere Apna Apna, Mother India, Guide, Quli, and hundred of ther unmatchable Indian movies were neglected by the Hollywood and other foreign film festivals. accept some Bengali movies etc.,

    I have written a film script entitled The Flag to one of the Hollywood film maker for reading after signing a temprary contract in 1978, the same story was regreted because of its product to unite Germany over deep family conflict ... said it is politcial type..later after laps of decades the same story was infringment ny one of the largest film studio in Hollywood in 2005's , a comic joint movie. this is Hollywood...

    I have written a movie script with songs over India's unique subject HIV/AIDS to create awareness and protections among Indian people. I have also planned to direct byself
    from Dubai. I wish if Mr. Ronnie work together with me....

    • Posted By: SirFsUpaLot @ 12/28/2007 2:47:44 AM

      Comment: Anamjen:
      What the hell did you just say? Holy Sant Takar Sing. Get coherrent here, willya.

  • Posted By: marylili @ 12/27/2007 1:09:38 AM

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  • Posted By: marylili @ 12/27/2007 1:08:22 AM

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  • Posted By: marylili @ 12/27/2007 1:07:18 AM

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  • Posted By: kenpothestar @ 12/26/2007 6:04:52 AM

    Comment: Bollywood movies are quite popular and also place their story on drama more than anything else. there is some good talent out there - just the time needs to be right for their fame! if you are a bollywood follower, you can read some of the movie reviews at http://www.clickindia.com/message-board/reviews/

    • Posted By: marylili @ 12/27/2007 1:09:08 AM

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  • Posted By: WARLOCK @ 12/26/2007 5:34:16 AM

    Comment: Ive seen some Bollywood movies,Hollywood maybe appalling but Bollywood is Boring. It's like watching Westside story 24 hours a day. Don't get me wrong there is some real talent there but I would not pay to go see 85% of this stuff.

    • Posted By: bihariclod @ 01/07/2008 10:01:18 PM

      Comment: Enter Your CommentI am an indian and i wouldn't pay to go see 100 percent of them. I usually wait for about20-25 people to tell me an indian movie is good before watching it on DVD. Now if you are interested - i can recommend a few good hindi movies i have seen recently. DIL CHAHTA HAI, Rang De Basanti and TARE ZAMIN PER. Watch these when you get a chance and then let me know how you liked them. (or not)

  • Posted By: FBush69 @ 12/24/2007 8:01:15 PM

    Comment: If Bollywood dose pass up Hollywood in success, it'll probably be better for the world. As an American, I'm finding Hollywood less and less appealing as time goes on. These idiots making movies are running out of ideas fast, and they can't come up with anything original and intellectual anymore! I mean, how many movies in the last few years were based on the fantasy genre, superheroes, and comic books? You got 3 Spiderman movies, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic 4, The Punisher, 3 Lord of the Rings films, 7 Harry Potter movies, and many more. It's insane! This nostalgia BS is getting on my last nerve. Even the theaters here in my local area that have 14 movies at a time have not one good-looking movie anymore. Hollywood is crumbling, and I hope it gets replaced soon with real cinema.
    Who gives a *** about Mark Wahlberg, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, J. Lo or George Clooney?

    • Posted By: jayfhord @ 01/03/2008 8:46:37 AM

      Comment: you are not an american, you are an indian american citizen. And there is no way you can think that Bollywood pass up Hollywood. Are you smoking pot or something.

      • Posted By: thinkthenspeak @ 01/03/2008 9:56:18 AM

        Comment: What kind of citizen are you ??

  • Posted By: Sasha_2007 @ 12/23/2007 1:24:54 PM

    Comment: A Hollywood-Bollywood "marriage"? ... not a good idea. Hollywood and Bollywood are two distinct cultures. And Bollywood cannot expect Hollywood to make any "moves" to make the "marriage" work. Bollywood is not ready to embrace and accept the Hollywood culture. Yes, we may see a few good movies from time to time, but the "marriage" will take a while before it can be declared a success story. Baby steps by Mr. Screwvala, well why not?

  • Posted By: metalman @ 12/20/2007 10:40:42 PM

    Comment: Jason Overdorf is a stupid writer, who overplays the Bollywood is chaotic and uninspired angle to make his point. Bollywood is chaotic and uninspired in parts, but nowhere as much as this article makes it out to be.

    Most of Bollywood movies maybe formulaic, but so are most of Hollywood movies. Just because the formula is different, does not make one better than the other.
    Some Bollywood movies might have a song and dance inserted where not required, but so many Hollywood movies have a Boob show inserted where not required. There really is no difference here.

    The average Holly movie is of better quality than the average Bolly movie, but Bolly has its inspired and beautiful films and a LOT of Bolly films are better than a lot of Holly Films.

    What ultimately drives both industries is to cater to the public and in that respect they are exactly the same.

  • Posted By: metalman @ 12/20/2007 10:39:23 PM

    Comment: Jason Overdorf is a stupid writer, who overplays the Bollywood is chaotic and uninspired angle to make his point. Bollywood is chaotic and uninspired in parts, but nowhere as much as this article makes it out to be.

    Most of Bollywood movies maybe formulaic, but so are most of Hollywood movies. Just because the formula is different, does not make one better than the other.
    Some Bollywood movies might have a song and dance inserted where not required, but so many Hollywood movies have a Boob show inserted where not required. There really is no difference here.

    The average Holly movie is of better quality than the average Bolly movie, but Bolly has its inspired and beautiful films and a LOT of Bolly films are better than a lot of Holly Films.

    What ultimately drives both industries is to cater to the public and in that respect they are exactly the same.

  • Posted By: metalman @ 12/20/2007 10:38:39 PM

    Comment: Jason Overdorf is a stupid writer, who overplays the Bollywood is chaotic and uninspired angle to make his point. Bollywood is chaotic and uninspired in parts, but nowhere as much as this article makes it out to be.

    Most of Bollywood movies maybe formulaic, but so are most of Hollywood movies. Just because the formula is different, does not make one better than the other.
    Some Bollywood movies might have a song and dance inserted where not required, but so many Hollywood movies have a Boob show inserted where not required. There really is no difference here.

    The average Holly movie is of better quality than the average Bolly movie, but Bolly has its inspired and beautiful films and a LOT of Bolly films are better than a lot of Holly Films.

    What ultimately drives both industries is to cater to the public and in that respect they are exactly the same.

  • Posted By: Luchini006 @ 12/20/2007 9:06:40 PM

    Comment: It's just a bunch of comments. Yeah, people suck, big woop.
    Ah! Big shock! People with the Internet have racist attitudes!
    Eh, just skip over their hate speech and get on to the topic at hand.

    Right on, Bollywood! Indians women are beautiful!
    Maybe if studios competed more and had some diversity in their shows, the general public wouldn't be turning to the Internet for entertainment... driving up ticket prices to $10 a pop!

  • Posted By: epsilon0 @ 12/20/2007 8:50:39 PM

    Comment: Why is there so much rubbish in the comments section? How can we go from talking about an article listing the potential of the Indian movie market, to someone saying Indians smell bad, and that India invented hypocrisy and lies? Is there no end to the lack of ability of judging the article on it's own merits? Must everyone be so threatened by the progress of India that they have to debase themseleves to racism? Perhaps before anyone says bad about India, they should examine their own histories.

    I'm an American and I'm ashamed that an "advanced" country like ours has had slavery, and has bigotry, and suppored segregation of blacks until very recently. So, before we go around looking for faults in others' cultures we should examine our own. You must've heard the phrase "let he who is without sin, cast the first stone". Well, practice it before you preach it!

  • Posted By: karishma @ 12/20/2007 7:50:43 PM

    Comment: bollywood going global! thats excellent ,when we say global the first thing that come to mind is that now india movies which contain indian sensitivity ,indian outlook to the world and moreover indian art being appreciated through out the world. but unfortunatly while i was reading this artcle only thing which i could understand that how much more money does indian film industry now has? i have a question -i may be wrong but why an average american see only a big picture (as per your language,global) which is only made by a big money ? what is not there or has not been there in indian films or bollywood films which is not global,the love problems ,family problems,happiness, sorrows ,music? i think all the more bollywood has always been very global because hindi films are very simply made for people and about people in a very pleasant and enjoyable way without any crudity in it and that is actually the reason why even though there was very little money in the industry but still there were people who were creative and intelligent and hardworking who were ready to learn from everywhere be it hollywood or anyother industry in the world and that is the reason why indian film industry has come so far,now that it has learnt the importance of money ,thanks to hollywood .perhaps now after seeing so much money americans or the western world will see and appreciate indian creativity and sensitivity. and believe me there is no harm in learning evn if you think that americans are superior but there is always a chance to learn new things and improve even more,indian culture is rich because it has absorbed things even though always being superior and that itself shows that we indians have open mind and big heart.

    • Posted By: jayfhord @ 01/03/2008 8:59:52 AM

      Comment: I believe that when they say India Movie Industry has gone global.... it basically means that they are casting international actors and actresses. But global appeal (like Jackie Chan's movie)... i certainly doubt it.

  • Posted By: khalsa @ 12/20/2007 5:26:51 PM

    Comment: Posted By: Reporter_Nueweek @ 12/20/2007 13:50:21
    Comment: Thanks for sharing your shellow knowledge> ummm now we know, why Mr. Gandhi never wore underwear !

    At least it's better than eating pork and drinking alcohol and tearing up his motherland like the great hypocritical muslim Mr. Jinah, right? And learn English before you post, you've undressed yourself in an effort to discredit Gandhi.

    • Posted By: karaswart @ 12/21/2007 8:26:56 AM

      Comment: Mahatma Gandhi (PBUH) is beyond comment. So let us keep the prophets away from this discussion. Else, a lot can be said...

  • Posted By: KarlaTexas @ 12/20/2007 3:46:43 PM

    Comment: I Love Bollywood!!!!
    it's true that Bollywood have fans all over the world I'm Latina ( not indian ) and i used to live in Florida ( Miami) there they have a lot of Movie Theathers where they show Indian Movies ( only ), now i came back to Texas ( Houston) and My and friends Love to go and see the new Movies every friday or so , I Love the Fact that the make the sub-titles in 6 different languages or more ( including french, english and of course Spanish ) i will like that Hollywood to accept and recognize the industry that Bollywood it's building year after year and Believe Me it's ....Amazing,
    P.S. here for all the haters that don't have anything good to say about Bollywood if you don't like it don't watch it and of course get over it it's just Movies!!!!

    • Posted By: jayfhord @ 01/03/2008 9:01:27 AM

      Comment: so much () and !!!

  • Posted By: ride'm cowboy @ 12/20/2007 3:15:35 PM

    Comment: Bring 'em on! I say let them take over in the long term. Most of what comes out of Hollywood these days is pure crap. That's what a lot of the young people want. I don't believe you need to see the hair OR the hole to enjoy a movie. COME ON BOLLYWOOD!!!

  • Posted By: chol @ 12/20/2007 3:13:37 PM

    Comment: bollywood its carry many kinds of movies works

  • Posted By: ride'm cowboy @ 12/20/2007 3:12:57 PM

    Comment: That's fine with me. Let them take over and assume a leadership position in the long term. Most of what comes out of Hollywood is pure crap. I don't believe that to enjoy a movie I necessarily need to see the hair OR the hole. Let Bollywood come on ahead.

  • Posted By: ride'm cowboy @ 12/20/2007 3:12:14 PM

    Comment: That's fine with me. Let them take over and assume a leadership position in the long term. Most of what comes out of Hollywood is pure crap. I don't believe that to enjoy a movie I necessarily need to see the hair OR the hole. Let Bollywood come on ahead.

  • Posted By: MichaelChima @ 12/20/2007 3:06:34 PM

    Comment: Long over due.
    Watch out!
    The Nigerians are coming!

  • Posted By: onegirl @ 12/20/2007 2:40:04 PM

    Comment: Hey Reporter_Nueweek -- racist much?

    As for the atricle in Newsweek: India's been making movies for soo many years now, and they churn so many out every year. If they want to try to come to Hollywood sure go for it, but they don't really need to. They have a massive audience around the world (yes that's right around the world!) so they don't really need hollywood's "approval" so to speak, or American's "rescueing" them.
    Plus yes, there is a massive cultural gap, as most Indian movie makers try to make "family" movies - ie movies where the whole family can sit and enjoy and not be embarressed or what not. I don't really think American's get the concept.
    And on a side note, hasn't it sort of been talked about for quite a number of years? if it happens great, if not .. no problems either.. .like i said earlier.. bollywood doesn't need hollywood or vice versa.

  • Posted By: onegirl @ 12/20/2007 2:39:51 PM

    Comment: Hey Reporter_Nueweek -- racist much?

    As for the atricle in Newsweek: India's been making movies for soo many years now, and they churn so many out every year. If they want to try to come to Hollywood sure go for it, but they don't really need to. They have a massive audience around the world (yes that's right around the world!) so they don't really need hollywood's "approval" so to speak, or American's "rescueing" them.
    Plus yes, there is a massive cultural gap, as most Indian movie makers try to make "family" movies - ie movies where the whole family can sit and enjoy and not be embarressed or what not. I don't really think American's get the concept.
    And on a side note, hasn't it sort of been talked about for quite a number of years? if it happens great, if not .. no problems either.. .like i said earlier.. bollywood doesn't need hollywood or vice versa.

  • Posted By: sue73 @ 12/20/2007 2:16:20 PM

    Comment: and for those posts that are condemning Indians, my reply is the same, dont like it dont watch it, dont use it, dont do it.......dont practice it.....

  • Posted By: sue73 @ 12/20/2007 1:48:04 PM

    Comment: What surprises me is the bitterness coming out of some of these posts!!! No one is atatcking Bollywood so why this open outrage on Americans and their sexual views. Thats their business, you dont want to accept the American Idea of sex ..dont!!!! who the heck is shoving it down your throat!!!
    If bolly wood doesnt need Hollywood Kudos to them!!! but that doesnt eman you sink to the low level of spewing venom on Hollywood.
    Be the bigger one, rein in your tongue or fingers in this context.
    Most of the Indians writing here probably live in America, if you have such open disdain for Amwerican ways maybe you should go abck to the palce that supports your views ons ex, marriage, kids etc etc.
    I am an Indian, spent most of my life in india, now in the US, I would think twice before I let out my bitterness on the coutry I live in and which now is my home!!!! If we indians are taught in our culture to respect, appreciate and be the bigger person I definitely am not seeing it in these posts..... Im proud to be an Indian with my india values but I am just as proud to be a resident of the USA.

  • Posted By: Reporter_Nueweek @ 12/20/2007 1:47:02 PM

    Comment: Indian movies is real crap, and are simply a bad choice. If one really want to watch fake and baseless stories,. Its better one should watch Tom n Jerry cartoons, instead. Inidan movies is all about running around the trees, male actors with female dance steps

  • Posted By: sue73 @ 12/20/2007 1:40:45 PM

    Comment: Preet...You are one bitter dude/dame..where is all this anger and resentment coming from??? and if im not mistaken you live in the US of A right!! and you love it here with all the freedoms it gives you....maybe Bollywood doesnt need Hollywood but you do,...isnt that why your here???
    Before you pounce on me and tear me to shreads....let me tell you..I am an India, still an indian citizen living in the USA and I chose to live here for various reasons..not Hollywood or Bollywood so i would think twice before spewing venom on the lan my feet rest on!!! think about it.

  • Posted By: Preet @ 12/20/2007 1:12:38 PM

    Comment: I don't think so Bollywood needs Americans help like someone said "Americans are we always need to rescue everyone" When did Americans rescue India when India was in need???? NEVER so I don't think so Bollywood needs Americans help............... And also talking about sex, violence because of the huge culture gap between the undevelopped US of A and the more mature India..........Well I guess we can say that we don't go around and sex with 20 or 30 people and later on we don't know even know who is that poor kid's dad aleast Indian's know who's their kids dad is....Maybe you guys haven't seen the rest of the bollywood movies...First watch then Judge...........

    • Posted By: Reporter_Nueweek @ 12/20/2007 2:10:05 PM

      Comment: Who can deny this fact that America has always rescued India throw out. From Indian nuclear program that was started in 1960ez and did its hidden nuclear test in 1974 or even today???s nuclear deal that got signed this year. America provided nuclear fuel to India than and now again. These are just few glimpses of American open generosity for poor Indians.

      • Posted By: nyenn @ 12/21/2007 6:44:31 AM

        Comment: reporter_nueweek.!wow. what a complete unashamed display of complete ignorance.

      • Posted By: ssingh @ 12/20/2007 5:14:15 PM

        Comment: I think you might be in error and perhaps look into whether it was the US or the USSR that helped India develop its nuclear program. US policy towards has always been negative. It has always been pro-Pakistani, and I'm not talking about since the Taliban or since Osama's arrival on the scene. I'm talking about since India was Partitioned in 1947. Ever since then US policy towards as you say the poor Indians has been anti-Indian. This is why India, although a non-aligned nation was pro-USSR. It's only recently, seeing that the poor Indians are on their way to becoming less poor, that US has begun showing interest in India and has changed it's policy. Even during the 1970 India-Pak war, the US favoured Pakistan. So please, check if you're in error as to the history of US policy towards India.

      • Posted By: ssingh @ 12/20/2007 5:11:36 PM

        Comment: I think you might be in error and perhaps look into whether it was the US or the USSR that helped India develop its nuclear program. US policy towards has always been negative. It has always been pro-Pakistani, and I'm not talking about since the Taliban or since Osama's arrival on the scene. I'm talking about since India was Partitioned in 1947. Ever since then US policy towards as you say the poor Indians has been anti-Indian. This is why India, although a non-aligned nation was pro-USSR. It's only recently, seeing that the poor Indians are on their way to becoming less poor, that US has begun showing interest in India and has changed it's policy. Even during the 1970 India-Pak war, the US favoured Pakistan. So please, check if you're in error as to the history of US policy towards India.

  • Posted By: Preet @ 12/20/2007 1:10:28 PM

    Comment: I don't think so Bollywood needs Americans help like someone said "Americans are we always need to rescue everyone" When did Americans rescue India when India was in need???? NEVER so I don't think so Bollywood needs Americans help............... And also talking about sex, violence because of the huge culture gap between the undevelopped US of A and the more mature India..........Well I guess we can say that we don't go around and sex with 20 or 30 people and later on we don't know even know who is that poor kid's dad aleast Indian's know who's their kids dad is....Maybe you guys haven't seen the rest of the bollywood movies...First watch then Judge...........

  • Posted By: Preet @ 12/20/2007 1:09:18 PM

    Comment: I don't think so Bollywood needs Americans help like someone said "Americans are we always need to rescue everyone" When did Americans rescue India when India was in need???? NEVER so I don't think so Bollywood needs Americans help............... And also talking about sex, violence because of the huge culture gap between the undevelopped US of A and the more mature India..........Well I guess we can say that we don't go around and sex with 20 or 30 people and later on we don't know even know who is that poor kid's dad aleast Indian's know who's their kids dad is....Maybe you guys haven't seen the rest of the bollywood movies...First watch then Judge...........

  • Posted By: Cindrella @ 12/20/2007 12:07:38 PM

    Comment: As an American interested in Southest Asia, I believe Bollywood shows the side of Indian culture only shared by the top 10% of India. The rest of the 90% watch those shimmery progress on the screen, dream about it and get on with their usual business of worrying about basic necessities. If innovative equals adding more glitter, then yes, they have become very innovative.

  • Posted By: freggelfrank @ 12/20/2007 4:08:54 AM

    Comment: The Bollywood Movie Industry will be different form the Hollywood Industry. They will never be the seem in terms of organisation, sex, violence because of the huge culture gap between the undevelopped US of A and the more mature India. Let's face it, the US is only several hunderd of years old without any real evolution (it was in the beginning all about power, mony and sex and it still is. In India they have had the same past (look in some history books for the facts) en they have evolved to a different level of (social) behavior. Perhaps in 500 years or so the current Bollywood Standard will be the same as in the US of A.

    • Posted By: morbie5 @ 12/21/2007 1:22:08 AM

      Comment: Are you kidding me? indian culture is more developed then the USA? What about your caste system? Don't even tell me that it isn't still around. That is about as close to the stone age as you can get.

      • Posted By: karaswart @ 12/21/2007 7:28:10 AM

        Comment: Caste system as practised now is sick. It started as a work based classification with free mobility. The writer of the epic 'Ramayana' circa 2000 B.C was of the lowest caste, who educated himself to the highest one. Much like if you made some money and categorised your self as a noveau ' B