Mr. Bachchan says don't say it Bollywood it's Indian film industry, no matter it work will remain same.
INDIAN FILMS have gone beyond the geographical boundaries. They have come out of the epoch of love and fantasy and learnt to work on experimental plots. The effect of globalization of Indian cinema is applicable not only to the Bollywood, but also to the regional film industries of the country. Many Indian films are not only making more money outside the home market but also attracting foreign producers and directors to the industry.
Film poster for first Indian sound film, Alam Ara (1931)
There are giants interested to invest in the entertainment industry in India that will raise the standard of the Indian Motion Pictures.French, British and American films have influenced our movie makers to a great extent.
The globalization of Indian Film Industry began in the late 20th century. The contact between India and western cinema was established, when Dadasaheb Phalke inspired the making of "Raja Harishchandra" after he watched Life of Christ at Mehta's American-Indian cinema. In India least 80 percent films shown in the late 1920s were American, but today 80 percent of Indian (mainly hindi ) movies are released worldwide.
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The three Indian movies nominated for an Oscar in the foreign language category were Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay (1988) and Lagaan (2001). Oscar was brought to India by the legendary film maker Satyajit Ray in the category of Life time Achievement Award (1992). Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including Best Human Document at the Cannes film festival. . In 1982, a biographical film on Gandhi won eight Academy Awards, with director Richard Attenborough and Ben Kingsley as Gandhi. This was an international co production between India and UK. Both the production houses were not of an Indian Origin.
Bollywood Music is Indian popular music, which is written and performed for Indian cinema. It was in 1931, that Ardeshir M. Irani`s Alam Ara, was the first Bollywood film to be released with a proper soundtrack. However, during those days, Bollywood music was only confined to Indian (classical and folk) in inspiration, with some Western elements. But over the years, the Western elements have increased significantly and there have been a lot of changes in the pattern of the Bollywood music. Most of the Bollywood films are musicals. The actors generally do not sing, but lip-synch to songs sung by accomplished playback singers such as Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle & Mukesh.
