Bollywood Essay

because it is based on one of the most difficult tragedies of Shakespeare’s oeuvre, but for the backdrop Bharadwaj chose to set his story. Kashmir has been a favourite locale for Bollywood movies as its scenic beauty often added extra charm in the songs or extra romance between hero-heroine. But hardly any mainstream Bollywood movie with popular actors dared to tell the story of Kashmir. Telling the story of Kashmir has always been a tricky and tough task. It is not because Kashmir and its troubled history

In Vishal Bharadwaj's 2003 adaptation Maqbool, all the ingredients of a gangster film, a Bollywood film, and a Shakespeare play can be found. Although the connections to the play of Macbeth may not be demonstrated as prominently as in other adaptations, the essential structure is nevertheless present. In the center of the action is Miyan Maqbool (Irrfan Khan), the equivalent of Macbeth, who is second in command to Jahangir "Abbaji" Khan/Duncan (Pankai Kapur) and friend to Kaka/Banquo (Piyush Mishra)

ABSTRACT: Religion often plays an important role in film, but does film play an important role in religion? Perhaps the better question is, “Does film play an important role in the way people understand religious concepts? And the answer to these questions is YES. Films or movies do play an important role in shaping the mind sets of people in a certain way. There are various traditions and beliefs that have been followed by Hindu Indians since ancient times. Also, many movies are made based on these

Devdas as the word comes to mind it conjures up the visage of a haggard, world-weary, lovelorn soul, driving himself to drink and hurtling on relentlessly on the path to self-destruction. The ‘Devdas Metaphor’, a time-honoured, enduring tragic symbol of unfulfilled love, has captivated readers and film-going audiences for the better part of a century now. Devdas has several adaptations and translations and therefore it is good to look at the specific ways in which the Devdas metaphor has engaged

Since the ancient eras, it had been observed that the phenomenon of communication had played an important role in the change of human attitude, behavior and mindset. The sources of communication had changed gradually in the form of books, newspaper, television, internet and smart phone devices. Each of these sources of communication has their own effect, but among them the audio visual, television and movies, source of communication has been proved an extremely effective source of communication because

Later it extended its production and distribution to few regional language movies of India. Until 2009, Reliance Entertainment had its working divisions only in Bollywood and the regional language movies of India, but in July 2009 it announced its entry to the market of Hollywood by a joint venture with Steven Spielberg's "DreamWorks Studios" with a funding of $ 825 million. As part of this deal, DreamWorks got a

Overview of India (1) Map of Major Cities: Size relative to Canada: Approx ⅓ (India is 3.1 million sq km, CAN 9,984,670) Population: 1.324 billion World Region: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. Capital City: New Delhi Currency: Rupee [1 CAN$ = 50.09 Indian Rupee (INR)], 1 Rupee = 100 Paise Languages spoken: Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi

in London from the selected members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. She has also featured four times in Forbes List of the TOP 100 celebrities of India. Ghoshal, one of Bollywood 's best singing talents, tied the knot with her long time Beau Shiladitya Mukhopadhyay. The singer, who made her Bollywood singing debut with Shahrukh Khan starrer ‘Devdas’, "as the Voice of Paro", has conquered the hearts of millions of fans in India and abroad with her superb singing skills. There are lots

tool that can be used to cause the audience to rethink how they view the world. The name ‘Bollywood’, a combination of Hollywood and Bombay, known today as Mumbai, refers to the huge Indian film industry that has been influencing the way people all over the globe think about Indian culture for almost a century. Bollywood reflects mostly the North Indian culture, filmed primarily in the Hindi language. Bollywood is estimated to produce over 400 full length films each year. Millions of people will go

Industry, more commonly known as Bollywood, to produce films that sought to evoke Indian nationalism not only directly after the Partition, but also continuing throughout the 20th century. Films associated with the split between the two nations celebrated India as it transitioned from colonization to independence, while also demonizing Pakistan and thus creating an extremely intense anti-Pakistani sentiment throughout India. In particular, two significant Bollywood films, Mother India and Border,