2. Competence Aims
International English
Culture, society and literature
• The aims of the studies are to
enable pupils to
– analyse and assess the role of
some English-language media in
international society
4. What is Bollywood?
• Indian film industry
• Produces films in the Hindi
language
• In 2006 Bollywood sold a million
more tickets internationally than
Hollywood
• India is the largest movie-
producing country in the world
• Produces approximately 900 films
annually
• Indian movies are increasing in
popularity - mostly seen by
Indians in India and abroad
5. The Bollywood Films
• Usually musicals
– most films have at least one song-and-
dance number
• Films often last for 3 hours or more
• Indian audiences want it all:
– songs and dances
– love stories
– comedy
– thrills and excitement
• The plots are often melodramatic:
– They often contain:
• star-crossed lovers
• corrupt politicians
• twins separated at birth
• conniving villains
• angry parents
• courtesans with hearts of gold
• dramatic reversals of fortune
• convenient coincidences.
6. Singing and Dancing
• Singing and dancing are important
ingredients in Bollywood films
• They comment on the action
taking place
• A song is well-integrated into the
plot so that a character has a
reason to sing
• Songs often tell about characters’
thoughts or foreshadow events to
come in the film
• The event is usually two
characters falling in love
7. The ”Item Girl”
• Most Bollywood films have
item numbers
• That is a beautiful girl who is
not part of the plot or cast of
the film
• She sings and dances
• Usually she wears few clothes
so that her lovely body is
visible
8. What Is Bollywood Dancing?
• Modern Indian dancing
• A combination of classical
Indian dance + folk dancing
• It's fun and very expressive
• There's a lot of deep meaning
behind music in the films
• This meaning is expressed
through the graceful
movements of the body.
9. Looking for Stardom
• Bollywood attracts thousands
of aspiring actors and
actresses, all hoping for a
break in the industry
• Models and beauty
contestants, television actors,
theatre actors and even
common people come to
Mumbai with the hope and
dream of becoming a star
• Just as in Hollywood very few
succeed
10. Changes
• Bollywood is changing
• Bollywood movies are
becoming more like Hollywood
movies
• Film kisses used to be banned
– now they’re common
• Naked skin is also common
11. What’s the Future for Bollywood?
• The future looks bright for
Bollywood
• Big US film companies such as
Warner Bros and Twentieth
Century Fox are setting up
offices in India
• YouTube - The Queen of Bollywood -Kajol Devgan part 1
