Some fascinating facts on Bollywood

1. Welcome to the home of Indian Cinema
Bollywood

2. It’s all in the name!!!
BOMBAY HOLLYWOOD
BOLLYWOOD

3. THE FIRST MOVIE PREMIERE
The Lumiere brothers from France,
produced a series of six short silent
movies in 1896 at Watson Hotel, Mumbai
Since then, Bollywood has never looked
back…..
THE AGE OF MULTIPLEXES
Watching movies today comes with
lots of comfort, with huge multiple
screens, comfortable seating and
popcorns.. Multiplexes have just
made watching movies an
worthwhile experience!!!

4. Facts from the industry :-
 About 800 movies are released
by the industry very year.. double
than of Hollywood!
 14 million Indians go for a movie
on a daily basis
 Bollywood movies gross about
US 8-10$ billion a year
 It also generates a lot of scope for
Employment.. About 6 million
people are employed by the industry

5. Bollywood and Mumbai
• Mumbai is considered as the entertainment capital of the country.. In
fact ‘Bollywood’ got it’s name from ‘Bombay’ and ‘Hollywood’
• The city has also caught the imagination of
directors a number of times, thus producing
hits like ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘Once upon a time
in Mumbai’, ‘Satya’, ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’, ‘Salaam
Bombay’, ‘A Wednesday’ and lots of other movies
based on the Underworld.
•There are many studios in the city like RK Studios,
Film City etc. where the actual sequences are shot
• Most of the film stars are based in Mumbai.. Thus
Mumbai happens to be the home of Bollywood

6. STALWARTS OF THE INDUSTRY
DADASAHEB
PHALKE
The father of
Indian Cinema..
He made the
first feature
silent movie
‘Raja
Harishchandra’
in 1911
SATYAJIT RAY
Brilliant
National Award
Winning
director..
His movie
‘Pather
Panchali’
earned him
critical acclaim
GULZAR
Renowned
lyricist ,director
who’s received
the Lifetime
Achievement
Award..
Has written
songs for
‘Aandhi’
‘Border’
‘Masoom’
A R RAHMAN
Oscar winning
music director
for ‘Slumdog
Millionaire’..
Other hits from
Tamil and Hindi
include ‘Roja’
‘Dil Se’
‘Chandramukhi’
‘Rang De
Basanti’

7.  Bollywood has by and large ceased to a mere reflection
of the society. Rather it has become a medium to
inspire, think differently, dream fearlessly and has
motivated many to achieve the unsurpassable.
 Movies are the best and the most effective medium of
spreading social messages and bringing out important
issues that affect the life of the common man.
 The latest fads in fashion are brought out in movies..
Everyone loves to follow their superstars!
 Many film stars in the
industry make it huge
from scratch.. Thus being
an inspiration to many!!!
BOLLYWOOD INSPIRES…