The document defines Bollywood as the Hindi-language film industry in India, located in Mumbai. It discusses the history of Bollywood, from its first film in 1913 to becoming famous worldwide by 2000. The genres of Bollywood films are typically musicals that incorporate many elements like love, thrill, and comedy into melodramatic plots influenced by Western films. Critics argue that Bollywood produces many low-quality remakes and promotes an unrealistic ideal of beauty, while fans have made Bollywood popular in countries like the US, Europe, and parts of Asia.

1. By Malte, Dennis and Tim

2. Structure
1. Definition
2. History
3. Genre conventions
4. Critics
5. Popularity

3. Definition
 Populary term used for Mumbai based
Hindi-language film industry in India
 Only a part of the India film industry
 One of the largest film producers in the
world
 Formed out of the words „Bombay“ and
„Hollywood“
 Languages: Hindi, Urdu and English

4. History
 Raja Harishchandra was the first film
made in India (1913)
 By the 30‘s the industry produced over
200 films per year
 In the 50‘s first coloured films
 Mostly romance movies and action films
from the 60‘s on
 Around 2000 Bollywood became famous
all over the world

5. Genre conventions
Mostly musicals
Mixed out of many aspects
(love, thrill, comedy etc.)
Plots tend to be melodramatic
Bollywood films change
because of the Western influence
(Hollywood)

6. Critics
 Bollywood movies are mostly bad
remakes from foreign or even Indian
movies
 many movies are produced in one year,
but they are bad in quality
 discrimination of dark-skinned Indians
-> therefore an Indian ideal of beauty is
created

7. Popularity
 Bollywood films are particulary popular in
America, Europe and Afrika
 In Asia lays the focus of Bollywood-films
 Bollywood isn‘t very succesful in Oceanic
countries like Indonesia or Fiji
 -> but in Australia and New Zealand
Bollywood is the most popular film industry
after Hollywood

8. Our sources
 www.wikipedia.en
 www.topnews.in/files/Bollywood_Sign.jpg