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Explore the captivating duel between Bollywood and Hollywood in "Bollywood vs. Hollywood: The Battle of the Dream Factories" by Heather Tyrell. Discover how Bollywood, the world's most prolific film factory, produces around 800 films annually, blending diverse genres and cultural elements. While Bollywood thrives on its rich cultural roots and unique storytelling, Hollywood dominates economically. This engaging analysis sheds light on the contrasts and overlaps between these two cinematic powerhouses, revealing their intricate relationship in a globalized film industry.
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Bollywood versus Hollywood The Battle of the Dream Factories Author: Heather Tyrell
What is Bollywood ? • North Indian film factory • The most prolific film factory in the world • Connection of two words-Bombay and Hollywood • B. produces about 800 films/year
Commercial Mainstream Dominant Culturally-imperialistic Non-commercial Indigenous National Politicised Democratic Serious content First Cinema x Third Cinema ? Bollywood is ... Boundaries between First and Third World products are not so clear as they used to be
Bolly vs Holly • Bolly earns big amount of money → Holly wants it • Holly tries to infiltrate into Indian market or replace Bolly → No success, Bolly survives Question: Why did Bollywood survive? Answer: Because of the culture. Result of the battle: As for culture Bolly is the winner x economically Holly is the winner
Typical of Bollywood film is … • Mixture of everything (comedy, tragedy, musical, melodrama, song and dance sequences) • Lenght (3 hours) • Music (popular music=film music) • Religious iconography of actors
Cultural globalization • Style the film is made in • Changing of languages (Hindi and English) • Western way of clothing • Films are settled in USA
Conclusion • Competing between Bollywood andHollywood has become popular • Bollywood is under western and domestic pressure at the same time • Bollywood uses some features of western cinema but as a whole it is different than Hollywood
Thank you for your attention If you want to know more about Bollywood : Book : Bollywood Cinema (N1 – 202)