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A Passage to Hollywood. Casey Davis, Garrett Dauch, and Jasmine Coleman. A New Genre Arrives. Collaboration between India and United States Blends Indian themes and story lines with American special effects
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A Passage to Hollywood Casey Davis, Garrett Dauch, and Jasmine Coleman
A New Genre Arrives • Collaboration between India and United States • Blends Indian themes and story lines with American special effects • Due to the recent American credit crunch, Hollywood studios have looked to new sources of financing • Reliance ADA Group invested $500 million in Steven Spielberg last year • Have announced future investing in movies starring Brad Pitt, Jim Carrey, Tom Hanks, and many other A list movie stars • Big time Indian movies cost $20 million versus Hollywood’s $100 million movies.
Current Statistics of Hollywood vs. Bollywood • Hollywood • Ticket sales fell to $9.6 billion • Attendance is down 5% from 2007 • Bollywood • Film industry has grown 15% annually • Projected to hit $4 billion by 2012 • Up from $1.9 billion in 2007
Up and Coming Collaborations • Paul Schrader (screenwriter for “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull) is working with an Indian producer. • Sylvester Stallone will appear in “Kambakkht Ishq” or also known as “Incredible Love” • Shot in California • Starring Akshay Kumar (Indian movie star) • “Broken Horses” • English-language gangster movie • Indian writer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Successes Thus Far • “Slumdog Millionaire” • A rags-to-riches story about the slums of Mumbai • Grossed more than $69 million in U.S. so far • Nominated for 10 Academy Awards • Including Best Picture
Big Name Indian Movie Stars Kareena Kapoor Abhishek Bachchan Aishwarya Rai- Bachchan Shahrukh Khan Akshay Kumar
Possible Downfalls • American audiences may not like Indian-style song and dance numbers paired with melodramatic staples. • Example 1: In 2007, Columbia produced “Saawariya,” which only earned $885,574 in American theatres. • Example 2: Last month, Warner Brothers released “Chandni Chowk to China,” a Bollywood kung fo movie. It has grossed a total of $916,214. • American movie’s, such as “Spider-Man 3,” have done well in America, but 95% of Indian box offices are made up of Indian movies.
“Hisss” • American Director • Indian Stars • Scheduled to open in India and U.S. this fall • Hollywood special effects • Bollywood song-and-dance • Shot in Mumbai • Ancient myth about a snake goddess who takes human form
Jennifer Lynch (Hisss) • Lynch is the director of “Hisss” • American • People translate her directions to Indian workers • Brought a level of organization that’s lacking in most Bollywood productions • Scouted own locations • Mapped out each scene on storyboards