Bollywood

Bollywood~ Indian Cinema

Indian cinema is the largest movie producing industry in the entire world. Bollywood dates back to the year 1913, when the first silent film was produced, Raja Harischandra, made by Dadasaheb Phalke. By the 1930's the industry was producing about 200 movies per annum. Bollywood has been very successful overtaking Hollywood easily. The first sound film was Alam Ara, by Ardeshir Irani, was made in 1931. All movies were black and white until about the mid-60's.

During the mid-60's the most popular actors/actresses were Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, and Raj Kapoor opposite actresses like Nargis, Madhubala, Meena Kumari, and Nutan. During the late 60's and the early 70's the most popular actors were Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra starring in all of the romance films, since romance was so in. During the late 70's the hottest new trend was violent gangster movies starring Amitabh Bachan, the man known for his "Angry Young Man" roles. Other bad boys were Mithun Chakraborty and Anil Kapoor. Opposite these men were Hema Malini, Jaya Bachan (Amitabh's wife), and Rekha. These actors lasted until about the early 1990's. I may not have made it so clear earlier, but many people refer to Amitabh Bachan as the greatest actor in Indian Cinema to this day. During the mid-1990's family directed, romantic musicals came into the essence. With stars such as Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, and Shah Rukh Khan- The King- with actresses like Kajol, Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi. During this time action and comedy films were also going strong featuring Govinda and Akshay Kumar with actresses Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor. Furthermore, during the decade lifted off the careers of many acclaimed performers such as Nana Patekar, Ajay Devgan, Manisha Koirala, Tabu, and Urmila Matondkar.

Here is a sample from the song Deewangi starring Shah Rukh Khan and many other guest stars. media type="youtube" key="kOkMIBCuT2M&hl=en" height="355" width="425"

Here is a song Nimbooda starring Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai. media type="youtube" key="0jUBEBbhowE&hl=en" height="355" width="425"

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