Bollywood

Today, the name Los Angeles has become synonymous with the film industry. However, the city, which goes by the initials LA, has a history going back long before the movies. It is known for a variety of culture and business operations. As a result, it is the most populated city in the state of California. LA has the second highest population in the entire United States, second only to New York City. Spanish and Mexican Roots Spanish governor Felipe de Neve founded Los Angeles in the early 1780s…

Although the phenomenon of women-oriented movies is not entirely new in Bollywood, earlier, it was a rare exception. Issues perceived as women’s problems formed the crux of ‘alternative or parallel cinema’ of the 1950s and 1960s era. The New Cinema Movement of the 1970s was an attempt to bridge the two worlds of popular and art cinemas. This time saw the churning of many women-oriented movies in Bollywood. But, some success in popular cinema of such movies saw the light of the day only during…

Since the mid 19 century, Hollywood film production has been the most dominate movie cinema throughout the world. Hollywood also produced motion pictures, for this was very innovating and creative in the film production industry. This type of filming industry has become important to the American society, and there are beliefs that Hollywood has influential effects on a society as well. Howard Zinn, was a professor and currently is a book publisher, a play, and musical writer. Howard soon…

Hamid Naficy’s work in An Accented Cinema offers two major aspects of modern filmmaking. The first, Naficy offers a clear and thorough classification of the term “accented cinema”. Naficy’s distinction between exilic, diasporic and postcolonial filmmaking in order to categorise Irish exilic and diasporic films according to their varying relationships a homeland. Second, he remarkably engages the notions of cultural politics of diasporic, exilic and postcolonial filmmaking. And at the same time,…

Patel 1 Aditi Patel Dr. D’ Angiolini English 101 12/2/15. The culture of American Film Back to the year 2000, most of the top-grossing movies are, in some way, fantasy or science fiction films, featuring super heroes, vampires, wizards, and villains. In the 1960s, the fantasy genre was virtually nonexistent in the box office bonanza sweepstakes. We find an ever-increasing share of Hollywood movie production devoted to fantasy, and, as is so often the case in semiotic analysis, such a shift, or…

“It was 34 years ago, on May 25, 1977, that “Star Wars” (later known as “Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope”) thundered onto the big screen and changed the course of Hollywood history.” (Hero Complex Star Wars) The budget that the crew had was eleven million dollars. It became so popular that it had made over four million dollars in the US but had made over seven million dollars world wide in the box office which put it as the number one movie of the year in 1977 by about four million dollars…

Today women are commanding an equal position in the flourishing arena of the Indian Bollywood cinema. There no more need heroes to run a film; they can do this their selves. Over the years, there has been a drastic in shifts in portrayal of women on screen in movies and there is an increased in those calling the shots behind cameras. Today Bollywood films are also female centric, which focuses on women issues, problems, etc. and how women bravely face these issues without anyone’s help and…

The Power of Bollywood Bollywood is a film industry in India and is considered one of the largest. It is known for its romance and music, which is the central theme in their movies. As this film industry grows bigger, it is leaving a very impactful expressions on the viewers and maybe in their life. One out of the three major sociological paradigms, which are structural functionalism, social conflict theory and symbolic interactionism, can be used to explain the power of Bollywood. In a news…

Research Question 2? Why English is used in Bollywood films? 1.The role of English in India and the world After India gained independence, the status of English was regarded as the equal importance of second language in India, particularly in education. It is even perceived as a preference for the instruction medium in school which enjoys the higher status than Hindi medium schools. Furthermore, English has been widely spoken by middle or upper class. In the 20th and 21st century,…

Best mother-son Relationships On-screen Sons are closer to their mothers as compared to their father, in most cases. What better place to watch mother-son relationships than in Bollywood. Bollywood movies showcase relationships in a very different way. Here are the 7 best and latest on-screen relationships of Bollywood: #1. Vidya Balan and Amitabh Bachchan in Paa This is one movie that you just can’t miss. The chemistry shared by Amitabh and Vidya as mother and son is simply awesome. Amitabh…