What is Bollywood? Key Examples from India’s Movie Industry
There is no film industry in the world that is more prolific than that of the Indian cinema. Each year, upwards of a thousand films are released in India. Unlike Hollywood, Indian cinema encompasses different languages from a swath of regions, the largest of which is those of the Hindi-language from what we now refer to as “Bollywood.” But what is Bollywood? Is it just the Hindi-language sector of India’s movie industry, or is it something more? We’re going to look at the world of Indian cinema with a special focus on Bollywood, first by defining the industry, then by…
